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  • School Girls. Six Black teenagers wearing uniforms of green dresses and white shirts on stage.

    Creators and Performers Confront the Blinding Whiteness of Atlanta's Theaters

    Says playwright Jamil Jude: “Rather than fight what White theaters do, I want to make a safe space for artists of color.”
    N. Jamiyla Chisholm Mar 19, 2020 3:55PM EDT
    "School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play." Seven Black women in a school room with six dressed in colorful dresses.

    Plays Written by Women of Color Reign on Broadway

    Larissa FastHorse: “I honestly never expected to be on this list as a Native American playwright, and that’s really sad.”

    N. Jamiyla Chisholm Sep 19, 2019 2:19PM EDT
    For Colored Girls. Book cover and red, yellow and brown dresses.

    Ntozake Shange's 'For Colored Girls' Returns to the Stage

    The choreopoem will enjoy a six-week revival at New York City’s Public Theater.

    N. Jamiyla Chisholm Sep 17, 2019 1:56PM EDT
    A Black woman turned to the side laughs while wearing a hat

    A Play About Maya Angelou is Being Developed for Broadway

    “Phenomenal Woman: An Evening with Maya Angelou” will debut in 2021.

    Tiarra Mukherjee Apr 4, 2019 12:32PM EDT
    A Latinx  man waring a brown suit jacket and tie stands on a stage with a mic in his hand.

    John Leguizamo's One-Man Show 'Latin History for Morons' Hits the Road

    The comedian will break down Latinx history through the ages on his nationwide tour.

    Tiarra Mukherjee Apr 2, 2019 11:59AM EDT
    Poster with yellow top bar and black text reading "PLAYBILL" and Black woman on white and pink and turquoise background behind black text that reads "EVE'S SONG" on grey pavement in front of brown building

    READ: New York City Theater Explores Black Death

    The Undefeated looks at on- and off-Broadway plays that take on the specter of anti-Black violence, both intimate and structural, during this theater season.

    Sameer Rao Dec 11, 2018 12:29PM EST
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