Episodes

  • Ron Himes and The St. Louis Black Rep
    Mar 1 2024
    Director, actor, producer, & educator Ron Himes is the founder and producing director of the Black Rep in St. Louis, MO. He discusses the company’s history, his evolution as an artist, and his goals for the company’s future in an exciting live interview at BTN.
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  • Keith Arthur Bolden, #theactingprofessor - Live from BTN!
    Dec 30 2022

    check out keith’s demo reel here: https://www.keitharthurbolden.com/demo-reel-1

    Keith Arthur Bolden, #theactingprofessor, has a lengthy acting career. his full bio can be found here, with screen credits found on his IMDB page.

    information about the Black Theatre Network’s StudentQuest Monologue Competition can be accessed here.

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  • Ron Simons: Broadway producer
    Oct 7 2022

    In a Live from BTN interview, Ron Simons discusses how he came to be a Broadway producer, what the work requires, and what he’s excited about coming up next.

    Check out the SimonSays Entertainment website for Ron’s bio, testimonials and highlights about his past productions, and information about upcoming projects at https://simonsaysentertainment.com.

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  • Chisa Hutchinson, playwright
    Jul 14 2022
    Playwright Chisa Hutchinson discusses her career arc, how she communicates to her audiences and her hopes for what her plays can achieve within our american society.
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  • Kathy A. Perkins: Lighting Design and Literary Scholarship
    Feb 11 2022

    Kathy A. Perkins discusses her career in lighting design, and how she came to balance professional work with academic publishing and teaching.

    You can find & purchase all of Kathy’s books here.

    To read a great interview between Kathy and Roundabout’s teaching artist Artist Nafeesa Monroe about Alice Childress, Kathy’s books about Black American theatre professionals, and her work on Trouble in Mind, click here.

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  • Dr. Tawnya Pettiford-Wates: Ritual Poetic Drama in the African Continuum
    Oct 5 2021
    Dr. Tawnya Pettiford-Wates (“Dr. T”) shares the origins, discovery, and application of RItual Poetic Drama in the African Continuum.
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  • Marcia Pendelton: Walk Tall Girl Productions
    Aug 1 2021
    Audience Development and Public Relations specialist Marcia Pendelton discusses her life, her work, and the origins of WalkTallGirl Productions and the Black Theatre Preview.
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  • Khalid Long on Glenda Dickerson
    Jun 17 2021
    Scholar Dr. Khalid Yaya Long discusses the life and work of seminal director & devisor Glenda Dickerson.
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    39 mins