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The Lower Bottom Playaz We are Transformative Theater Choices LBP 2025 SEASON 26 AYODELE NZINGASGOVERNMENT HOUSING April 4 2025 May 4 2025 AUGUST WILSONSTWO TRAINS RUNNING August 8 2025 August 31 2025 AUGUST WILSONSKING HEDLEY II November 8 2025 November 30 2025 WE ARE MORE THAN ENTERTAINMENT WE ARE TRANSFORMATIVE THEATER THE LOWER BOTTOM PLAYAZ FOUNDING DIRECTOR AYODELE WORDSLANGER NZINGA MFA PHD The only troupe on earth to chronologically produce August Wilsons 10 Play Cycle American Century Cycle. The originators of Shakespeare in the Yard Series Shakespeare in the Hood Ebony Johnny and Mack A Gangstas Tale written about by Scott Newstock and TL Barnes in their academic coverage of urban adaptations of Shakespeare. We are the company that located the Black Canon in West Oakland by site specific adaptation Baldwins Amen Corner and Hansberrys Raisin the creators of original theater Mama at Twilight Love by Death Beyond the Bars Mamas Letters. The presenters of Oakland CAs first Black Arts Movement Theater Festival Collective Acts Producers of BAMBDFEST 2019 BAMBDFEST 2020 1540 Broadway Oakland CA94612 BAM HOUSE OUR NEW HOME PRESS RELEASE BAMBD CDC SAVES OAKLANDS ONLY BLACK BOX THEATEROAKLANDS OLDEST BLACK THEATER TROUPE Lower Bottom Playaz Has a New Home in the Black Arts Movement Business District The Black Arts Movement Business District Community Development Corporation BAMBDCDC is pleased to announce it is the new leaseholder of 1540 Broadway formerly known as Piano Fight and prior to that as The Flight Deck.