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Congo Square Theatre Hosts Annual Free Festival On The Square Events In Three South Side Communities
by Stephi Wild - Jun 2, 2023


Congo Square Theatre Company continues to prioritize its founding principles of radical generosity and radical community-building with an expanded Festival on the Square (FOTS) this summer.

22nd Annual Black Excellence Awards Nominations Announced
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 6, 2022


The Board of Directors of the African American Arts Alliance, and the Black Excellence Awards Committee have announced the nominations for the 22nd Annual Black Excellence Awards. The Awards were established in 2002 to honor the outstanding works of art by African Americans in Theater, Dance, Music, Film, Literature, Visual Arts and Digital Media.

Photos: First Look at Congo Square Theatre Company's Remount of WHAT TO SEND UP WHEN IT GOES DOWN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 10, 2022


Single tickets are now on sale for Congo Square Theatre Company and Lookingglass Theatre Company's remount of Congo Square’s production of What to Send Up When It Goes Down in residence at Lookingglass Theatre Company’s historic Water Tower Water Works theater. Get a first look at photos below!

Lookingglass Theatre Company Announces 2022-23 Season Featuring Two World Premieres & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 29, 2022


Lookingglass Theatre Company has announced its 35th Season! A partnership with one of this city’s leading Black theatre companies. A homegrown holiday hearth-warmer. Two original CHI-made works each featuring unconventional central characters. A twirl around five extraordinary homespun districts, and more.

Congo Square Theatre Extends WHAT TO SEND UP WHEN IT GOES SOWN Until May 7
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 19, 2022


Congo Square Theatre Company, GRAY, and Theaster Gates's Rebuild Foundation are proud to announce that the Chicago Premiere of What to Send Up When It Goes Down, by award-winning playwright Aleshea Harris, has been extended by popular demand with three additional performances at the Rebuild Foundation's Stony Island Arts Bank.

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, AIN'T MISBEHAVIN', and More Set For Barrington Stage Company's 2022 Season
by Stephi Wild - Jan 25, 2022


Barrington Stage Company will produce a 2022 season that will feature two Tony Award-winning musicals, a Pulitzer Prize-winning play, four world premieres and one of the true absurdist masterpieces of 20th century theatre.

GRAY, Congo Square Theatre Company and Rebuild Foundation Present WHAT TO SEND UP WHEN IT GOES DOWN
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 18, 2022


GRAY, Congo Square Theatre Company, and Theaster Gates's Rebuild Foundation will jointly present the Chicago premiere of What to Send Up When It Goes Down, the critically acclaimed play by award-winning playwright, Aleshea B. Harris.

Congo Square Theatre Company Premieres WHAT TO SEND UP WHEN IT GOES DOWN
by Marissa Tomeo - Jan 18, 2022


Congo Square Theatre Company, GRAY, and Theaster Gates’s Rebuild Foundation jointly present the Chicago premiere of What to Send Up When It Goes Down, the critically acclaimed play by award-winning playwright Aleshea B. Harris. The performance will be presented at GRAY Chicago (2044 West Carroll Ave) from March 31 through April 16 and Rebuild Foundation’s Stony Island Arts Bank from April 21 through May 1, 2022.

Congo Square Theater Announces HIT 'EM ON THE BLACKSIDE Season 2
by Stephi Wild - Oct 19, 2021


Congo Square Theatre Company will present the second season of its popular Hit 'Em on the Blackside sketch comedy series. The cast and crew up the ante in season two by bringing back memorable characters from season one for an exciting crossover story that spans 12 new episodes.

Congo Square's Radio Drama THE CLINIC Launches Today
by Stephi Wild - Sep 10, 2021


​​​​​​​Congo Square Theatre Company (Congo Square), one of the nation's premier African American theatres, launches its 2021-2022 season with THE CLINIC, introducing the old-school serial radio drama genre to a new, streaming audience.

Congo Square Theatre Company Announces 2021-22 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 10, 2021


Congo Square Theatre Company (Congo Square), one of the nation’s premier African American theater companies, has announced its 2021-22 season, a robust and dynamic mix of online and in-person programming, running the gamut from laugh-out-loud sketch comedy to an interactive, thought-provoking ‘community ritual’ touring Chicago neighborhoods.  

OZ Arts Nashville Names Adam C. Sansiveri To Its Board Of Directors
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 14, 2021


Contemporary arts center OZ Arts Nashville today announced the addition of Adam C. Sansiveri, managing director and the head of the Nashville private client group at Alliance Bernstein, to its board of directors.

Kamilah Forbes, Camille A. Brown, Keith Josef Adkins and More Join A CALL FOR REVOLUTIONARY THEATRE 2020
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 13, 2020


A Call for Revolutionary Theatre 2020 articles will be released every weekday for 10 days, October 19-30, 2020, on BTC's website at www.blacktheatrecommons.org. Writers include Andy Jean, Awoye Timpo, Camille A. Brown, Candace L. Feldman, Charlique C. Rolle, Claudia Alick, Harold Steward, Jamil Jude, Kamilah Forbes, and more.

Congo Square Theatre Company Announces 2020-2021 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 25, 2020


Congo Square Theatre Company one of the nation's premier African American theatres, has announced its full 21st Season of programming for 2020-2021.

The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis Will Extend its World Premiere Run of FEEDING BEATRICE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 11, 2019


The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis has announced that it will extend its world premiere run of Feeding Beatrice an additional week, adding seven performances from November 19 to 24 due to popular demand.

BWW Review: FEEDING BEATRICE World Premiere at The Rep Is a Gothic Horror Version of The American Dream
by Tanya Seale - Nov 3, 2019


What you'll find at the end of a long, foggy hall with ominous flickering lights is the home of Lurie and June Walker. Come on in when you get here. Walk across the creaky kitchen floor and take a seat in one of the old wooden chairs along the walls. Don't mind the noises. Don't worry about those sharp flashes of light. You're safe. You're in a a?oegooda??...

Harlem9 Presents The 9th Annual 48 HOURS IN...HARLEM
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 6, 2019


Off the heels of producing its festival nationally in the Bronx,  Detroit, and Winston-Salem, Harlem9 presents the Obie Award-Winning a?oe48Hours in... Harlema??.

BWW Review: A WONDER IN MY SOUL at Baltimore Center Stage - It's Powerful, Provocative, and Poignant
by Charles Shubow - Dec 13, 2018


When I heard about the topic of the new Baltimore Center Stage production of A WONDER IN MY SOUL, I initially thought it would be a female version of the film 'Barber Shop' Well, let me tell you, it is NOT!!!!

Denton Community Theatre presents BONNIE & CLYDE
by BWW News Desk - Aug 11, 2017


Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow's Denton roots run deep. Denton was a favorite stomping ground and hideout for the notorious pair and their crew, going all the way back to Clyde and his brother Buck Barrow's youth. Throughout the first half of the Great Depression, Bonnie and Clyde staged multiple robberies and heists in downtown Denton. Dallas and Denton County law enforcement were involved in one hell-of-a car chase that passed through the Denton Square.

Denton Community Theatre presents BONNIE & CLYDE
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 5, 2017


Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow's Denton roots run deep. Denton was a favorite stomping ground and hideout for the notorious pair and their crew, going all the way back to Clyde and his brother Buck Barrow's youth. Throughout the first half of the Great Depression, Bonnie and Clyde staged multiple robberies and heists in downtown Denton. Dallas and Denton County law enforcement were involved in one hell-of-a car chase that passed through the Denton Square.

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