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The CRAFT Institute: Writers Retreat Announces Its Finalists
The CRAFT Institute: Writers Retreat, a program for 4 Black screenwriters to workshop their script, has picked their finalists.
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eag531
- Jun 7
- 1 min
THE CALL: The International Black Theatre Summit Ghana 2025
To all Continental and Diasporic Africans in Theater, Film/TV, and Storytelling across all platforms: this is The Call. We are thrilled...
eag531
- Apr 24
- 2 min
CRAFT presents The Writers Retreat!
The CRAFT Institute presents “The Writers Retreat.” An in-person 3-day residency in picturesque Martha’s Vineyard. We will provide Four...
eag531
- Feb 20
- 1 min
Happy Sidney Poitier Day!
Greetings, CRAFT Community! Happy Black History Month and Happy Sidney Poitier Day! We hope you, your families, and communities are...
TheCraftInstitute
- Jan 1
- 2 min
Happy New Year from The CRAFT Institute!
As we enter 2024, The CRAFT Institute would like to express our deepest gratitude to you. Your genuine interest, encouragement, and...
TheCraftInstitute
- Sep 17, 2023
- 3 min
It's September 17th! Happy Black Theatre Day!
Hi CRAFT Community, Happy Black Theatre Day!!!! We will be celebrating all day long and hope you will too! Learn more about Black Theatre...
TheCraftInstitute
- Aug 6, 2023
- 2 min
Thank you for coming to IBTS 2023!
Dear IBTS Family and CRAFT Community, I hope you are having a fantastic summer!! We truly appreciate all who attended The International...
eag531
- Apr 17, 2023
- 2 min
The International Black Theatre Summit 2023: Satellite Event
The International Black Theatre Summit registration is live! We are honoring BLACK THEATRE FOREVER! Drawing upon our histories,...
eag531
- Feb 25, 2023
- 1 min
Happy Sidney Poitier Day!
Celebrate Sidney Poitier Day! #sidneypoitierday #hbdsidneypoitier #blacktheatreday February 20 is award-winning actor, director and...
eag531
- Mar 29, 2022
- 2 min
Open Call to Echoes of Us!
The African Diasporic Network has finally announced plans for its first production, Echoes of Us, to be directed by none other than...
monicandounou
- Dec 18, 2021
- 0 min
TheCraftInstitute
- Oct 21, 2020
- 1 min
Hollywood still has a diversity problem by Dr. Monica Ndounou
In 2019, CRAFT's Founder, Monica Ndounou broke down the diversity problem that Hollywood still evidently still has today. Of course, this...
eag531
- Oct 21, 2020
- 1 min
Broadway Stars Call Out Racism in the Theater Community
In a Variety article by Klaritza Rico, Broadway stars are calling out racism in the theater community following the death of George Floyd...
eag531
- Oct 21, 2020
- 1 min
OpEd: Silence of White Theaters on Anti-Black Violence is Deafening by Dr. Monica Ndounou
"It is hard not to notice how white theaters profit from staging Black death and trauma but say nothing in response to anti-Black...
TheCraftInstitute
- Oct 21, 2020
- 1 min
Student Perspectives: Supportive Teaching Through A Pandemic
In this "Student Perspectives" blog post, Naomi Agnew '20 reflects on a supportive learning experience she had in a summer theater course...
TheCraftInstitute
- Oct 16, 2020
- 1 min
Mellon Foundation to Provide $5 Million to Aid Black Theaters
"The Billie Holiday Theater in Brooklyn will spearhead The Black Seed, a strategic plan that will offer grants to up to 50 theaters...
TheCraftInstitute
- Jul 1, 2019
- 1 min
CRAFT's Founder, Dr. Monica White Ndounou reflects on the 2018 International Black Theatre Summit
Special thanks to everyone who supported The CRAFT Institute's 2018 International Black Theatre Summit at Dartmouth College this past...
TheCraftInstitute
- Nov 28, 2018
- 1 min
Dr. Nicole Hodges Persley interviews Dr. Monica White Ndounou for American Theatre Magazine
"For Monica White Ndounou, diversifying pedagogy and the canon isn’t just an obligation, it’s an opportunity."
TheCraftInstitute
- Sep 25, 2018
- 1 min
Bringing The International Black Theatre Summit to Dartmouth College
"This is about to be the event of the term—the event of the school year, really." Jovanay Carter, Dartmouth College ’19
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