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Industry Pro Newsletter: Financial Struggles, New Residencies, and Successful Fundraising for BTU

Broadway Cares welcomes new trustees, while Black Theatre United raises significant funds for new initiatives. On the international front, the RSC appoints new writers in residence, and Stuttgart Opera's Sancta Susanna provokes strong audience reactions. The closure of California Shakespeare Theater underscores financial struggles in the industry.
Alliance Theatre Reveals New BOLD Leadership Positions

Alliance Theatre in Atlanta unveiled two new BOLD leadership positions, aiming to enhance its commitment to innovative programming and community engagement. Learn more about the promotions and about the company!
WP Theater Unveils 2024-2026 Lab Artists

WP THEATER has revealed the 15 artists selected for the 2024-2026 WP Lab. The two-year residency begins this fall and culminates with the biennial WP Pipeline Festival. Learn more about the artists!
HERE to Present PRIESTESS OF TWERK: A BLACK FEMME STAR TEMPLE + WISDOM SCHOOL

Experience the empowering journey of self-discovery in PRIESTESS OF TWERK: A BLACK FEMME STAR TEMPLE + WISDOM SCHOOL by Nia O. Witherspoon, presented by HERE. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.
National Black Theatre Opens Applications for 2024-2026 SOUL SERIES L.A.B. PROGRAMS

NATIONAL BLACK THEATRE is now accepting applications for the 2024-2026 SOUL SERIES L.A.B. PROGRAMS. Learn how to apply!
National Black Theatre Selects Five Artists for 2023 Soul Series Lab Residency Program

Learn about the five talented artists selected for National Black Theatre's 2023 Soul Series Lab Residency Program. Discover their unique work and get an inside look at this exciting opportunity for emerging artists.
Fifteen Artists Selected for WP Theater 2022-2024 'PIPELINE' Lab

WP THEATER has announced the fifteen artists selected for the 2022-2024 WP Lab. The two-year residency begins now, and culminates with the biennial WP Pipeline Festival in 2024.
National Black Theatre Selects Four Artists For The 2022 SOUL Series LAB Residency Program

Dr. Barbara Ann Teer's National Black Theatre, celebrating its 55th season, has selected four artists for the SOUL Series LAB (Liberating Artistic Bravery) Residency Programs, which is comprised of three signature programs.
Major Regional Theaters Form Joint Artistic Caucus in Support of Artistic Development

In an unprecedented collaboration, Baltimore Center Stage, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, Long Wharf Theatre, and The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis have joined forces to hire a group of freelance artists to participate in a joint year-long Artistic Caucus as key parts of the artistic development teams within each theater.
The Black Joy Project Sits Down With Drew Shade For A Virtual Public Dialogue At Broadway Black

After two months of insular and isolated development in Vermont and Mexico, the Black Joy Project sits down with Drew Shade this Saturday at 7pm for a virtual public dialogue at Broadway Black.
BWW Interview: Marie Cisco Talks Cisco & Co. Productions, the Impact of the 'Theatres Not Speaking Out' List and More

Marie Cisco is a powerhouse in the theater industry, having worked at The National Black Theatre, The New Black Fest, and was at the center of a national conversation this summer after creating the 'Theatres Not Speaking Out' spreadsheet after the death of George Floyd. We spoke with Marie Cisco about the creation of Cisco & Co. Productions & more.
Marie Cisco Launches Cisco & Co. Productions, LLC, Focusing on Uplifting Stories of Black and African Culture

Celebrated Producer Marie Cisco has launched Cisco & Co. Productions, LLC, a full-service production house that specializes in live theatrical events and filmed content with a focus on uplifting stories of Black and African culture in addition to its intersection with feminism.
WP THEATER Announces 15 Artists for 2020-22 WP LAB

WP THEATER has announced the 15 artists selected for the 2020-2022 WP Lab. The two-year residency begins now and culminates with the biennial WP Pipeline Festival.
JAG Productions Launches Unprecedented Black Joy Project

At the start of September, JAG Productions, Writer/Director Stevie Walker-Webb, 11 actors, two documentarians, a producer, and a chef set out on a month-long retreat to explore the question, 'Can a play be created outside the power structures and without reference to whiteness, in a pure expression of Black Joy?'
National Black Theatre Expands Program and Selects Five Artists for the SOUL Series LAB Residency Program

Dr. Barbara Ann Teera??s National Black Theatre has expanded its SOUL Series LAB Residency Programs to select five artists. Due to the impact of the pandemic on freelance artists, NBT wanted to deepen its investment in Black artists and support the professional development of key stakeholders of creative production within American Theatre.
WP THEATER Launches Virtual Pipeline Festival with #PIPELINEONLINE

WP Theater has announced that their third biennial Pipeline Festival will continue virtually, with #pipelineonline. Originally slated to begin performances on March 26, each of the Festival plays will now be featured weekly by WP Lab Artists in weekly emails and on WP Theater's Instagram @wptheater, through April 24.
WP Theater Has Announced 2020 Lineup for PIPELINE FESTIVAL

WP Theater, under the leadership of Producing Artistic Director Lisa McNulty and Managing Director Michael Sag, has announced the 2020 lineup for The Pipeline Festival, the third biennial showcase of its celebrated WP Lab residency for playwrights, directors and producers. Running from March 26 - April 25, 2020 at WP Theater (2162 Broadway, at 76th Street), the festival is the culmination of the renowned two-year WP Lab residency, providing a unique opportunity for audiences to see five new plays - in various stages of development, ranging from staged readings to full-length workshop productions - presented over a span of five weeks.
WP Theater Announces World Premiere of WHERE WE STAND

WP Theater, under the leadership of Producing Artistic Director Lisa McNulty and Managing Director Michael Sag, has announced that the world premiere of playwright and performer Donnetta Lavinia Grays' Where We Stand, co-presented by WP Theater and Baltimore Center Stage, will star Grays [Men on Boats, In The Next Room (or The Vibrator Play)], who will alternate select performances with David Ryan Smith (One Man, Two Guvnors; Passing Strange) beginning February 15. Directed by Tamilla Woodard (Hadestown Broadway associate director), previews begin Off-Broadway on Friday, January 31 at WP Theater with an opening night of February 11, 2020. The limited engagement at WP Theater will run through March 1, 2020 before playing Baltimore Center Stage April 2-26.
National Black Theatre Selects Four Artists for the Soul Series Lab Residency Program

Dr. Barbara Ann Teer's National Black Theatre (NBT), celebrating its 51st season, has selected four artists for the SOUL Series LAB (Liberating Artistic Bravery) Residency Programs, which is comprised of three signature programs: I AM SOUL Playwright Residency, SOUL Producing Residency, and SOUL Directing Residency. 
National Black Theatre Soul Presents BLACK GIRLS ARE FROM OUTER SPACE

Dr. Barbara Ann Teer's National Black Theatre (NBT) announces the culminating event to happen on Monday, May 13th, 2019 for the 2018 - 2019 SOUL Producing Residency with Black Girls Are From Outer Space. On the heels of Mother's Day, Black Girls Are From Outer Space is a celebration of black women! It is an opportunity to engage in a healthy dialogue on the holistic, rejuvenation of black women and girls who have experienced, witnessed or are the descendants of sexual trauma. How can we reclaim the social narrative that sees and treats our bodies as foreign objects? Perhaps it is our majestic beauty that the world doesn't understand? Or is it the complex grandeur we possess that cannot be named? This event is an opportunity to affirm just how beyond extraordinary we are with: "black girls are from outer space!"

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