Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe Announces 2021-2022 Season
Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe (WBTT) has announced its 22nd anniversary 2021-2022 season, with the Maya Angelou-inspired theme, “And Still We Rise.
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Free Play Readings to Transform the American Theatre Canon
As a theatre company with a legacy of producing revivals, we realize we need to tell a more complete story and ensure we are an active part of the solution, not an ongoing part of the problem.
Samm-Art Williams' HOME Directed by Kenny Leon to Launch Roundabout's The Refocus Project
Roundabout Theatre Company is presenting The Refocus Project, a multi-year project to elevate and restore marginalized plays to the American canon.
StatueFest Two Presents New Monologues as Part of 'Put A Woman On A Pedestal'
Six playwrights depict their choices of statue-worthy women in StatueFest Two on Friday, April 16 at 7 pm EDT in a series of monologues.
Roundabout & Black Theatre United Announce Plan to Elevate and Restore Marginalized Plays to the American Canon
Roundabout has announced The Refocus Project, an annual program dedicated to elevating rarely produced and formerly marginalized theatrical voices from communities underrepresented or historically overlooked in the American theatre.
The New Shokan Kitchen Island Project Presents PUT A WOMAN ON A PEDESTAL
On Friday, March 19 at 7 pm (EDT) monologues by six playwrights will be seen in the world premiere of Put a Woman On A Pedestal, an on-line StatueFest of readings by Pauline David-Sax, Renee' Flemings, Allison Fradkin, Judith Pratt, Laura Shamas and Lucy Wang.
Adriane Lenox to Host Talkback for Royal Family Productions' SEE HER
Royal Family Productions has announced a special talkback with the creative team of See Her, moderated by Tony Award winner Adriane Lenox.
BWW Blog: Celebrating Black Playwrights
Hopefully this list gives you some new reads, and if not, reminded you of some old favorites.
Royal Family Productions Presents SEE HER by Iman Schuk
Royal Family Productions has announced the kick-off of their second annual Female+ Forward Festival with See Her, a new cinematic theatrical piece written by one of last year’s FFF playwrights, Iman Schuk (This Open Earth).
Works From Hemingway, Woolf, Fitzgerald and More Enter the Public Domain
On January 1, 2021, otherwise known as Public Domain day, copyrights for classic work from literary and musical luminaries from 1925 expired, making the titles free from licensing and available for adaptation for dramatists and creatives.
Interactive Outdoor Theatre Installation Debuts At Alabama Shakespeare Festival
As the weather cools and the outdoors become even more enjoyable, Alabama Shakespeare Festival invites visitors to its grounds in Blount Cultural Park to experience Speak the Speech, a free theatrical installation.
VIDEO: Hedgepig Ensemble Theatre Presents a Reading of SPUNK
Hedgepig Ensemble Theatre presented a streamed reading of Spunk by Zora Neale Hurston, a joy-filled journey through 1930s Florida.
Virtual Theatre Today: Thursday, October 1- with Orfeh & Andy Karl, Next On Stage: Dance Edition, and More!
Today (October 1) in live streaming: The Next On Stage Dance Edition top 3, Orfeh & Andy Karl visit Backstage Live, and so much more!
Soul Rep Theatre Company Announces Virtual Season
Soul Rep Theatre Company has announced its upcoming 25th anniversary season.
Expand The Canon Announces Inaugural List Of Plays
Hedgepig Ensemble Theatre in partnership with Ma-Yi Theater Company, American Players Theatre, and The Classical Theatre of Harlem is thrilled to announce the curated 2020 EXPAND THE CANON plays.
Lorraine Hansberry Theatre Announces Appointment Of Margo Hall As New Artistic Director
San Francisco's premier Black theatre company Lorraine Hansberry Theatre has announced the appointment of Bay Area theatre titan Margo Hall as its new Artistic Director.
Tennessee Shakespeare Company Announces 13th Season Featuring ROMEO AND JULIET, TWELFTH NIGHT and More
Tennessee Shakespeare Company today announced its 13th performance season celebrating the essential power of our togetherness, in any form that is safe, inspired by history's classical creations while in isolation or quarantine.
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