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Ten of her plays have been published in Black Drama: 1850 to Present, an on-line collection of 1,200 plays by Blacks. [1] Her book, Their Place on the Stage has been described as "a reference work important to anyone studying black women playwrights or black drama". [2] Brown-Guillory was formerly professor of English at the University of ...
The Ensemble Theatre is a non-profit organization founded by George Hawkins in 1976 as a touring company that rehearsed in a church basement. [2]In 2003, the company was awarded $250,000 from the Houston Endowment Inc., with which it retired its original capital campaign debt and made some improvements to the facility.
Sterling Houston (1945 – November 8, 2006) was an African-American experimental playwright, actor, musician and prose writer renowned for his works of social commentary exploring black and gay identity. His plays encompassed multiple theatrical genres, including musicals, dramas and comedies.
Velina Hasu Houston’s play “Tea” starts with the death of a character. After Himiko Hamilton, a Japanese woman living inFt. Riley, Kan., takes her own life, four of her friends, who belong ...
The Texas Freeman was founded in 1893 and later merged to become The Houston Informer and Texas Freeman. [57] KCOH 1430 AM was a black-owned radio stationed started in 1953. [71] It was a focal point for the Houston black community located at the iconic "looking-glass" studios on 5011 Almeda in Midtown Houston.
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The Chitlin' Circuit was a collection of performance venues found throughout the eastern, southern, and upper Midwest areas of the United States. They provided commercial and cultural acceptance for African-American musicians, comedians, and other entertainers following the era of venues run by the "white-owned-and-operated Theatre Owners Booking Association (TOBA)...formed in 1921."
1300 Victor Street, Houston TX After the Texas emancipation of June 19, 1865, many migrated to Houston with their newfound freedom — establishing a hub for their community just southwest of ...