Oct 16, 2023 | Entertainment, Theatre
It’s been 16 years since Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe presented the musical Once on This Island, and while my memories of that earlier show are vague, it is clear enough that, since then, WBTT has made big strides in terms of its production values....
Jun 12, 2023 | Culture, Literature, Theatre
James Ijames is a Pulitzer Prize winning playwright who recently received five Tony nominations, including best play, for his hit Broadway show “Fat Ham.” NBC News’ Joe Fryer sat down with Ijames to discuss the importance of sharing stories of Blackness and queerness...
Nov 7, 2022 | Leadership, Theatre, Women
Garrett became the OSF artistic director in 2019. Under her leadership, the festival has produced more plays written by people of color and has increasingly cast actors previously underrepresented in theater. Thirty Black women in leadership positions throughout...
Feb 28, 2022 | Entertainment, Film, Theatre
Morgan Freeman and his producing partner Lori McCreary have been brought on as executive producers of the new documentary: 2 Richards! The African Company. The film tells the story of America’s first black theater company, established by William Alexander Brown...
Jan 17, 2022 | Leadership, Literature, Theatre
Theater great Paul Carter Harrison died Dec. 27 at an Atlanta-area retirement home, his daughter, Fonteyn Harrison, confirmed to The New York Times. According to the Times, Harrison’s books, essays and award-winning plays “provided a theoretical structure for the...
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