The year in review in Black theater, Part 2
Check out the second half of our 2023 review of Black theater.
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'Mecca is Burning' is powerful NEC production
“Mecca Is Burning" is a perfect example of what NEC is famous for : creating work that sounds a clarion call throughout the Black community.
Source: amsterdamnews.com
Tim Sanford and Aimée Hayes Launch The Tent Theater Company, Dedicated to Supporting Elder Playwrights
Tim Sanford, former artistic director of Playwrights Horizons, and Aimée Hayes, former producing artistic director of Southern Rep, have launched The Tent Theater Company.
Source: broadwayworld.com
Penn Live Arts presents the world premiere of Mecca is Burning with the Negro Ensemble Company
"Arguably the most successful Black theatre group in the world,” (American Theatre) the Negro Ensemble Company (NEC), Penn Live Arts’ 2022-23 season artist in residence, performs Mecca is Burning, a world premiere play that examines the current social climate through the perspective of four Harlem families.
Source: phillyvoice.com
How 90 L.A. arts groups are spending COVID relief funds
For a Black theater, a Latino orchestra, a Valley cultural center and a writing mentorship program for teen girls, the L.A. Arts Recovery Fund is a lifeline.
Source: latimes.com
What Would Tupac Be Doing Today?
An excerpt from the new oral history Changes in which the late rapper’s friends, colleagues, and admirers imagine what could have been.
Source: pitchfork.com