John Sloan III

Dominique Morisseau to be Keynote Speaker for Inaugural Detroit IMPACT Arts Conference

Dominique Morisseau will be the keynote speaker for the inaugural Detroit IMPACT Arts Conference. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Mellon Foundation Awards $500k For Detroit-Focused Propulsion Theatre Project

Mellon Foundation has awarded five hundred thousand dollars to Blackboard Plays Founder, Garlia Cornelia Jones, and Obsidian Theater Festival Producing Artistic Director John Sloan III in support of the Propulsion Theatre Project (PTP), a partnership project dedicated to creating work that amplifies the ecosystem of theater in Detroit.

4th Annual Obsidian Theatre Festival Unveils Lineup

The lineup has unveiled the line-up for the 4th Annual Obsidian Theatre Festival, taking place at 3 different locations in downtown Detroit. Learn more about the festival!

Hart Entertainment Produces ONE SLEEPY NIGHT - A Christmas Musical Experience With A Detroit Vibe

One Sleepy Night - Detroit: Experience a Christmas musical with a Detroit vibe in this holiday production by Hart Entertainment.

Hart Entertainment to Present ONE SLEEPY NIGHT - DETROIT in December

One Sleepy Night - Detroit will make its theatrical debut with an emphasis on what makes Detroit so special - the people, the culture, and the resilient hope and love that we share with one another. Get ticket and event information here!

Audition for ONE SLEEPY NIGHT -DETROIT at Andy Arts This Week

Be part of a Christmas musical experience like no other! Audition for 'One Sleepy Night - Detroit' on September 23, 2023. Bring Christmas magic to life in this heartwarming story.

Submissions Open For 4th Annual Obsidian Theatre Festival Highlighting Emerging Black Voices

Ghostlight Productions and Nicely Theatre Group are partnering once again, for the 4th Annual Obsidian Theatre Festival.  After three successful years , Obsidian's live and virtual offerings are back, building upon their success with another annual season.

Listen: Saheem Ali, Ato Blankson-Wood, Michael Stuhlbarg & More Take Part in Public Square 2.0 Podcast

PUBLIC SQUARE 2.0 features engaging conversations, video interviews, and performances from myriad Public Theater artists and staff as well as industry leaders. Listen to all 16 Season 2 episodes here!

Casts Set for 3rd Annual Obsidian Theatre Festival Taking Place This Summer

The Obsidian Theatre Festival has announced casting for the 3rd Annual Obsidian Theatre Festival, taking place at 3 different locations in downtown Detroit. 

Obsidian Theatre Festival Reveals Lineup FOr 3rd Annual Obsidian Theatre Festival

The Obsidian Theatre Festival has announced the line-up for the 3rd Annual Obsidian Theatre Festival, taking place at 3 different locations in downtown Detroit. 

FIM Flint Repertory Theatre's New Works Festival Premieres Readings Of Four New Plays

FIM Flint Repertory Theatre presents its 2023 New Works Festival April 28-30. The three-day event features staged readings of new plays. Audience members get to experience these works before anyone else and meet the artists working to bring the future of American theatre to life.

Submissions Now Open for 3rd Annual Obsidian Theatre Festival

Ghostlight Productions and Nicely Theatre Group are partnering  once again, for the 3rd Annual Obsidian Theatre Festival.  After two successful years , Obsidian’s  live and virtual offerings are back, with an expanded team.

Detroit Public Theatre Announces Residency With Third Avenue Garage

Detroit Public Theatre has announced its Third Avenue Garage residencies and partnerships for 2022-2023.

New Ghostlight Arts Initiative Launches Educational Program As Part Of 2nd Annual Obsidian Theatre Festival

Ghostlight Productions and Nicely Theatre Group are partnering  once again, for the 2nd Annual Obsidian Theatre Festival. 

Submissions Open for 2nd Annual Obsidian Theatre Festival

Ghostlight Productions and Nicely Theatre Group are partnering  once again, for the 2nd Annual Obsidian Theatre Festival.  After a successful inaugural year in the middle of a global pandemic, Obsidian is back and will include live and virtual offerings.

The Obsidian Theatre Festival to be Made Available for Streaming

Sloan’s Ghostlight Productions announced that they are partnering with BroadwayHD to bring the inaugural Obsidian Festival to viewers for free via the streaming service’s YouTube channel.  The Obsidian Theatre Festival is a virtual theatre and performing arts event featuring emerging Black artists, actors, directors, and playwrights from Detroit.

Inaugural Obsidian Theatre Festival Brings Black Performing Artists to a Virtual Stage

Ghostlight Productions and Nicely Theatre Group today announced the inaugural Obsidian Theatre Festival, a virtual theatre and performing arts event featuring emerging Black artists, actors, directors, and playwrights from Detroit that will take place March 25-27.

Plowshares Theatre Company Presents HASTINGS STREET Virtual Concert

Michigan's only professional African American Theatre, Plowshares Theatre Company, presents a virtual concert of songs from an original musical set in Detroit's past. The play, Hastings Street, is a work in progress set in 1949 at the cusp of the order to tear down Black Bottom, the segregated Black community that was once where I-75 is now.

Around the Broadway World: Regional Highlights for the Week of 2/18

Get all your theater news at a glance each Friday with 'Around BWW: Regional Highlights of the Week'! Click below for the most-read stories for the week of February 18!