A fierce and funny solo show devised by Perisphere Co-Artistic Director, Gerrad Alex Taylor. I Know How To Curse: a re-blackening of shakespeare confronts the legacy of minstrelsy in American theater. Using the structure of a minstrel show to critique the casting politics of the classical canon, the play interrogates how Black actors are seen—and unseen—onstage. A radical blend of Shakespeare, satire, and self-reflection, it reclaims space for Black artists in the roles we’re too often denied.

Part manifesto, part mirror, and fully unflinching, this play is a reclamation—a re-blackening—of Shakespeare and the stages that keep rewriting the same story.

Directed by Nigel Semaj, I Know How To Curse, will run April 3-25, 2026. Pay close attention to the performance dates as there will be a break in performances in the middle of the run, which is a small change from Perisphere’s usual performance schedules.

Nigel Semaj will be developing a new adapation of Henrik Ibsen’s Classic “An Enemy of People.

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University has named its 2025–26 Visiting Fellows. This year’s group includes journalists, artists, faith leaders, social scientists, democracy and human rights advocates, and policy experts. Each brings a record of work that deepens public understanding, strengthens civic life, and connects lived experiences and academic research with real-world impact.

Nigel Semaj is this year’s inaugural Artist in Residence at the SNF Agora Institute. In this role, they will explore how performance and embodiment can create space for civic dialogue, collective memory, and political imagination, bringing creative practice into the heart of democratic inquiry. Their work complements the institute’s mission to expand the forms and methods through which civic engagement can take shape.

Diversionary Theatre proudly presents a bold, reimagined production of the iconic musical that changed everything. Set in the heart of a community that knows firsthand the power of chosen family, love, loss, and resilience, RENT comes alive in a way that only Diversionary can deliver. With raw intimacy, electric energy, and unapologetic authenticity, this production strips the story down to its core, reminding us what it means to live, to fight, and to love—no day but today. Don’t miss this unforgettable theatrical event.

Nigel Semaj is currently developing a new experimental production of Shakespeares’ Macbeth.

the serpent under’t is a descent into the shadows of the human psyche where ambition, guilt, and fate intertwine with the supernatural. Blending movement, dance, and spoken text, this reimagining draws inspiration from horror and the macabre, conjuring a world that is both poetic and chilling.