Black Theater Pioneer Shauneille Perry Ryder Dies at 92.
by Stephi Wild - Jun 16, 2022
BroadwayWorld is saddened to report that Black theater pioneer Shauneille Perry Ryder has died at age 92. Perry was an actress, playwright and educator who was one of the first Black women to direct plays Off Broadway, most notably for the New Federal Theater.
Bio-Drama ADAM, on Adam Clayton Powell Jr., Begins Tonight at Castillo Theater
by BWW News Desk - Feb 9, 2017
To deepen our understanding of the most powerful, charismatic and complex Black politician of modern times, Woodie King, Jr.'s New Federal Theatre, in association with Castillo Theatre, will present 'ADAM,' a bio-drama on Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. by Peter Deanda, from tonight, February 9, to March 12 at Castillo Theater, 543 West 42nd Street.
Bio-Drama ADAM, on Adam Clayton Powell Jr., to Play Castillo Theater
by BWW News Desk - Jan 4, 2017
To deepen our understanding of the most powerful, charismatic and complex Black politician of modern times, Woodie King, Jr.'s New Federal Theatre, in association with Castillo Theatre, will present 'ADAM,' a bio-drama on Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. by Peter DeAnda, from February 9 to March 12 at Castillo Theater, 543 West 42nd Street.
The Sty of the Blind Pig Plays TheaterWorks in Downtown Hartford
by BWW
News Desk - Feb 26, 2012
The Sty of the Blind Pig by Philip Hayes Dean is set in South Side Chicago in the late 1950's just as the Civil Rights Movement begins. This rich African American family drama looks back at a changing world and forward to a future suffused with new understandings.
The Sty of the Blind Pig Plays TheaterWorks in Downtown Hartford
by Gabrielle Sierra - Dec 16, 2011
The Sty of the Blind Pig by Philip Hayes Dean is set in South Side Chicago in the late 1950's just as the Civil Rights Movement begins. This rich African American family drama looks back at a changing world and forward to a future suffused with new understandings.