SPLASH Finalist! - Black and Blue

Name: SPLASH Finalist! - Black and Blue
Start: 2025-09-27T19:00:00-07:00
Location: 47 South Oak Street, Ventura, CA, United States, California 93001

Schedule

Sat, 27 Sep, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

47 South Oak Street, Ventura, CA, United States, California 93001 | Ventura, CA

NAMBA presents Black and Blue, an honest conversation about race, identity, and the struggle to belong. Written and performed by Jamar Gilbert, this award-winning production is the second Finalist in NAMBA’s SPLASH Festival. DIVE IN, take the PLUNGE, and let the WAVES carry you somewhere unforgettable at Namba Performing Arts Space, 47 South Oak Street. One night only in Ventura on Saturday, September 27 at 7 PM.
Tickets are $20 in advance at www.NambaArts.com or $25 at the door, OR get more Splash with SPLASH Pass – 3 shows for $50!
A bitter elder. A fiery radical. A weary Black cop. A wide-eyed child.
Each voice wrestles with the same questions: How do you live, love, and survive in a world that sees your skin before your soul?
Written and performed by Jamar Gilbert, and directed under the artistic eye of Kayla Raelle, this award winning show invites audiences of all backgrounds into an honest, human conversation about race, identity, and the struggle to belong. It’s not about blame—it’s about understanding.
At once poetic, powerful, and deeply personal, Black and Blue offers a window into the Black American experience—and a mirror for all of us to reflect on who we are, how we listen, and how we move forward together.