BRTW Salutes Audre Lorde Poet, Essayist, Professor, Activist Listen to "BHM Heroes Ep 6: Audre Lorde" on Spreaker. Podcast episode transcript below: Hey Revolutionaries! This is Heather Harvey, Black Revolutionary Theatre Workshop Co-founder and Producing Ensemble Member. Welcome to BRTW’s Black History Month Heroes. Every day throughout the month of February we’ll be telling you
BRTW Salutes Nichelle Nichols Actor, Singer, Aerospace Advocate Listen to "BHM Heroes Ep 4 Nichelle Nichols" on Spreaker. Podcast episode transcript below: Hello Revolutionaries! This is Heather Harvey, Black Revolutionary Theatre Workshop Co-founder and Producing Ensemble Member. Welcome to BRTW’s Black History Month Heroes. Every day throughout the month of February we’ll share another hero
BRTW Salutes Matt Baker Listen to "BHM Heroes Ep 2: Matt Baker" on Spreaker. Podcast episode transcript in development! Don't Miss BRTW'S Live Black History Month Heroes Celebration Friday 2.23.18 & Saturday 2.24.18 from 8:00 - 9:30 pm 353 Studios in Manhattan There will be booze, Black history, and bad-assery
BRTW Salutes Kathleen Cleaver Activist, Professor of Law, and Black Panther Badass Listen to "BHM Heroes Ep 1 Kathleen Cleaver" on Spreaker. Podcast episode transcript below: Hey Revolutionaries! This is Heather Harvey, Black Revolutionary Theatre Workshop Co-founder and Producing Ensemble Member. Welcome to BRTW’s Black History Month Heroes. Every day throughout the month of February
[art-event id="11532"] "If you are silent about your pain, they’ll kill you and say you enjoyed it." -Zora Neale Hurston. FRUIT workshop at the Commons The hesitant rediscovery of one's body. The power-hungry dominance that looms over a neighborhood. Therapy. Addiction. And a walk of shame the distance of one side of the world to
Mabel & Robert Williams Traditionally, when researching the more militant efforts of the civil rights era, people tend to cite Robert Williams and may exclude his wife, Mabel. In fact, Mabel Williams may be one of the lesser-known figures we choose to celebrate this month. She dedicated her life to racial equality, fighting alongside her
Zora Neale Hurston: Rescued from Obscurity Just over three years ago, I completed my collection of Zora Neale Hurston’s books. Like many, I began my journey with Hurston’s work by reading Their Eyes Were Watching God in high school. My high school ordered copies that arrived complete with Hurston’s biography and a foreword by Alice
Let’s have an honest conversation about Nat Turner. Is he a religious zealot or serial killer? The State of Virginia described a crazed drapetomaniac. Some historians wonder if he was a patsy. Many of us recognize him as a revolutionary. Whether he’s praised, denigrated, or questioned, this controversial figure has become a staple of the
Black Revolutionary Theatre Workshop presents FRUIT BRTW brings FRUIT to Brooklyn! After stops at colleges in the Tristate area, Black Revolutionary Theatre Workshop brings their new piece, FRUIT, to The Commons. An unflinching new look into rape culture, gender, sexuality, and consent in the Black community, FRUIT features a series of vignettes inspired by real
Black Revolutionary Theatre Workshop honors BHM Hero: James Baldwin How do you know James Baldwin? Perhaps one of the most telling aspects of success is one’s significance to many different fields, perspectives, and identities. My first introduction to James Baldwin was through his fiction, specifically Giovanni’s Room, which left me in tears. Then, in college,
When I was growing up in the 90’s, there were few absolutist figures. By that, I mean the type of personalities whom an adult could invoke with the understanding that they were not to be questioned. In my house, these figures were God, Martin Luther King, and Oprah Winfrey. Oprah Winfrey revolutionized the thought processes
In our second year of celebrating Black History Month Heroes, some trends have probably become apparent. We tend to recognize Black people who took a political stand, either as a conscious activist effort or within the arts. We specifically recognize artists, not only because we’re an arts collective, but also because of the privilege provided
Contrary to the popular narrative, there were more Black women actively involved in the American Civil War than Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth. While both of these extraordinary Black women deserve their accolades and should be celebrated with more accurate, dimensional depictions of their contributions to American history and the course of social justice, I
BRTW Presents FRUIT in a series of readings starting in February, 2017 The hesitant rediscovery of one's body. The power-hungry dominance that looms over a neighborhood. Therapy. Addiction. And a walk of shame the distance of one side of the world to the other, FRUIT takes an unapologetic look at the makings (and survival within)
BRTW presents Summoned at Nora's Playhouse Black Revolutionary Theatre Workshop, LLC is proud to present Summoned by BRTW ensemble member, Sheyenne Javonne Brown. A modern adaptation of the timeless myth of Orpheus and Eurydice set against the Black Live's Matter movement in NYC, Summoned explores two lovers' journey into political turmoil. Playwright, Sheyenne Javonne Brown, crafts a tale
BRTW presents REVOLUTION at HERE Arts Center After a successful Northeast tour, Black Revolutionary Theatre Workshop is bringing REVOLUTION to HERE Arts Center for its NYC Premiere. “It reaches into the audience and slams them on the ground. It’s a spiritual powerhouse – with an intellectual punch to match." “While the company is [young], their premiere promises to
Summoned at the Brooklyn Commons Black Revolutionary Theatre Workshop, LLC is proud to present Summoned by BRTW ensemble member, Sheyenne Javonne Brown. A modern adaptation of the timeless myth of Orpheus and Eurydice set against the Black Live's Matter movement in NYC, Summoned explores two lovers' journey into political turmoil. Playwright, Sheyenne Javonne Brown, crafts a tale
Black Revolutionary Theatre Workshop is one year old! We’re walking, talking, and touring! In celebration of our fledgling company’s first birthday, we’re publishing a series of blog posts about BRTW, art, revolution, and where we’re heading in the 2016-17 season. Revolutionary Theatre: A Heritage
BRTW is a year old! We’re walking, talking, and traveling! In celebration of our fledgling company’s first birthday, we’re publishing a series of blog posts about BRTW, art, revolution, and where we’re heading in the 2016-17 season. When Black Artists Can’t Trust the Art Establishment Over a year ago, Kevin and I were emotionally and
Revolution comes to Middlebury College Revolution, an ever-evolving anthology piece central to BRTW's Commission series, comes to the stage at Middlebury College in April, 2016. Revolution examines the course of a violent attempt at racial freedom. Current events and pop culture are on a collision course with a not-too-distant and eerily familiar dystopian future. Revolution reveals fractioning communities grappling with
20 October 2015 by Lisa McCree “I want what we are doing to be a catalyst for change,” explains Jeorge Watson of Black Revolutionary Theatre Workshop. He then turns to his female friend and asks if she is okay with him continuing the interview. “I want people to look at the situation differently,” Watson adds,
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