Shubert Theatre
Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower
A triumphant, mesmerizing work of rare power and beauty that illuminates insights on gender, race, and the future of human civilization, Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower is “one helluva rock’n’roller-coaster ride.” (Vibe Magazine) This fully staged congregational opera created by Toshi Reagon in collaboration with her mother, Bernice Johnson Reagon, brings together more than 30 original anthems drawn from 200 years of Black music to recreate Butler’s sci-fi, Afrofuturist masterpiece. Parable of the Sower explores climate change, political division and other timely issues through the spiritual awakening of Lauren Olamina, a 15-year-old Black girl in a not-too-distant future of climate catastrophe and economic devastation.
This work is also part of One City, One Read -a New Haven-wide celebration of Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower, featuring talks, performances, screenings and more.
