God Is Going to Trouble the Waters
Coppin Repertory Theatre at Coppin State University will conclude the 2024-2025 theatre season with God Is Going to Trouble the Waters, a world premiere family comedy by DCarter. Performances are scheduled May 1-4, 2025 in the Theatre Lab, located on the lower level of the Grace Hill Jacobs Building on the North Avenue side of campus.
Coppin’s production will be directed by Coppin theatre arts professor, Willie O. Jordan.
Synopsis
God Is Going to Trouble the Waters is a delightful awakening into the lives of imperfect people. When Reverend Waters' daughter Regina decides to explore her secular side by taking a job as a dancer in a gentlemen's club, she encounters an unlikely patron...her father. Fireworks ignite. The ensuing fallout has serious repercussions for the whole family and the church. God Is Going to Trouble the Waters is a humorous tale about faith, family, friendship, community, and, ultimately, salvation.
Show Times
| Date | Show Time(s) |
|---|---|
| Thursday, May 1, 2025 | 7:30 p.m. |
| Friday, May 2, 2025 | 10:30 a.m. & 7:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, May 3, 2025 | 3:00 p.m. |
| Sunday, May 4, 2025 | 3:00 p.m. |
Tickets
The cost of admission is $20.00 for the general public, $15.00 for seniors, $10.00 for non-Coppin students, free for Coppin students with ID. Group discounts for parties of 10 or more are also available.
Tickets can be purchased online at https://www.ticketreturn.com/prod2new/team.asp?SponsorID=18757.
About the Author
DCarter, a native of Baltimore, is a 2022 theatre graduate of Coppin State University. He has been a member of the Arena Players in Baltimore since 1989 when he made his acting debut in Charles Fuller’s A Soldiers Play. He has also performed with theatre companies throughout the Greater Charm City area, including Coppin, Morgan, and Fells Point Corner Theatre.
As a director, DCarter was first trained by his mentor Samuel H. Wilson Jr., the legendary founder of the Arena Players. He has subsequently been mentored by Donald Owens, Amini Courts, Eileen J. Morris of Ensemble Theatre in Houston, Texas and Professor Willie O. Jordan.
As a playwright, DCarter has written eight plays that have been performed on stage and has won three NADSA S. Randolph Edmonds awards for playwriting, including Brother's Keeper, Orphaned, and Lies. His first full-length play, God is Going to Trouble the Waters was workshopped at the Arena Players and received subsequent staged readings at the Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) and as part of Ensemble Theatre’s New Voice Fest in Houston, Texas.