Audience Development and Public Relations specialist Marcia Pendelton discusses her life, her work, and the origins of WalkTallGirl Productions and the Black Theatre Preview.
Scholar Khalid Yaya Long discusses the life and work of seminal director & devisor Glenda Dickerson.
Producer, director, and playwright Greg Williams, Jr. talks about the need for joy and comedy in black theatre, the flexibility of not having a formal theatre building, and what he envisions for the future of New Venture Theatre and the field at large.
playwright, scholar, and black theatre advocate michael dinwiddie discusses his work, trends in black theatre, and his hopes for the future
Actor Blair Underwood discusses his early years as an actor, his journey through a television & film career, and why he continues to return to the stage, his first & truest theatrical love.
Dr. Indira Etwaroo discusses her own origins & career, and joins kb saine in celebrating the success of RestorationArt's major programs, including the great theatre work happening at the Billie Holiday Theatre in Brooklyn.
Gary Anderson, Producing Artistic Director of Plowshares Theatre, discusses the research and findings of BLACK THEATRE SURVEY 2016-2017: A REPORT ON THE HEALTH OF BLACK THEATRE IN AMERICA.
Dominique talks about her Detroit Trilogy, her influences and intentions as a playwright, and the contemporary realities of Jim Crow Theatre.
NYC-based professionals Tiffany Renee Thompson & Taylor N. Daniels talk about what it means to be young, working black actors in the American Theatre
Ekundayo Bandele , Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Hattiloo Theatre, talks about his career, the origins & history of the theatre, and his vision for moving forward. As part of the Black Theatre Network 2018 Conference, this podcast recording addresses how Black theatre in Memphis works, & the role Hattiloo plays in both the local and national theatre communities.
Angelica Cheri discusses her new work, "Berta, Berta" just before its world premiere at the Contemporary American Theatre Festival.
playwright, performer, & producer Carlyle Brown discusses his early career & his two new publications: "Down In Missippi" & "Abe Lincoln and Uncle Tom in the White House"
donald e. lacy has been touring his one-man show, "colorstruck," for the past six years. upon the inauguration of our 45th president, he has begun touring the show as "colorstruck: surviving the trumpocalypse." he discusses the work in this episode.
With special permission from Carlton Molette, students from across the nation (but predominately Wayne State University Department of Theatre & Dance) read the 10-minute play, "Our Dreams." Host kb saine frames the reading with a celebration of Barbara Molette's life.
gregory horton, the national black theatre festival's awardee for Lifetime Achievement in Costume Design, discusses his life, work, and career with kb saine in the first ever live recording of the black theatre history podcast. (recorded live at the Black Theatre Network 31st Annual Conference in winston-salem, NC.)
kb saine speaks with reginald wilson about Sugar Ray, a one-man show written by lawrence holder, directed by woodie king, and performed by reggie wilson. the play tells the full story of the life of sugar ray robinson, the famed middleweight boxing champion.
kb saine hosts a discussion woodie king (with special guest selaelo maredi castillo) about the new federal theatre's work & about the social impact & implications of race in contemporary theatre.
Ethyl Pitts Walker details who was in the room & what pieces were in place for the founding of The Black Theatre Network in 1986.
Director, actor, producer, & educator Ron Himes is the founder and producing director of the Black Rep in St. Louis, MO. He discusses the company’s history, his evolution as an artist, and his goals for the company’s future in an exciting live interview at BTN.