POSTED ONJANUARY 23, 2008 BY CONTRIBUTED BY: ANTHONY DUANE HILL The Anita Bush Players, also known as the Anita Bush All-Colored Dramatic Stock Company was organized by Actor Anita Bush in New York City in 1915. An actor, dancer, and producer, Anita Bush turned to drama after a back injury ended her dancing career in musical theatre … More ANITA BUSH PLAYERS
And why you might never have heard of Ira Aldridge. BY NATASHA FROST AUGUST 7, 2017 In 1824, a young, black New Yorker named Ira Aldridge set sail for England. Within 10 years, he was performing Shakespeare in London’s Covent Garden. By the time 20 more had passed, he had performed for royalty across Europe, made audiences laugh … More The 19th-Century African-American Actor Who Conquered Europe
POSTED ON FEBRUARY 11, 2007 BY CONTRIBUTED BY: ANTHONY DUANE HILL The African Company was the first known black theatre troupe. In 1816, William Henry Brown (1815-1884), a retired West Indian steamship steward, acquired a house on Thomas Street in lower Manhattan, New York. He offered a variety of instrumental and vocal entertainments on Sunday afternoons in his tea garden, … More AFRICAN COMPANY / AFRICAN GROVE THEATRE
Characters Penelope Sycamore Usually goes by Penny, Penelope is the mother of Essie and Alice, wife of Paul, and daughter of Martin. She writes plays and paints as hobbies because it makes her happy, but is terrible at both. Penny is a loving mother and wife who is constantly concerned with the welfare of her family. Her … More Characters of “You Can’t Take it With You”
We are pleased to announce we will be producing “You Can’t Take it With You,” a delightful comedy written in 1936 when it premiered on Broadway! The play won the 1937 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and was adapted for the screen as You Can’t Take It with You in 1938, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture and Best Director. … More Announcing the Spring Play!
In the following account the authors Anthony D. Hill, associate professor of drama at The Ohio State University, and Douglas Q. Barnett, director, producer, and founder of Black Arts/West in Seattle, discuss why they created the Historical Dictionary of African American Theater, the first comprehensive compendium of two centuries of blacks on stage. African American Theatre … More THE BLACK PRESENCE IN THEATER THROUGH THE CENTURIES IN THE HISTORICAL DICTIONARY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN THEATER
Reposted from: https://soulofamerica.com/us-cities/new-york-city/black-broadway/ The world-renown theatre district we know as Broadway was first a thriving community of Africans Americans and immigrants in the 1800s. Then around 1850, theatres from downtown began the slow transitional move to midtown for lower real estate prices and enough land required to build new, larger theatres. Before 1895, all Negro … More Black Broadway
Homestead High School Music and Theatre departments are proud to announce our Winter Musical: Little Women. Louisa May Alcott’s beloved story of the adventures of the four March sisters is brought to vivid musical life in Little Women. The Civil War is in full swing, and the March sisters — Meg, the oldest, a romantic, the … More 2021 Winter Musical: Little Women
Who are you? What year are you? What are your interests?My name is Lizzie Wilkerson and I’m a senior this year (which totally blows my mind)! In addition to participating in all things theatre, I was also a foreign exchange student to Italy my sophomore year. When I’m not in the 700 wing I love … More Meet the Artist: Lizzie Wilkerson
Who are you? What year are you? What are your interests?My name is Alexandra Berryman, and I am a sophomore this year. Theater has been a passion of mine for as long as I can remember; from musical numbers to monologues, I love it all. I also have a passion for singing, songwriting, and poetry, … More Meet the Artist: Alexandra Berryman
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