Black theater trailblazer Woodie King, Jr., who helped launch the careers of Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, Debbie Allen and Chadwick Boseman as the founder of New York City’s New Federal Theatre, ...

The National Black Theatre, the longest continually-run Black theatre in New York City, kicked off the spring season with an inspiring gathering that celebrated the women, artists, and trailblazers ...

Carl Clay, founder and president of Black Spectrum Theatre, says the venue is one of the few remaining Black community theaters in the city and has been operating for 56 years. He said that — despite ...

“It’s exciting. It’s fun. And you don’t go to bed at all.” Director’s assistant Carolyn Jones is describing the National Black Theatre Festival, a biennial gathering of international and ...

The nonprofit Black Spectrum Theatre, in Roy Wilkins Park, has been producing award-winning theater for decades. But the organization is more than a performing arts and media mecca — for many in the ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Dominique Morisseau is the patron playwright for the Black Théâtre Troupe of Upstate NY. In 2023, it successfully produced her play “Skeleton Crew”. It was a deeply passionate story ...