(February 2020 – Harlem, New York) Classical actress and producer Debra Ann Byrd undertook a remarkable journey to take on the role of Shakespeare’s noble general Othello — which she recently performed for Southwest Shakespeare Company at Taliesin West, winning her the 2019 Broadway World Arizona Lead Actress Award. This past fall the actress recorded her experiences on becoming ‘The Moor of […]
Set in 1821, the play is based on the true story of the first African-American theatre company in New York City. It dramatizes the conflict that arises when free African-American, William Henry Brown, organizes a production of Shakespeare's "Richard III" for a predominantly black audience. The show challenges leading New York City producer Stephen […]
On Monday, January, 20th — Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day THE DAY HARLEM SAVED DR. KING Donation $35 Adults; $15 Children Under 12 At Greater Allen A.M.E.Cathedral of New York110-31 Merrick Blvd, Jamaica, New York 11433 718 206 4600
In a world that has never truly atoned for the sins of slavery, enters TRUBONE, a man of an indeterminate age…a gifted storyteller, profound and irreverent, he tells it like it is because it was what it was! He takes you on a journey from the slave ship to the auction block, from the sun-drenched cotton […]
Classical actress and producer Debra Ann Byrd undertook a remarkable journey to take on the role of Othello — which she first performed in her native Harlem. The actress recently recorded her experiences on becoming ‘The Moor of Venice’ as writer-in-residence at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. PERFORMANCE 1 9 October 2019, 5:00pmShakespeare Birthplace TrustThe […]
Shades of Truth & Voza Rivers / New Heritage Theatre Grouppresent TRUBONE: Trilogy of TruthSaturday, November 9th Williams Institutional CME Church TRUBONE In a world that has never truly atoned for the sins of slavery, enters TRUBONE, a man of an indeterminate age…a gifted storyteller, profound and irreverent, he tells it like it is […]
NEW YORK CLASSICAL THEATRE’S STAGED READING OF ‘LEONORA’ New York- May 24, 2019 – Full casting has been announced for the staged reading of David Stallings’ new drama Leonora, which will be performed at The Williams CME Institutional Church in Harlem on Monday June 3 at 7pm. The reading is presented by New York Classical Theatre in association with […]
