Congratulations to Los Angeles’ Yenay Cuevas on winning Second Runner Up at the August Wilson New Voices 2024 National Finals in Pittsburgh! She wowed the audience with her moving portrayal of Vera from August Wilson’s Seven Guitars. We’re so proud of you, …
What a memorable night! A joyous time was had by all at Support Black Theatre’s August Wilson New Voices Los Angeles Finals presented in partnership with Occidental College and Ebony Repertory Theatre. The evening far exceeded our expectations. Thank you to our eight student …
Support Black Theatre was overjoyed to send a group of local high school students to experience the legendary Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion! The students saw an incredible repertory of pieces from one of America’s greatest dance …
SBT’s August Wilson New Voices Los Angeles Finalists had the wonderful opportunity to see Zora Howard’s STEW presented by Ebony Repertory Theatre. This evening was made even more special given the students were able to meet legendary theatre titans and Wilsonians, Stephen …
A huge congratulations to Lines in the Dust actresses Kelly Jenrette and Erica Tazel for receiving the Stage Raw Award for Leading Performance in a Play! Support Black Theatre and Collaborative Artists Bloc are beaming with pride and gratitude that Kelly and …
Support Black Theatre is so thankful to the team at local nonprofit Brotherhood Crusade for inviting us to be a part of their game-changing work for Los Angeles’ youth! SBT had such a rewarding time helping to prepare these students for real-world …
Congratulations to the August Wilson New Voices 2024 Los Angeles Finalists! We are so proud of this immensely talented group of young artists. Looking forward to SBT’s August Wilson New Voices Los Angeles Finals on Monday, March 25th, in partnership with Occidental …
We had such an incredible, impactful time at UCLA introducing the Theatre MFA students to the work, life, and legacy of one of America’s greatest playwrights, August Wilson, through SBT’s Wilson Workshop series. A special thank you to SBT Teaching Artist, DeJuan …
Support Black Theatre had such a wonderful time teaming up with WACO Theater Center to offer an SBT August Wilson New Voices Educational Workshop to the students of WACO Theater Center! SBT Teaching Artist DeJuan Christopher led these incredibly talented students in …
What a glorious end to an amazing run! Pulitzer Prize nominated playwright, Nikkole Salter, was in the house for the closing performance of her gripping play, Lines in the Dust. The collaboration between Collaborative Artists Bloc and Support Black Theatre marked the …