VANTABLACK: The Blueprint for Future Blackness by Mia Harrison
v a n · t a · b l a c k n. the deepest black material ever made. Also, the title of Nazareth Hassan’s play which poses the question:
TWO RIVER THEATER’S 2019/20 SEASON WILL INCLUDE THE WORLD PREMIERE OF LOVE IN HATE NATION, A NEW MUSICAL BY JOE ICONIS, DIRECTED BY JOHN SIMPKINS
Two River Theater, under the leadership of Artistic Director John Dias and Managing Director Michael Hurst, announces the lineup of productions for its 2019/20 Season.
The Apollo Theater Salon Series in partnership with the National Black Theatre present WiLDFLOWER
The Apollo Theater Salon Series in partnership with the Dr. Barbara Ann Teer’s National Black Theatre (NBT) will present WiLDFLOWER, the staged concert reading of the full-length musical with book, music and lyrics by Jason Michael Webb and Lelund Durond Thompson, at 7:30 p.m.
TWO RIVER THEATER ANNOUNCES THE ACTING COMPANY FOR ITS PRODUCTION OF REGINA TAYLOR’S OO-BLA-DEE, FEATURING ORIGINAL SONGS BY REGINA TAYLOR AND COMPOSER DIEDRE L. MURRAY, DIRECTED BY RUBEN SANTIAGO-HUDSON
wo River Theater, under the leadership of Artistic Director John Dias and Managing Director Michael Hurst, announces the complete cast for its production of Oo-Bla-Dee, written by Golden Globe Award winner Regina Taylor (Crowns, I’ll Fly Away), featuring original songs by Taylor and Obie Award winning composer Diedre L.
National Black Theatre partners with the Schomburg Center for ‘In Perpetual Flight: The Migration of the Black Body’ on Tuesday, April 16
Celebrating its 50th anniversary with a series of performances throughout the city, around the country and around the world, Dr. Barbara Ann Teer’s National Black Theatre (NBT) is partnering with the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture for “In Perpetual Flight:
YoungArts Honoree, Choreographer Camille A. Brown Talks About Creating Her Career
The National YoungArts Foundation has launched many young people to the career of their dreams. Kerry Washington, Viola Davis, Billy Porter, and Judith Hill have all been winners after the competition ended.
Pageants of Grief (II): Staging Libation with Jaamil Olawale Kosoko by Adam Patterson
Above: Jaamil Olawale Kosoko, “Séancers,” performance, 2017. Photo: Julieanne Harris This essay is the second chapter of the series, “Pageants of Grief:
Querying Accountability: Meshaun Labrone presents Spook at Capital Fringe Festival
Spook the latest production from playwright/actor Meshaun Labrone is a provocative fictional account about police officer, Daryl “Spook” Spokane, who is tried and convicted of murdering five of his fellow officers.
Sundance Institute’s Theatre Directors Retreat in Arles: Fellows Announced
Sundance Institute today announced the five directors who will gather at the annual Sundance Institute | Luma Foundation Theatre Directors Retreat in Arles, France, from July 12-23, 2018.
‘The Peculiar Patriot’ Wins $100,000 Art for Justice Grant
The Peculiar Patriot, Liza Jessie Peterson’s one-woman takedown of the criminal justice system, has been acknowledged with a grant of $100,000 from the Art for Justice Fund, a five-year initiative that aims to turn art into action, investing more than $100 million into strategic efforts to reform the criminal justice system.
