Black Theatre Day, is a collective effort launched by The International Black Theatre Summit, which is led by Dr. Monica White Ndounou, Associate Professor of Theater at Dartmouth College and founding Executive Director of The CRAFT Institute, with additional support from WACO Theatre Center, Project1Voice, and Plowshares Theatre Company with regional planning committees that include Support Black Theatre, African-American Shakespeare Company, Birmingham Black Theatre Collective, the Hansberry Project, the Black Theatre Network, and The St. Louis Black Repertory Company. Cohorts and allies throughout the Black Theatre field include numerous participating organizations and supporters over the past two years.

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The Black Theatre 2023 National Committee

 

 Dr. Monica White Ndounou, The CRAFT Institute, The International Black Theatre Summit, Dartmouth College, Create Ensemble

Gary Anderson, Plowshares Theatre Company, Black Theatre Network

Carlton V Bell II, Birmingham Black Theatre Collective

Sophina Brown, Support Black Theatre

Valerie Curtis-Newton, The Hansberry Project

Ron Himes, The St. Louis Black Repertory Theatre

Erich McMillan-McCall, Project1 Voice

David Parker, Birmingham Black Theatre Collective

Aija Penix, Birmingham Black Theatre Collective

K. Zaheerah Sultan, Black Theatre Network

Shay Wafer, WACO Theatre Company

Sherri Young, African-American Shakespeare Company