Through Desmonds, I went onto do the Real McCoy and various other black projects for television. After 8 years in our former location, CBTC is finally moving to a space we can call our own..but this old building needs some major work. We would have a reading session and decide whether it was the right kind of play for us to do and that would be a collective decision.’, ‘We were talent scouted by Humphrey Barclay who was Head of Comedy at London Weekend Television. Don't miss the chance to become a Friend of CBTC! African American Repertory Company, Ma'at When they approached The Royal Court with Welcome Home Jacko (1979), it was turned it down as the theatre was already producing a piece of black theatre, so they ‘decided to do it anyway’ and set up Black Theatre Co-operative. Founders: Charlie Hanson and Mustapha Matura, Reason: To produce Mustapha Matura’s play Welcome Home Jacko, Current status: Black Theatre Co-operative became Nitro in 1997 and is still operating under that name, Policy: ‘To do plays by black writers that portrayed life from a black perspective in the UK.’, Structure: Co-operative: ‘We all would meet and vote on what we were doing next. It was quite an active co-op in that sense, everybody wanted to give their opinion.’, Funding: Arts Council and British Council. Cast: Susan Browne, Judith Jones, Bob Phillips, Cynthia Powell, Vivienne Rochester, Chris TummingsRoyal Court and National Tour1984
Home. Join now! Area of Work: Black Theatre. Among these was the Ethiopian Art Theatre, which established Paul Robeson as America’s foremost black actor. Association of African Centered Theatre (MPAACT) (Chicago), Mad River Theater Works (West Liberty, OH), North Carolina
Dr. Barbara Ann Teer's National Black Theatre has been a cultural icon in the black community and theatre for over 45 years. Director: Paulette RandallNational Tour1988. Keeping Alive the Spirit of African American Theater.
2237 Losantiville Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45237. Talawa was created in direct response to the lack of creative opportunities for actors from minority ethnic backgrounds and the marginalisation of Black peoples from cultural processes … Ethel Waters was the Beyonce or Halle Berry of her day. A Copy Of The Official Registration And Financial Information May Be Obtained From The Division Of Consumer Services By Calling Toll-Free 1-800-435-7352 Within The State, Or On The Department’s Website, www.800helpfla.com. Interviewee link: Charlie Hanson and Mustapha Matura. A Raisin In The Sun United States Alabama Tuskegee Repertory Theatre Arizona Black Theatre Troupe California African-American Shakespeare Company Black Repertory Group Common Ground Theatre Image Theatre Company… Talawa Theatre Company, Fairfield Halls, Park Lane, Croydon, CR9 1DG Registered Charity No 327362 Registered Company No 2005971 VAT Registration No 446 1050 78 Frustrated by the lack of of interest from London Fringe theatres in Matura's new play Welcome Home Jacko, Matura and Hanson set up their own theatre company. Writer: Jacqueline Rudet Community (TX), Westcoast Black Waters was a “Super Star” during the depression-era. Reason: To produce Mustapha Matura’s play Welcome Home Jacko.
Director: Gordon CaseNational Tour1985 Company name: Black Theatre Co-operative. All we can do is say is that we influenced a lot of people who went onto to work as writers or actors. Join us for this unforgettable musical theatre experience, with fourteen of Ethel Waters’ signature songs, including Stormy Weather, St. Louis Blues, My Handy Man Ain’t Handy No More, Shake That Thang, Am I Blue and the gospel classic, His Eye is on the Sparrow. The Naroshmi Theatre Company (NC) National Black Theatre (NY) Negro Ensemble Company (NYC) New Federal Theatre (NYC) New Jomandi Theatre (Atlanta) New Venture Theatre (Baton Rouge, LA) New World Theater (Amherst, MA) North Carolina Black Repertory Company (Winston-Salem) Nu Black Arts West Theatre (WA) Obsidian Theatre (Canada) Music: MatumbiICA, Riverside Studios, Community Centres - Bradford, Leeds1980 We’d get minimal amounts under the Arts Council schemes and then we’d take it to Holland and Germany, where we were popular, partly because there was reggae music often attached to it, so they would like that, and it was something they hadn’t seen before…and they like things with a slight political edge in Northern Europe.
