In a Live from BTN interview, Ron Simons discusses how he came to be a Broadway producer, what the work requires, and what he’s excited about coming up next.
Check out the SimonSays Entertainment website for Ron’s bio, testimonials and highlights about his past productions, and information about upcoming projects at https://simonsaysentertainment.com.
Playwright Chisa Hutchinson discusses her career arc, how she communicates to her audiences and her hopes for what her plays can achieve within our american society. We particularly get to talk about the juicy technical needs of her upcoming play, Whitelisted, at CATF, and how playwrights & production teams make it all work!
Producer, director, and playwright Greg Williams, Jr. talks about the need for joy and comedy in black theatre, the flexibility of not having a formal theatre building, and what he envisions for the future of New Venture Theatre and the field at large.
Read MoreGary Anderson, Producing Artistic Director of Plowshares Theatre, discusses the research and findings of BLACK THEATRE SURVEY 2016-2017: A REPORT ON THE HEALTH OF BLACK THEATRE IN AMERICA.
Read MoreNYC-based professionals Tiffany Renee Thompson & Taylor N. Daniels talk about what it means to be young, working black actors in the American Theatre
Read MoreEkundayo Bandele , Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Hattiloo Theatre, talks about his career, the origins & history of the theatre, and his vision for moving forward. As part of the Black Theatre Network 2018 Conference, this podcast recording addresses how Black theatre in Memphis works, & the role Hattiloo plays in both the local and national theatre communities.
Read MoreAngelica Cheri discusses her new work, "Berta, Berta" just before its world premiere at the Contemporary American Theatre Festival.
Read Moredonald e. lacy has been touring his one-man show, "colorstruck," for the past six years. upon the inauguration of our 45th president, he has begun touring the show as "colorstruck: surviving the trumpocalypse." he discusses the work in this episode.
Read Moregregory horton, the national black theatre festival's awardee for Lifetime Achievement in Costume Design, discusses his life, work, and career with kb saine in the first ever live recording of the black theatre history podcast. (recorded live at the Black Theatre Network 31st Annual Conference in winston-salem, NC.)
Read Morekb saine hosts a discussion woodie king (with special guest selaelo maredi castillo) about the new federal theatre's work & about the social impact & implications of race in contemporary theatre.
Read MoreEthyl Pitts Walker details who was in the room & what pieces were in place for the founding of The Black Theatre Network in 1986.
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