Seeking NY-based BIPOC performers who are mothers! MEAT SUIT (tentative title) is an ensemble play, written & directed by Aya Ogawa, about the shitshow that is motherhood. The insanity, the chaos, the rage. The shit, the vomit, the blood and the piss. The loss of our bodies and our minds. Being middle-aged, having to parent children …
We’ve got a lot of readings this season and we are excited to meet actors that we have not worked with before! With Submissions being accepted for the 2nd Annual Black Motherhood and Parenting New Play Festival, and finalists being selected for the 2nd Annual Obsidian Theatre Festival we are seeking actors for our readings. …
That’s right… Our SECOND Community Night of the month, will be on Friday, February 21st! Since 2008, Community Nights have been a signature part of Blackboard’s development model. Community Nights function in a no pressure environment, where you can hear those new pages you’ve been working on, get a little feedback and reconnect with a …
Since 2008, Community Nights have been a signature part of Blackboard’s development model. Community Nights function in a no pressure environment, where you can hear those new pages you’ve been working on, get a little feedback and reconnect with a friend or meet a new one! Join us on Monday, February 10, 2020 7:30pm PLAYWRIGHTS! …
Casting “The Woman / The Man,” a double feature Columbia School of the Arts MFA Directing Thesis Productions. Headed by director and Emmy-nominated choreographer, Jeffrey Page. “The Woman / The Man” will be comprised of an ensemble-based company of 13 actors performing two plays: Adrienne Kennedy’s “Funnyhouse of a Negro” and Suzan-Lori Parks’ “The Death of the Last Black Man in the Whole Entire World.” We are especially interested in actors who can sing and move well.
Our 1st Community Night of the 10th Season! PLAYWRIGHTS: Bring up to 10 pages of new work! ACTORS: Bring yourselves! Come on out to the cell on Monday, October 8th, 2018 – RSVP Here!
Our June Blackboard will be a Community Night! What better way to end the 9th Season then with a celebration of new work as we prepare for Season 10! (And contribute to or $10K Fundraiser!). RSVP Today – See you there!
Spring is upon us, and so it seems are writing deadlines. Keeping this in mind, we decided that in lieu of a March Feature, a community night might be more beneficial for … well you… the community. Playwrights bring up to 10 pages of your work (with enough copies for everyone) and Actors bring yourselves! …
Monday, December 12, 2016 7:00pm @ the cell In October 2006, Blackboard Founder, Garlia Jones-Ly produced “RedVolution” an HIV/AIDS Awareness Benefit Concert with her College Theatre group, Black Curtain. 10 years later, HIV/AIDS is not a forgotten disease and continues to affect Black communities. After accepting submissions from September 1 – October 31st, Blackboard Plays …
3 Features and a Community Night are what we have planned September – December 2016. Every evening begins at 7:30pm @ the cell. Suggested Donation $10 Reserve via Brown Paper Tickets or RSVP: info@blackboardplays.com Monday, September 12, 2016 “When Night Falls” By Cynthia G. Robinson Josiane Bisimwa, a Sudanese woman, falls victim to unspeakable violence …