Frank Silvera News

On Sunday, February 22, 2026, at 5 p.m. ET, theatre audiences nationwide are invited to experience the live virtual world premiere reading of When the Fence Falls, a bold and provocative new play written by Erick Brooks and directed by André Minkins.

The Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop announced a special virtual reading of Queen Opal's Walk for Freedom: The Musical on November 30, 2025, at 1 p.m. PST and 4 p.m. EST via Zoom.

The Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop and the Atlanta Black Theatre Festival announced 'A Partnership in Play,' a new initiative to develop playwrights.

Patricia White, the long-time company manager of Woodie King, Jr.'s New Federal Theatre (NFT) and a well-known figure in Black Theatre, died. She had been hospitalized briefly and released for physical therapy to a nursing home, where she passed. 

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is July 11, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

The Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop, dedicated to developing Black and diverse voices in American theatre, has announced a new online playwriting cohort led by acclaimed playwright Kristiana Rae Colón.

The Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop (FSWW), in partnership with Zoomcatchers and The Billie Holiday Theatre, has announced an upcoming play reading of Sister Suffragists & The Harlem Hellfighter by Sheila Bassoppo-Moyo, directed by Byron Saunders.

The Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop (FSWW), in partnership with Zoomcatchers and The Billie Holiday Theatre, has announced an upcoming play reading of Sister Suffragists & The Harlem Hellfighter by Sheila Bassoppo-Moyo, directed by Byron Saunders.

The Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop's 2024/25 season will continue with an exciting new play reading of BARS, OR HOW HIP HOP SAVED MY LIFE by Germaine Shames. Learn how to attend.

Blackboard Plays and the Parent Artist Advocacy League will partner to uplift the stories of Black families for the 3rd Annual Black Motherhood and Parenting New Play Festival.

The Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop will present a virtual play reading of 'The (Mis)Education of the Young Cassie Jonze,' a compelling new work by playwright Cris E. Bla today at 1pm.

The Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop continues its 2024-25 season with a reading of WHO YOU KISS FOR FUN by Emma Y. Lai, exploring identity and romance among Asian American friends.

The 3rd Annual Conch Shell International Film Festival made waves on October 10, 2024, at the Regal Midway in Forest Hills. See photos here!

Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop announced the 2024/25 season with a new play reading of SCORPIO'S TAIL by Alan Kilpatrick, directed by Garland Thompson Jr., in partnership with the Billie Holiday Theatre.

The Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop, in partnership with the Billie Holiday Theatre, will continue its Sunday Virtual Play Reading Series on Zoom with Impossible Theories of Us by John Mabey.

The Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop and Billie Holiday Theatre will present a virtual reading of IMPOSSIBLE THEORIES OF US on May 26, 2024.

THE BRIDE OF MOYAMOYA is a semi-autobiographical journey of playwright Nilsa Reyna as she heals from left side brain bypass surgery. Learn more about the staged reading here!

Pushcart Players will present “Lift Every Voice: A Letter to the Editor” on February 22 the The Levoy Theatre in Millville, NJ. Learn more about the performance and find out how to attend here!

Pushcart Players will present “Lift Every Voice: A Letter to the Editor” on February 9 at Paper Mill Playhouse.

Lone Star Media has announced their first production, post-pandemic, as part of their new and refocused mission to support playwrights from across the Latiné diaspora: David Davila's Aztec Pirates and the Insignificance of Life on Mars.