Amid love, loss, and generational pain, a Haitian-American family wrestles with how much of the past to carry into their child’s future. Join us for a VIRTUAL feature reading of BETWEEN TONGUES by Carl Hendrick Louis on Monday, April 20, 2026 at 7:30pm ET on Zoom! RSVP HERE!
Blackboard Plays hosted the first reading of Jocelyn Bioh’s “School Girls; or The African Mean Girls Play” in January of 2016, and now it’s headed to Broadway 10 years later!
In February, the Obsidian Theatre Festival Announced its lined-up for the 4th Annual Season. The Obsidian Theatre Festival was founded by John Sloan III and is a collaboration between GhostLight Creative Productions & Nicely Theatre Group. OTF focuses on Black stories by Black playwrights and takes place in 3 locations in downtown Detroit each June. …
Since 2022, Blackboard has partnered with Obsidian Theatre Festival and our own Black Motherhood and Parenting New Play Festival (#BMPFest, a partnership with PAAL, Parent Artist Advocacy League) We are pleased to announce these reading that will take place virtually on zoom from April through June 2023. Upcoming Readings: Friday, June 9, 2023 – “The …
JOIN US… for a reading a new TV Pilot by a Blackboard Vet! We are excited to support she and her collaborators with this fun new featured reading! REGISTER TODAY!
Meet the 4 Finalists for the 1st Annual Black Motherhood and Parenting New Play Festival – #BMPFest
The Black Motherhood and Parenting New Play Festival is open to parents and caregivers that identify as Black.
Join us on Monday, May 25th for a reading of a new one-woman show by Camille Thomas, shedding light on barriers within our education system for Black youth.
Join us on Monday, May 11, 2020 for a Feature reading of “Reconstruction” by Tom Minter on Zoom! Learn More about the play and Register Here today!
Our 1st feature in November is “Ruth” by Christy Smith-Sloman, directed by Cezar Williams and produced by Daryl Sledge. ABOUT THE PLAY: A New Orleans family gathers on Easter Weekend for an overdue reunion. When family secrets and future plans are revealed, lives are changed forever.
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