Fearless art. Unforgettable stories. Bloom boldly.
Lavender Hill is more than a place on a map — it is a creative state of mind.
More than a place on a map — it’s a creative state of mind
Introducing Lavender Hill Cultural District Theatre Festival
The Lavender Hill Cultural District Theatre Festival is a bold celebration of fearless storytelling and unforgettable voices, bringing together powerful solo works and intimate theatrical experiences that honor history, identity, and resilience.
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2026 Festival Productions
The Wind Is Us: The Death that Killed Capote
The Wind Is Us: The Death that Killed Capote is a haunting, lyrical meditation on genius, exile, and the price of truth, tracing the final unraveling of Truman Capote through memory, reckoning, and fractured intimacy. Set in the shadow of In Cold Blood and the social betrayal that followed, the play peers beyond the legend to reveal a man caught between brilliance and self-destruction, celebrity and loneliness. With razor-sharp language and aching compassion, The Wind Is Us: The Death that Killed Capote examines how America builds its icons—and how mercilessly it abandons them—offering an unflinching portrait of an artist undone by the very truth he dared to tell.
Divinely, Alone: A Picnic with Divine
Divinely, Alone: A Picnic with Divine is an intimate, daring theatrical meditation on the life, legend, and loneliness of Divine, the revolutionary performer who shattered boundaries of taste, gender, and respectability—and paid a quiet price for doing so. Set as a private picnic with the audience as confidants, the piece peels back the bravado and bravura to reveal the human being behind the icon: fiercely funny, defiantly vulnerable, aching to be seen beyond the spectacle. By turns outrageous and tender, the play honors Divine’s unapologetic genius while exploring the cost of living boldly in a world that demanded caricature but rarely offered compassion.
An Echoing Spring: A Story of Matthew Shepard
An Echoing Spring: A Story of Matthew Shepard is an intimate, quietly devastating theatrical work that centers not on spectacle, but on love, memory, and the enduring bond between a mother and her son. Set within a single, reflective conversation, the play honors Matthew Shepard not by recounting the brutality of his death, but by illuminating the tenderness of his life and the resilience of the family left behind. Through grace, restraint, and emotional honesty, the piece invites audiences into a sacred space of remembrance—where grief coexists with hope, and where the echo of one young man’s life continues to challenge, heal, and inspire a nation still striving toward compassion and understanding.
I’m Harvey Milk
I’m Harvey Milk is a bold, intimate solo play that brings audiences face-to-face with one of the most transformative voices in American civil rights history. Set in the final hours of Harvey Milk’s life, the play unfolds as a direct, deeply personal conversation—by turns humorous, defiant, tender, and urgent—capturing Milk’s unwavering belief in visibility, hope, and the power of ordinary people to create change. Rather than a conventional biography, the piece is a living testament to courage in the face of hatred, reminding audiences that progress is never inevitable and that every generation must choose to stand up, speak out, and claim its rightful place in history.