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 …
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. …
The 2nd Annual Black Motherhood and Parenting New Play Festival is here! Blackboard Plays and Parent Artist Advocacy League (PAAL) partner to uplift the experiences of Black Parenthood. The Black Motherhood and Parenting New Play Festival was established to tell stories from Black Playwrights with families. MISSION STATEMENT Since 2008, Blackboard Plays has been devoted …
There are many exciting things about #BMPFest! One of them is are national partner theatres! The Black Motherhood and Parenting New Play Festival is a national digital tour of new work by Black parent playwrights. Following our Submission period last fall, our review committee selected 4 finalists and 2 semi-finalists. We hope that in the …
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.