The Billie will collaborate with The Fire This Time Festival for a special edition featuring playwright alumni to present six 10-minute plays focused on social and political issues impacting the Black community such as gentrification, Black Lives Matter, and the concept of Black love and joy. The plays to be featured will include: Slow Gin Fits by Angelica Cheri; Panopticon by Cyrus Aaron; #LakeishaJefferson by Goldie E. Patrick; C.O.G.S. by Samantha Godfrey; The Weatherin’ by Jonathan Payne; and The Sporting Life of Icarus Jones by Marcus Gardley.