National Black Theatre Announces Building & Office Closures
By: Stephi Wild
National Black Theatre has released a statement regarding updates due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
NBT's building will be closed until further notice.
Read the full statement below:
NBT's top priority is guaranteeing the safety of each member of our team, their families, and our audiences. As a proud citizen of Harlem and a public institution, we also are mindful of our responsibilities as a leader in the promotion of best public health practices. For these reasons, as we continue to monitor the challenge posed by the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), NBT's BUILDING (2031 National Black Theatre Way / Fifth Avenue) is closed to the public starting Wednesday, March 18th until further notice. All scheduled public events, including rentals and businesses that work on-site, will be postponed. Heartbreakingly, this coincides with the premature closings of NBT's co-production of SKiNFoLK by Jillian Walker with Bushwick Starr and the workshop production of Bayano by Darrel Alejandro Holnes, the cancellation of Dreaming Zenzile by Somi Kakoma at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, and the postponement of Retreat by Tracey Conyer Lee.Videos