Six Plays: As Time Goes by, Nice, Play Mas, Independence, Welcome Home Jacko and Meetings by Mustapha Matura (World Classics, 1992), Acknowledgements: This webpage was written and constructed by Lucie Regan from an interview with Charlie Hanson (Founder and Company Member 1978-1987). Cincinnati Black Theatre Company. When we toured in Europe we would delegate one person to organise the transportation, we would have someone look after the money side, someone looking after booking all the tickets, someone making sure we got fed when we arrived in a new place. Judith Jacob Victor Romero Evans was passing a record shop where Janet Kay was signing records, ‘She had the Number 1 hit at the time, Silly Games’. Cast: Trish Cooke, Victor Romero Evans, Ram John Holder, Carmen Munroe, Malcolm Frederick, Stephen Persaud, Janet Kay, Chris TajahNational Tour1984 Director: Charlie Hanson All the pages on our website meet W3C WAI’s. Talawa's Artistic Director is Michael Buffong. Writer: Edgar White Agape Theatre would like to share the musical story of Waters who received a commendation from the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. Victor phoned Charlie, who said to ask her if she’d be interested in performing with them. Director: Trevor Laird1982 That kind of gave Black Theatre Co-op stability and suddenly we were being paid proper money to do what we liked to do. Its aim was to transform the landscape for Black, Asian Minority Ethnic theatre across the UK. The company supported, commissioned and produced work by black writers in Britain. Director: Gloria Hamilton1987
Company and work process: Welcome Home Jacko went to New York so that was an even bigger bonus.’, ‘Riverside Studios under Peter Gill and David Gothard gave us free rehearsal space and more or less invited us in there to make it our home – in terms of having support, that was a great bonus.’, ‘All of us would be on the look out for new plays by writers and obviously they knew how to find us…and we would all read the plays and decide which ones we wanted to do. Victor Romero Evans Cast: Vas Blackwood, Gordon Case, Katrin Cartlidge, Victor Romero Evans, Keith Hazemore Please view our Accessibility Statement to learn more. One success is a success for all. Cast: Victor Romero EvansNational Tour and Amsterdam1983 Tooth of Crime About Us. Director: Yemi Ajibade and Burt Caesar Forward contact information to us if you are aware of one that is not listed here. CBTC along with many of you have struggled and we always have prevailed; keep in mind our concern is for us as a community to work together to slow the spread of the Coronavirus Disease and to keep all our families safe. Donations of any amount [$10 - $100 - $1,000 - $10,000 or anywhere in between] are greatly appreciated! Writer: Alfred Fagon Founded in 1986 by Yvonne Brewster, Carmen Munroe, Mona Hammond and Inigo Espejel, Talawa Theatre Company is Britain's foremost Black-led theatre company. Shapesters
Cincinnati Black Theatre Company New Season Lineup. It was one of the first plays with young black actors that actually got black teenagers filling the theatre to see their counterparts and cheering them on.’. The Cocoa Party Nitro Box Office (602) 258-8129 P.O. Cast: Marcia Johnson, Marsha Millar, Bob Phillips, William VanderpuyeNational Tour1986-1987 Black Repertory Company (Winston-Salem), Providence We’re proud that the WEDU PBS Arts Plus TV series recently profiled Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe Founder & Artistic Director Nate Jacobs, who established WBTT in 1999 to include the black experience in Sarasota's theatre scene. All Rights Reserved. BlackBox is one of the south’s leading small scale, professional, touring theatre companies.
Writer: Frank McField The Black Theatre Co-operative (now Nitro) was co-founded in 1979 by Trinidadian playwright Mustapha Matura, and British director Charlie Hanson. Our family at CBTC would like to let you and your families know we are in this together. Following Welcome Home Jacko, ‘Victor Romero Evans and Chris Tummings were doing something for the BBC by Farrukh Dhondy and we thought let’s go and find Farrukh and ask if we can adapt one of his other stories.
Director: Malcolm Frederick.
Repertory Theater (TX), Ebony Expressions - A Lady C Production Company (DE), Inspiration Inc. Arts in the Registration No. Watch Video! The Royal National Theatre is registered charity no. Waiting For Hannibal No Place To Be Nice Visit www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html, For more information visit www.coronavirus.ohio.gov, "for black boys who have considered homicide when the streets were too much", Black Nativity The Musical – Intentional Love Experience Dec. 7th, 2019 and Dec. 13th & 14th, 2019, Anne & Emmett runs February 28th thru March 8th, 2020. They were entertaining plays even if they had a bit of a political message. Mr Dhondy (who himself is Asian) seems to suggest this: and that black people will supply, whether they like it or not, the short sharp shock that whites, on stage or off, have failed to administer.’ (Victoria Radin, Riverside Studios, publication unknown) Jeremy O. Harris and his thought-provoking new work, Slave Play, has caused quite a stir since it premiered last November during the New York Theatre Workshop’s 2018-19 Season.
2017. Cast: Burt Caesar, It stopped functioning as a co-operative at some point, an Artistic Director was paid and it changed, but I don’t think any of us begrudge that. I AM SOUL Playwright. Frustrated by the lack of of interest from London Fringe theatres in Matura's new play Welcome Home Jacko, Matura and Hanson set up their own theatre company.
Writer: Edgar White As we look to the future growth and needs of our organization, we need a permanent home: a rehearsal space, a teaching space and a formal studio for our programs. Is a one-woman celebration of Blues woman, Ethel Waters.
know! Unbought & Unbossed. Writer: Mustapha Matura The mission of Cincinnati Black Theatre Company (CBTC) is to keep alive the spirit of Black Theatre by offering top-notch theatrical productions, performance and employment opportunities, children’s theatre, educational programs and community outreach in all aspects of theatre arts. Writer: Farrukh Dhondy Continue reading Plowshares Theatre Company to Start “Black Theatre Matters” Podcast in May. The Birmingham Black Repertory Theatre Company (BBRTC) is a non-profit Whose main goal is to produce bodies of performance art by & for people across the African Diaspora in order to showcase & introduce Black works to the Birmingham Community through: Staged readings, main-stage & black-box performances, & workshops with industry professionals.
Fingers Only Writer: Ruth Dunlap Bartlett. National Theatre Archive Black Theatre Co-op, The Factory, Theatre Royal Stratford, Quaigh Theatre, New York (Revival), ICA, Riverside Studios, Community Centres - Bradford, Leeds, National Theatre and National Theatre in Seoul, Korea. Writer: Yemi Ajibade Director: Malcolm Fredericks.