Full Schedule Released 2024 MKE BLACK THEATRE Festival In August

The full schedule has been unveiled for the 2024 MKE Black Theatre Festival, taking place from August 7-25, 2024. Produced by Black Arts MKE, this year's festival is expanding with three full productions, a staged reading of IN THE BLOOD during the three-week-long celebration of Black arts and culture.  

Throughout August, the festival will offer ticketed and free events that include three full-production plays, a staged reading, audition masterclass, a youth and family night, auditions for IN THE BLOOD and BLACK NATIVITY BY Langston Hughes, a poetry set, and more.

Events will take place at various venues throughout Milwaukee, including Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall, Todd Wehr Theater and Studio 4A at Marcus Center, The Table, Youth & Family Night at Alice's Garden, Insomniac Studios, and Radio MKE.  

FULL SCHEDULE

• August 7; 6:30 p.m. at Alice's Garden: Youth & Family Night directed by Ashley S. Jordan
• August 8-25; 7:30 p.m. at Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall: FOR COLORED GIRLS  by Ntozake Shange, directed by Linetta Alexander
• August 8-25; 7:30 p.m. at Todd Wehr Theater: THE REALNESS A Break Beat Play by Idris Goodwin, directed by Denzel Taylor; special pre-performance event Meet the Playwright Idris Goodwin, 5:00pm
• August 12; 5:30 p.m. at Insomniac Studios: Audition Masterclass with Lori Woodall - Headshots for Emerging & Professional Actors, an Audition Workshop & Auditions for IN THE BLOOD by Suzan-Lori Parks
• August 15-17; 7:30 p.m. at The Table: STORIES ABOUT THE OLD DAYS by Bill Harris, directed by Nic Starr & Sheri Williams Pannell in collaboration with Bronzeville Arts Ensemble
• August 19; 5:30 p.m. at Studio 4a Marcus Center: Auditions for BLACK NATIVITY BY Langston Hughes
• August 20; 7:30 p.m. at The Table: IN THE BLOOD by Suzan-Lori Parks directed by Lori Woodall (staged reading),
• August 24; 5 p.m. at Radio MKE: Poetry Set with The Jasmine Sims