Tag: theater
Award-winning Choir Boy play makes Birmingham debut Aug. 23
By Je’Don Holloway Talley
For The Birmingham Times
Carlton Bell II, wanted to make the Birmingham Black Repertory Theatre Company’s (BBRTC) first season memorable so Bell...
Ntozake Shange’s famed “For Colored Girls” at the Encore March 1-3
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
There is no better time than now for a production of Ntozake Shange’s famed choreopoem and award-winning stage play, “For...
Birmingham Playwrights Take Center Stage
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
Local playwright Allison Sanders remembers the venue for her first play.
“We would have talent shows on my porch,” said the...
Artistic Director Alicia Johnson Williams makes it happen for young people
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
Alicia Johnson Williams, artistic director of Make It Happen Theater Company (MIHTC) and director of college relations at Miles College,...
Priscilla Hancock Cooper knows the importance of mentors. So she became...
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
At an early age, Priscilla Hancock Cooper recognized the importance of mentors and artists.
“I grew up working for a black...
Local playwright Marc Raby entertains, inspires and will bring show to...
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
Marc Raby remembers how his love for theater began: he was 8 years old, and his aunt took him to...
Actor and Artist Carlton Bell to Create Birmingham Web Series
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
Actor/artist Carlton Bell is very busy.
In January, he will film a web series in Birmingham, “20’… something’”, an online original...