Participants in Theatre Producers of Color s Producing 101 course
Earlier this spring, 25 up-and-coming theatre makers completed the inaugural Producing 101 course from Theatre Producers of Color. The program, committed to supporting the next generation of BIPOC producers, ran for 10 weeks and taught the fundamentals of commercial producing, including development paths, financing, and budgeting, with experienced BIPOC and white ally leaders as their guides.
Tony-nominated producer Rashad V. Chambers
(
Betrayal) served as the program mentor with guest appearances by Tonyâwinning and nominated producers Stephen C. Byrd, Arvind Ethan David, Mara Isaacs, Alia Jones-Harvey, Brian Moreland, Greg Nobile, Joey Parnes, Ron Simons, and Barbara Whitman, as well as Woolly Mammoth Artistic Director Maria Manuela Goyanes and Lisa Davis, partner at Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz.
Chicago. The 70-minute concert will be held at Marseille restaurant May 26 at 11:30 AM for an audience of 25 vaccinated educators. A live stream of the event will be available to view for students and teachers across all five boroughs for 30 days.
The event will be hosted by N Kenge (Broadway s upcoming
Caroline, or Change) and will feature performances from Tony nominee Sahr Ngaujah (
Moulin Rouge!), Holly Ann Butler (
Diana), Zachary Noah Piser (
Wicked), Nteliseng Nkhela (
Chicago), and Jeremy Stolle (
The concert, titled
Broadway s Back, follows two challenging school years touched by a pandemic and distanced learning. Inside Broadway hopes this virtual field trip will provide entertainment for students and teachers both in schools and remotely.
Ma Rainey s Black Bottom and
Black Panther star will be led by Dean (and Howard alumn) Phylicia Rashad. Chadwick Boseman DFree/Shutterstock.com
Ma Rainey s Black Bottom and
Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman. The actor passed away in 2020.
The announcement comes on the heels of stage and screen star Phylicia Rashadbeing named the college s dean. Rashad herself is an alum of the historically Black university and was a mentor to Boseman.
Boseman graduated Howard in 2000 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in directing, returning in 2018 to receive an honorary doctorate and give a commencement address. Boseman rose to prominence in a string of biopics, playing legendary baseball player Jackie Robinson in 2013 s
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