Director, actor, producer, & educator Ron Himes is the founder and producing director of the Black Rep in St. Louis, MO. He discusses the company’s history, his evolution as an artist, and his goals for the company’s future in an exciting live interview at BTN.

NEW EPISODE COMING SOON! check out keith’s demo reel here: https://www.keitharthurbolden.com/demo-reel-1 Keith Arthur Bolden, #theactingprofessor, has a lengthy acting career. his full bio can be found here, with screen credits found on his IMDB page. information about the Black Theatre Network’s StudentQuest Monologue Competition can be accessed here. Black Theatre History Podcast RSS

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. Black Theatre History Podcast RSS

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.

Kathy A. Perkins discusses her career in lighting design, and how she came to balance professional work with academic publishing and teaching. You can find & purchase all of Kathy’s books here. To read a great interview between Kathy and Roundabout’s teaching artist Artist Nafeesa Monroe about Alice Childress, Kathy’s books about Black American theatre professionals, and her work on Trouble in Mind, click here. Black Theatre History Podcast RSS

Dr. Tawnya Pettiford-Wates (“Dr. T”) shares the origins, discovery, and application of RItual Poetic Drama in the African Continuum.

Audience Development and Public Relations specialist Marcia Pendelton discusses her life, her work, and the origins of WalkTallGirl Productions and the Black Theatre Preview.

Scholar Dr. Khalid Yaya Long discusses the life and work of seminal director & devisor Glenda Dickerson.

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.

playwright, historian, & arts manager michael dinwiddie discusses his origins in detroit, his continuing work as a scholar & playwright, and how his work with numerous boards & institutions pave the way for the future of black theatre.

actor blair underwood discusses his early years as an actor, his journey through a television & film career, and why he continues to return to the stage, his first & truest theatrical love.

Dr. Indira Etwaroo discusses her own origins & career, and joins kb saine in celebrating the success of RestorationArt's major programs, including the great theatre work happening at the Billie Holiday Theatre in Brooklyn.

gary anderson discusses his research for and findings from the black theatre survey 2016-2017: a report on the health of black theatre in america.

kb saine talks with playwright Dominique Morisseau about her Detroit Trilogy, her influences and intentions as a playwright, and the contemporary realities of Jim Crow Theatre.

Tiffany Renee Thompson & Taylor N. Daniels talk about what it means to be a working black actor in the American Theatre.

Interview with Ekundayo Bandele, Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Hattiloo Theatre about his career, the origins & history of the theatre, and his vision for moving forward.

Angelica Cheri discusses her new work, "Berta, Berta" just before its world premiere at the Contemporary American Theatre Festival

Carlyle Brown discusses his career & two new publications, 'Down In Missippi' & 'Abe Lincoln and Uncle Tom in the White House'

Donald Lacy has been touring his one-man show, "Colorstruck," for the past six years. Upon the inauguration of 45, he began touring the show as "Colorstruck: Surviving the Trumpocalypse." He discusses that work here.

a student reading of Barbara & Carlton Molette's ten-minute play, "Our Dreams"

live from the Black Theatre Network 31st annual conference, costume designer Gregory Horton discusses the career that led to his NBTF lifetime achievement award for costume design.

kb saine discusses Sugar Ray, a one-man show written by lawrence holder, directed by woodie king, and performed by reggie wilson.

kb 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.

kb saine sits down with Dr. Ethyl Pitts Walker & learns the true story about the origins of the Black Theatre Network