This Month in Theatre History
January looks back on the first female theatre manager, a new-play producer, a groundbreaking Black theatre artist, peak Broadway, and more.
All Stories About Ntozake Shange
Shange, Henderson, A.R.T./NY to Receive Special Category Lortel Awards
Stephen McKinley Henderson will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award, Ntozake Shange will be posthumously inducted onto the Playwright’s Sidewalk, and A.R.T./New York will be recognized for its Body of Work.
Erika Dickerson-Despenza Crafts Ntozake Shange Social Justice Theatre Residency
Established to recognize a woman, femme, trans, or non-binary playwright of the African diaspora, the residency will provide a salary with benefits and full support to pursue creative work.
In ‘Dance We Do,’ Ntozake Shange Tells an Artist’s Love Story
Her posthumous release honors the under-recognized place of Black artists in dance and theatrical history.
She Wasn’t Just Anybody Who Sang a Black Girl’s Song
Ntozake Shange brought her fearless poetry out of the basements and cafes into the theatre and reached the world.
Emily Mann: The Quiet Radical
In 1990, the theatre’s board gambled on a young writer/director with an agenda. It’s paid off: Mann built a team around her vision, attracted new audiences, and steered the company through both crisis and triumph.
