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The Negro Ensemble Company, Inc. to Present OUR VOICES, OUR TIME at Cherry Lane Theatre This Fall

From October 19 to November 6 at Cherry Lane Theatre, 38 Commerce Street, The Negro Ensemble Company, Inc. will present 'Our Voices, Our Time,' a program of three one-acts that have been co-commissioned by Penn Live Arts at the University of Pennsylvania.
New Federal Theatre Offers Reading Series For Black History Month

On Saturdays from February 13 to 27, 2021 New York's New Federal Theatre (NFT) will present 'New Federal Theatre Celebrates Black History Month,' a retrospective readings series in which three rarely-done yet noteworthy plays, all previously produced by NFT, will be recreated by savvy actors and directors. These plays illuminate burning issues of their time and are newly instructive today.
Negro Ensemble Presents A Virtual 10 Minute Play Competition in October

On Friday, October 9 at 8:00 PM, The Negro Ensemble Company, Inc. (NEC) will live stream the second installment of its NEC Zoom Short Play Series, 'This World Was Made for All Men--And Women,' a ten-minute play competition to be live streamed from Contra Studios, 122 W. 26th Street, Manhattan. 
Photo Flash: First Look At JAG Productions' FENCES

JAG Productions will present August Wilson's Fences later this month at the Woodstock Town Hall Theatre in Woodstock, Vermont.  Previews begin April 27, 2017 and performances run through May 7, 2017.
Photo Flash: First Look at JAG Productions' FENCES

JAG Productions will present August Wilson's Fences later this month at the Woodstock Town Hall Theatre in Woodstock, Vermont.  Previews begin April 27, 2017 and performances run through May 7, 2017.
JAG Productions Presents August Wilson's FENCES

JAG Productions will present August Wilson's Fences later this month at the Woodstock Town Hall Theatre in Woodstock, Vermont.  Previews begin April 27, 2017 and performances run through May 7, 2017.
Brian Anthony Wilson and Danielle Lee Greaves to Lead FENCES at JAG Productions; Cast Complete!

JAG Productions has announced the full casting for their upcoming production of August Wilson's Pulitzer-Prize winning play Fences at Woodstock Town Hall Theatre in Woodstock, VT. Fences, directed by Jarvis Antonio Green (JAG Productions: Choir Boy), will run from April 27 through May 7.
Photo Flash: Art McFarland Stars in Amiri Baraka's THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN AMERICA (W. E. B. DU BOIS), Opening Tonight

Woodie King Jr's New Federal Theatre will continue its 46th season dedicated to Amira Baraka with the world premiere of his final play, The Most Dangerous Man In America (W. E. B. Du Bois). Performances began May 28th, with opening night set for tonight, June 11th at the Castillo Theater (543 West 42nd Street). This limited Off-Broadway engagement, directed by Woodie King Jr., will continue through June 28th only. BroadwayWorld has a look at the cast in action below!
Photo Flash: First Look at Art McFarland in Amiri Baraka's THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN IN AMERICA (W. E. B. DU BOIS)

Woodie King Jr's New Federal Theatre will continue its 46th season dedicated to Amira Baraka with the world premiere of his final play, The Most Dangerous Man In America (W. E. B. Du Bois). Performances will begin tomorrow, May 28th, with opening night set for June 11th at the Castillo Theater (543 West 42nd Street). This limited Off-Broadway engagement, directed by Woodie King Jr., will continue through June 28th only. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Cast Set for Amiri Baraka's Last Play at Woodie King Jr's New Federal Theatre

Woodie King Jr's New Federal Theatre will continue its 46th season dedicated to Amira Baraka with the world premiere of his final play, The Most Dangerous Man In America (W. E. B. Du Bois).  Performances will begin May 28th, with opening night set for June 11th at the Castillo Theater (543 West 42nd Street). This limited Off-Broadway engagement, directed by Woodie King Jr., will continue through June 28th only.  
The Castillo Theatre Presents DR. DUBOIS AND MISS OVINGTON, 2/22-2/24

The National Black Touring Circuit's 2013 Black History Month Play Festival presents Dr. DuBois and Miss Ovington, a drama about the early years of the NAACP written by Clare Coss and co-starring Peter Jay Fernandez as W.E.B. DuBois and Kathleen Chalfant as Mary White Ovington from February 22 - 24 at the Castillo Theatre, 543 West 42rd Street (between 10th and 11th Avenue).
The National Black Touring Circuit's HE WHO ENDURES Holds Post Show Talk on Abolitionists, 2/15-17

The National Black Touring Circuit's 2013 Black History Month Play Festival presents He Who Endures, an anti-slavery abolitionist drama written by Bill Harris starring Ralph McCain as Frederick Douglass and Norman Marshall as John Brown from February 15 - 17 at the National Black Theatre, 2031 Fifth Avenue (at 125th Street).
NYC Black History Month Play Festival 2013 Features Discussion by Poet and Author Amiri Baraka

The National Black Touring Circuit kicked off the Black History Month Play Festival 2013 with a special press reception in Harlem on Saturday, February 2 that featured a discussion by acclaimed poet and author Amiri Baraka on "The Meaning of Black History" and a performance by Timothy Simonson portraying Harlem legend Adam Clayton Powell from the play Adam.
National Black Touring Circuit Presents The Black History Month Play Festival, 2/8-24

The National Black Touring Circuit's Black History Month Play Festival 2013 will examine American history from anti-slavery Abolitionists to the emergence of the NAACP to the height of the civil rights movement through dramas on the lives of African American historic figures Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. DuBois and Adam Clayton Powell. Performances are in New York City theaters from February 8 - 24.
National Black Touring Circuit Play Festival Presents ZORA NEALE HURSTON, 2/10-12

The National Black Touring Circuit's Black History Month Play Festival will present "Zora Neal Hurston," written by Laurence Holder, starring Kim Brockington and directed by Wynn Handman from February 10 - 12 at the Castillo Theatre, 543 West 43rd Street.
National Black Touring Circuit Play Festival Presents ZORA NEALE HURSTON, 2/10-12

The National Black Touring Circuit's Black History Month Play Festival will present "Zora Neal Hurston," written by Laurence Holder, starring Kim Brockington and directed by Wynn Handman from February 10 - 12 at the Castillo Theatre, 543 West 43rd Street.
National Black Touring Circuit Play Festival Presents ZORA NEALE HURSTON, 2/10-12

The National Black Touring Circuit's Black History Month Play Festival will present "Zora Neal Hurston," written by Laurence Holder, starring Kim Brockington and directed by Wynn Handman from February 10 - 12 at the Castillo Theatre, 543 West 43rd Street.
Jim Tierney Presents MUSH At NY International Fringe Festival 2011

Jim Tierney presents Mush, directed by Dina Epshteyn, as part of the 15th NY International Fringe Festival. The festival will take place Aug 12th through 28th
Billie Holiday Theatre Presents The Right Reverend Dupree in Exile Thru 6/26

The AUDELCO and Obie Award-winning Billie Holiday Theatre concludes its 39th season and trilogy of new Jackie Alexander plays with the world premiere of The Right Reverend Dupree in Exile.
Billie Holiday Theatre Presents The Right Reverend Dupree in Exile

The AUDELCO and Obie Award-winning Billie Holiday Theatre concludes its 39th season and trilogy of new Jackie Alexander plays with the world premiere of The Right Reverend Dupree in Exile.

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