Monday Night Reading Series
2024 AUDECO Award for Black Excellence in the Theatre

Unentitled
by Charles White

April 27, 2026
7:00PM
14 NE Killingsworth St.

Set in the heady days of late 2008, with the Obama campaign as a backdrop, an upper-middle class African American family wrestles internalized racism, class anxiety, and each other when a sudden job loss and a revelation about their shared past threaten to upend their comfortable lives. Tempers and tensions boil over at a cherished Long Island vacation home that becomes the focal point of an intense family drama. Returning after last year’s sold out run, Unentitled explores the nature of risk – how much someone would risk to get what they want, and how hard it is to make that choice when history, tradition, and family all hang in the balance.

We are sorry to announce that due to unforeseen circumstances, Charles White will not be in attendance as previously announced.

About Charles White
Playwright Charles White is a founding member of Harlem Playwrights 21, a not-for-profit playwriting workshop that has been operating since 2011. His most recent play, “Gong Lum’s Legacy,” was produced off-Broadway in March 2022 by New Federal Theatre in conjunction with The Peccadillo Theater Company. Another play, “Succession,” premiered at the National Black Theatre Festival in Winston-Salem, NC in August 2022. White has developed his work in New Federal Theatre’s Playwriting Workshop under the tutelage of playwrights Michael D. Dinwiddie, Kermit Frazier, the late P.J. Gibson, Laurence Holder, Cassandra Medley, and Richard Wesley. He graduated from Princeton University, where he participated in the Creative Writing Program under the late author, Wilfrid Sheed, and NYU Law School.

Director:
Tyharra Cozier is a proud alum of Florida State University’s School of Theatre. Her previous credits include understudying Bertha in Joe Turner’s Come and Gone and Silver in Paradise Blue, both at Portland Playhouse, as well as Delia in Blues for Alabama Sky and Ruby in Seven Guitars, both with Passin Art. When she’s not on stage, Tyharra flits around Portland—attending COHO Productions board meetings, teaching little ones at Curious Comedy Theatre on Saturday mornings, or doing fit modeling for various brands. She is deeply philanthropic and encourages audiences to support local organizations, including Rose Haven, a day shelter for women and children. Tyharra sends love to her family, friends, and her 12 yr old rabbit, Pegasus.