Amiri Baraka

Feature: BEYOND CASTING: THE PLAY IS THE THING

While casting practices have evolved to enhance diversity (albeit, too slowly and not enough), the selection of plays remains strikingly homogeneous. We need to focus on what is produced as much as who is cast.

The Billie Holiday Theatre Launches Inaugural BLACK NARRATIVE A Theater Series

As a part of its 2024-25 Season, The Billie Holiday Theatre - one of the nation's preeminent arts and culture organizations - will launch the inaugural “Black Narrative” theater series.

The Billie Holiday Theatre Reveals 2024/25 Season Lineup

The Billie Holiday Theatre has announced details for its 2024-25 season. Learn more about the season lineup here!

Taalam Acey's Spoken Word Apex Returns to NJPAC Next Month

Poet/Curator Taalam Acey honed his poetic skills growing up in Newark. Now known as “The Godfather of Spoken Word,” Acey triumphantly returns home to the New Jersey Performing Arts Center's (NJPAC) Victoria Theater on Saturday, August 24, 2024, to curate Spoken Word Apex, an illuminating night of poetry, visual arts and music, as part of NJPAC's Dodge Poetry series.

Dodge Foundation and NJPAC to Present Poetry Events in Lead-Up to 20th Dodge Poetry Festival

The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation (Dodge Foundation) and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) will continue their 2024 Dodge Poetry initiative this summer, with a series of events leading toward the debut of the reimagined Dodge Poetry Festival this fall. Learn about the events!

Howard University Will Host Annual International Black Writers Festival

This fall, Howard University will present The International Black Writers Festival, an initiative of the university’s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center.

Sacred Fools Theatre Company Brings TYT5 to the Hollywood Fringe

Sacred Fools Theatre Company will present TYT5, premiering at the 2024 Hollywood Fringe Festival. TYT5 is directed by Sidney Edwards and will run for seven performances June 11th through June 30th at the Broadwater Black Box in Los Angeles.

WHITMAN ON WALLS! (WoW!) HARLEM Comes To Riverbank State Park

On Sunday, May 5 at 6:30p.m., experience Compagnia de'Colombari's Whitman on Walls! (WoW!) Harlem at Denny Farrell Riverbank State Park inside the Robert Frederick Smith Center for Performing Arts (679 Riverside Drive at 145th Street in Harlem).

Carrie Mae Weems Exhibition Rebalances Understanding of Decades-Long Practice

Opening June 22 at the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College’s (CCS Bard) Hessel Museum of Art, Remember to Dream revisits the range and breadth of Carrie Mae Weems’ prolific career through seldom displayed and lesser-known works that demonstrate the evolution of her pioneering, politically engaged practice.

Stew's HIGH SUBSTITUTE FOR THE HEAD LECTURER to Premiere at Harlem Stage in March

Harlem Stage will present the premiere of Tony Award-winning playwright, composer, performer, and Harvard University professor Stew’s HIGH SUBSTITUTE FOR THE HEAD LECTURER. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.

RPR Productions Presents BIG MAMA AND ME At Episcopal Actors Guild In NYC

Richarda Abrams' new play, 'Big Mama and Me,' explores the intergenerational relationship between a grandmother and granddaughter. Set in the South and Midwest, the play tells the story of Big Mama, a patented inventor and accomplished composer, and the impact she had on those around her. Presented by RPR Productions, the world premiere runs from March 6-9 at the Episcopal Actors Guild in NYC. Featuring music direction by Amina Claudine Myers and co-production by Peggy Abrams.

Review: DUTCHMAN at Greenfinch Theatre And Dive Bar

Soul Siren’s production of Dutchman is intentionally ostentatious in its presentation and is a dramatic success because of the dynamic and fantastic performances of Cameron Jamarr (Clay) and Eileen Engel (Lula.) Amiri Baraka’s One-Act play DUTCHMAN, directly challenges mid-century racism with a bold characterization of black and white Americans embodied by two characters.

Harlem Stage Reveals Lineup For 2024 Season

Harlem Stage begins 2024 with an array of programming that continues the indispensable institution’s 40th anniversary season. Learn more about the full season lineup here!

THE VOICES IN YOUR HEAD, Site-Specific Play By Grier Mathiot And Billy McEntee, Adds Seats And A Performance

'The Voices in Your Head,' a site-specific dark comedy about a bizarre support group, adds seats and an extra performance at St. Lydia's in Brooklyn. Don't miss this intimate and unique theatrical experience.

THE VOICES IN YOUR HEAD Site-Specific Dark Comedy, to Premiere at St. Lydia's, a Progressive Brooklyn Church

'The Voices in Your Head' is an intimate and site-specific dark comedy premiering at St. Lydia's in Brooklyn. Featuring a talented cast, this play is a must-see for theater enthusiasts.

Louis Armstrong's BLACK & BLUES Documentary to Screen at TD James Moody Jazz Festival

Join in for a FREE screening of the critically acclaimed film, Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues, at the TD James Moody Jazz Festival.

Free Screening of LOUIS ARMSTRONG'S BLACK & BLUES Comes to The 12th Annual TD James Moody Jazz Festival

The 12th Annual TD James Moody Jazz Festival will present a FREE screening of the Imagine Documentaries and Apple TV+ critically-acclaimed film, Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues, on Wednesday, November 15, 7:00 pm, at The Newark Museum of Art.

Alexandra Tatarsky's SAD BOYS IN HARPY LAND to Have Off-Broadway Premiere at Playwrights Horizons

Get the details on the Off Broadway premiere of Alexandra Tatarsky's 'Sad Boys in Harpy Land' at Playwrights Horizons. Running from Nov 2-26, this solo work is part of a series of productions produced in repertory. Don't miss out on this unique theatrical experience.

Tickets For Harlem Stage's Landmark 40th Anniversary Season On Sale September 5

Harlem Stage (Artistic Director and CEO Patricia Cruz) makes tickets available for its 40th Anniversary Season on Tuesday, September 5, and announces the full lineups for its Uptown Nights music series and the newly launched Uptown Nights Latin Music Series.

New Federal Theatre to Hold 53rd Anniversary Celebration Next Month at Edison Ballroom

NEW FEDERAL THEATRE will hold its 53rd Anniversary Celebration on October 2 at Edison Ballroom, honoring Woodie King, Jr., Gabrielle Kurlander, and Sade Lythcott. The gala is chaired by Kenny Leon and Lynn Whitfield.