agen - B erg hof ▁Studios ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁during ▁which ▁time ▁he ▁also ▁taught ▁English ▁and ▁D rama ▁at ▁Pr inc eton ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Pr inc eton , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁Part ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁Arts ▁Mov ement ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁Evans ▁had ▁his ▁first ▁plays , ▁the ▁one - act s ▁Or rin ▁and ▁Sug arm outh ▁Sam ▁Don ’ t ▁Dance ▁No ▁More ▁performed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁at ▁the ▁Cross ro ads ▁Theatre , ▁a ▁professional ▁play house ▁in ▁New ▁Brun sw ick , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁this ▁became ▁his ▁Manh attan ▁debut ▁production , ▁at ▁the ▁Theater ▁de ▁L ys . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁Evans ▁wrote ▁It ’ s ▁Show down ▁Time , ▁a ▁ra uc ous ▁adaptation ▁of ▁William ▁Shakespeare ' s ▁The ▁T aming ▁of ▁the ▁Sh rew . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁Evans ▁wrote ▁Mah alia , ▁his ▁first ▁musical , ▁a ▁portrait ▁of ▁g ospel ▁vocal ist ▁Mah alia ▁Jackson . ▁Louis , ▁Evans ' ▁musical ▁port ray al ▁of ▁jazz ▁legend ▁Louis ▁Arm strong , ▁was ▁written ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁Other ▁works ▁include ▁Blues ▁for ▁a ▁G ospel ▁Queen , ▁The ▁Tri als ▁and ▁Trib ulations ▁of ▁St agger lee ▁Book er ▁T . ▁Brown . ▁One ▁Mon key ▁Don ' t ▁Stop ▁No