The Creative Co-lab Announces World Premiere Of FOR COLORED BOYZ ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN/ when freedom ain't enuff
by A.A. Cristi
- Mar 26, 2019
The Creative Co-Lab is proud to announce the world premiere of FOR COLORED BOYZ ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN/ when freedom ain't enuff, a choreopoem by Bryan-Keyth Wilson (Hood Boy Chronicles, Pamlet, The Subway Series) inspired by Ntozake Shange's for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf. FOR COLORED BOYZ first hit the Houston Theatre scene 4 years ago during the workshop phase. On February 21, 2015 a workshop was presented in Galveston at Old Central sponsored by The Nia Cultural Center then following the next year Kevin Anderson and the T.R.U.T.H. produced the 2nd phase of the script workshop. After two script workshops and staged readings Wilson and his creative team are ready to release this theatrical gem to the theatre community.
KC Melting Pot Theatre Announces 2019-2020 Season
by A.A. Cristi
- Mar 8, 2019
KCMPT's 2019-20 lineup features some of the greatest names in African American theater: August Wilson, Lorraine Hansberry, and Ntozake Shange and newcomer Lewis J. Morrow. Newly minted Artistic Director Nicole Hodges Persley states "We wanted to give our audiences a "Greatest Hits" of African American theater.
63 Women-Led Projects Receive Total Of $1.5 From 'Made In NY' Women's Film, TV & Theatre Fund
by A.A. Cristi
- Feb 28, 2019
Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen and the Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) Acting Commissioner Anne del Castillo today announced the first round of grant recipients of the "Made in NY" Women's Film, TV & Theatre Fund. Funds were awarded to 63 film, TV, theatre and digital media projects made by creative entrepreneurs who identify as women. This is the first round of a $5 million, three-year program funded by MOME and administered by New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA).
BWW Previews: KANSAS CITY REPERTORY THEATRE at Posinelli Conference Center
by Alan Portner
- Feb 20, 2019
Kansas City, MO-Kansas City Repertory Theatre on Monday evening announced the 2019/2020 prospective season in front of a packed Posinelli Conference Center audience including members of the news media. Executive Director Angela Gieras, Interim Artistic Director Jason Chanos, and Assistant Artistic Director Kim Martin- Cotton announced the plays and musicals slated for the new season beginning in September 2019 at the Spencer Theatre on the UMKC campus and at the Copaken Stage downtown.
Kansas City Repertory Theatre Announces Innovative 2019/20 Season
by Rebecca Russo
- Feb 18, 2019
Kansas City Repertory Theatre offered local audiences a sneak peek at their 2019/2020 season this evening at a special invitation-only event for Subscribers and local press, announcing the featured plays and musicals slated for next season at its two venues, Spencer Theatre, and Copaken Stage.
New Federal Theatre Presents LOOKING FOR LEROY by Larry Muhammad
by Julie Musbach
- Feb 4, 2019
What is Black theater? How is it defined and by whom? What is the relationship between the Black dramatist, their creation and the Black community at large? 'Looking for Leroy' by Larry Muhammad explores these questions through the legacy of LeRoi Jones/Amiri Baraka, who was one of the most important dramatists the 20th century and who defined the role of the Black playwright for our age. This two-character play imagines five encounters between Baraka, a literary lion now in his 60s, and an intern in his 20s who idolizes him, challenges him and aims to be like him.
Avant Bard Announces Casting For TOPDOG/UNDERDOG
by Stephi Wild
- Feb 4, 2019
Avant Bard theatre is proud to announce that veteran screen actor Khalil Kain will star with award-winning stage actor Louis E. Davis in Suzan-Lori Parks's acclaimed Topdog/Underdog, led by award-winning director and Broadway performer DeMone Seraphin. The play--a tensely funny and dead serious tragicomedy about two African American brothers-in-struggle--won Parks the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for drama, and the New York Times named it the best American play of the last 25 years. The production runs from March 14 to April 14, 2019, at Gunston Arts Center Theatre Two in Arlington.
Avant Bard Announces Casting For TOPDOG/UNDERDOG
by Stephi Wild
- Feb 3, 2019
Avant Bard theatre announces that veteran screen actor Khalil Kain will star with award-winning stage actor Louis E. Davis in Suzan-Lori Parks's acclaimed TOPDOG/UNDERDOG, led by award-winning director and Broadway performer DeMone Seraphin. The play-a tensely funny and dead serious tragicomedy about two African American brothers-in-struggle-won Parks the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for drama, and the New York Times named it the best American play of the last 25 years. The production runs from March 14 to April 14, 2019, at Gunston Arts Center Theatre Two in Arlington.
Mixed Magic Theatre To Begin New Performance Series RISE TO BLACK
by Stephi Wild
- Feb 3, 2019
The new performance series, Rise To Black, starts in February, featuring great scenes from the stages of some of the most memorable Black Theater. Since its founding in 2000 Mixed Magic Theatre has presented a wide range of some of Black theatre's greatest plays, in addition to creating celebrated iconic black figures in some of the company's original works.
Phylicia Rashad To Play Beth's Mom On THIS IS US
by Tori Hartshorn
- Jan 8, 2019
According to Deadline, Phylicia Rashad has been cast to play the role of Beth's mom on upcoming episodes of the hit series THIS IS US. Read more about the news from Deadline here!
Ntozake Shange's FOR COLORED GIRLS Comes to Open Stage Of Harrisburg
by Stephi Wild
- Dec 8, 2018
Through movement, song, poetry and spoken word, Ntozake Shange's award-winning play, For Colored Girls Who have Considered Suicide/ When the Rainbow is Enuf, changed the landscape of modern theatre. Seven women of color tell stories of struggle, abandonment, pain, self-discovery, and sisterhood.
Theater Alliance Announces New Producing Artistic Director
by A.A. Cristi
- Nov 19, 2018
Raymond O. Caldwell has been hired as Theater Alliance's next Producing Artistic Director. Caldwell currently serves as Theater Alliance's Associate Artistic Director. He succeeds Colin Hovde, who announced his departure in July 2018 after seven years at Theater Alliance's helm.
New Federal Theatre Has Dedicated Its November Readings Series To Ntozake Shange
by A.A. Cristi
- Nov 13, 2018
Woodie King's New Federal Theatre has dedicated its November Readings Series to the memory of the late playwright Ntozake Shange, who died October 27. The series, now in progress, has been retitled 'Ntozake Shange November Reading Series 2018.' It runs from November 8 to 18, with readings of eight plays at Castillo Theatre, 543 W 42nd Street.
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