CROWNS By Regina King Adapted from the book by Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry
September 9 – October 6, 2023
Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek
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Wanda (Yaadi Erica Richardson) and Jeanette (Janelle LaSalle) fan themselves as Velma (Constance Jewell Lopez) sings for the congregation in Center Repertory Company's "Crowns," performing September 9 - October 6, 2023 at Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek.
Photo Credit: Kevin Berne
Hats are removed when the community (Darryl V. Jones, Janelle LaSalle, Yaadi Erica Richardson, Juanita Harris, and Constance Jewell Lopez) protests segregation in Center Repertory Company's "Crowns," performing September 9 - October 6, 2023 at Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek.
Photo Credit: Kevin Berne
Yolanda (Antonia Reed), Mabel (Phaedra Tillery-Boughton), and Velma (Constance Jewell Lopez) listen as Jeanette (Janelle LaSalle) extolls the flirtatious power of hats in Center Repertory Company's "Crowns," performing September 9 - October 6, 2023 at Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek.
Photo Credit: Kevin Berne
Jeanette's dad (Darryl V. Jones) does a softshoe in a memory shared by the women (l to r: Phaedra Tillery-Boughton, Constance Jewell Lopez, Yaadi Erica Richardson, and Juanita Harris) in Center Repertory Company's "Crowns," performing September 9 - October 6, 2023 at Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek.
Photo Credit: Kevin Berne
Yolanda (center - Antonia Reed) is welcomed into a vibrant community (l to r: Constance Jewell Lopez, Darryl V. Jones, Juanita Harris, Phaedra Tillery-Boughton) in Center Repertory Company's "Crowns," performing September 9 - October 6, 2023 at Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek.
Photo Credit: Kevin Berne
The congregation (l to r: Yaadi Erica Richardson, Janelle LaSalle, Constance Jewell Lopez, Darryl V. Jones, Phaedra Tillery-Boughton) sings in Center Repertory Company's "Crowns," performing September 9 - October 6, 2023 at Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek.
Photo Credit: Kevin Berne
Janelle LaSalle as Jeanette in Center Repertory Company's "Crowns," performing September 9 - October 6, 2023 at Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek.
Photo Credit: Kevin Berne
JT (Darryl V. Jones) and Mother Shaw (Juanita Harris) share a moment as Mabel (Phaedra Tillery-Boughton), Velma (Constance Jewell Lopez), and Jeanette (Janelle LaSalle) look on in Center Repertory Company's "Crowns," performing September 9 - October 6, 2023 at Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek.
Photo Credit: Kevin Berne
Mabel (Phaedra Tillery-Boughton) sings in Center Repertory Company's "Crowns," performing September 9 - October 6, 2023 at Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek.
Photo Credit: Kevin Berne
Mother Shaw (Juanita Harris) and Jeanette (Janelle LaSalle) sing in Center Repertory Company's "Crowns," performing September 9 - October 6, 2023 at Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek.
Photo Credit: Kevin Berne
The Man (Darryl V. Jones) dons a hat in Center Repertory Company's "Crowns," performing September 9 - October 6, 2023 at Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek.
Photo Credit: Kevin Berne
Mother Shaw (Juanita Harris) sings in Center Repertory Company's "Crowns," performing September 9 - October 6, 2023 at Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek.
Photo Credit: Kevin Berne
Velma (Constance Jewell Lopez - left) sings for Yolanda (Antonia Reed - right) and the congregation in Center Repertory Company's "Crowns," performing September 9 - October 6, 2023 at Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek.
Photo Credit: Kevin Berne
Mabel (Phaedra Tillery-Boughton) and Mother Shaw (Juanita Harris) sing in Center Repertory Company's "Crowns," performing September 9 - October 6, 2023 at Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek.
Photo Credit: Kevin Berne
Chicago-born Yolanda (Antonia Reed) dons a hat in Center Repertory Company's "Crowns," performing September 9 - October 6, 2023 at Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek.
Photo Credit: Kevin Berne
Yolanda (Antonia Reed - left) shares her story with the cast (right - Darryl V. Jones, background: Yaadi Erica Richardson, Phaedra Tillery-Boughton, Janelle LaSalle) in Center Repertory Company's "Crowns," performing September 9 - October 6, 2023 at Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek.
