Recently added articles from Black Masks:
In Memory of My Mother
Mar 01, 2009; ... For all of you who are wondering by now what in the world has happened to your subscription to Black Masks, I offer a heartfelt apology. My mother was hospitalized twice this fall in Florida and then passed away on January 5, 2009. As you can well imagine, it was impossible to work through this ...
In Memoriam: Carol Mitchell Leon
Mar 01, 2009; ... It is difficult to imagine Atlanta theatre without Carol Mitchell Leon. She must have known, back in the 1980s when she moved to Atlanta from Philadelphia, that she had found her home as well as her calling. Having graduated from Clark Atlanta University, she eventually became a beloved ...
The Inimitable Lynda Gravátt
Mar 01, 2009; ... Consummate Actor, Director and Teacher Gifted actress Lynda Gravati, three-time AUDELCO Award winner (2003, 2004 and 2007) and winner of the Helen Hayes Award (2004), was born in Harlem in 1946. For many years her adoring adoptive parents, Fontaine and David Bradley, sent her to a ...
First National Meeting: Women of Color Writing Drama
Mar 01, 2009; ... The first week of September, I boarded a plane for Chicago to attend the first National Meeting of Women of Color Writing Drama sponsored by the Black Women Playwrights' Group (BWPG), a service and advocacy group for African American playwrights writing for the professional theatre. The mission ...
Remembering Barbara Ann Teer: June 18, 1937 - July 21, 2008
Mar 01, 2009; ... Barbara Ann Teer and NBT (Excerpted from Barbara Ann Teer and the National Black Theatre: Transformational Forces in Harlem (New York: Garland Publishing, 1997.) In 1965, noted African-American poet and playwright Längsten Hughes perceived "a very great need for a serious theatre ...
Events
Mar 01, 2009; ... California Bananas: A Day in the Life of Josephine Baker. Written, produced and performed by Sloan Robinson. Directed by Joyce Maddox. Accompanied by pianist Aeros Pierce. A theatre cabaret based on the life of Josephine Baker. From Jan. 27. Sun. 3 pm. ($20). Limited run. Vintage ...
Books
Mar 01, 2009; ... African Women Playwrights, edited and introduced by Kathy A. Perkins. Foreword by Amandina Lihamba. The anthology consists of nine plays by a diverse group of women from throughout the African continent with commentary by each playwright on her own play. Authors include Ama Ata Aidoo, Violet ...
A New Initiative
Jul 01, 2008; ... Editor's Notes Within the next six months and possibly even before our next issue, Black Masks will be activating a new section of its web site at www.blackmasks.com to make available special collectors sets of Black Masks ranging from five-issue sets on various topics, such as August ...
In Memoriam: Bo Diddley
Jul 01, 2008; ... Bo Diddley (born Ellas Otha Bates), innovative guitarist and singer died June 2, 2008 at the age of 79. Made famous for his self-designed guitars and ...
In Memoriam: Oni Faida Lampley
Jul 01, 2008; ... Oni Faida Lampley, Oklahoma-born under the name Vera Lampley, succumbed to cancer on April 28, 2008. An award-winning playwright, she was known for such plays as Mixed Babies, which won her a Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Play and her autobiographical The Dark Kalamazoo, which garnered a ...
Harlem Arts Alliance: The Hottest Ticket in Town!
Jul 01, 2008; ... The Harlem Arts Alliance (HAA) meeting-on the first Monday of every month-it's the hottest ticket in town! The HAA is a nonprofit service organization committed to nurturing the artistic growth and organizational development of individual artists and arts organizations primarily in Harlem and ...
Augusta Mini Theatre: A Vision, a Dream, a Mission
Jul 01, 2008; ... (I first heard of the Augusta Mini Theatre when they subscribed to Black Masks in its 1984-1985 inaugural year. I recall being very excited that the word about the magazine had gotten as far as Georgia. Their subscription opened up my imagination to the possibility of making Black Masks a ...
Events
Jul 01, 2008; ... Florida 22nd Annual Black Theatre Network Conference. "Imagining New Possibilities: Exploring the Magic and Fantasy of Black Theatre." A series of panels, workshops and presentations that investigate the magical, spiritual, supernatural and surreal aspects of Black theatre and drama ....
National Black Arts Festival: Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary!
Jul 01, 2008; ... It seems impossible that twenty years have elapsed since the National Black Arts Festival (NBAF) launched its first biannual summer festival in Atlanta in 1988. Founded in 1987 by Michael Lomax and sponsored by the Fulton County government, with some support from corporations and foundations, ...
Festivals
Jul 01, 2008; ... National Black Arts Festival. The 20th Anniversary celebration of this fabulous cultural festival. Featuring a ...
Conferences
Jul 01, 2008; ... 22nd Annual Black Theatre Network Conference. "Imagining New Possibilities: ...
Books/DVDs
Jul 01, 2008; ... Defining Moments: The Harlem Renaissance by Kevin Hillstrom. A detailed and authoritative overview of the Harlem Renaissance that includes biographical and primary sources as well as historical texture. Detroit: Omnigraphics, 2008; 240 pp., $49. (www.omnigraphics.com). What's Cookin' in ...
LARRY LEON HAMLIN: FROM FOOTLIGHTS TO FAME
Jan 01, 2008; ... (This article originally appeared in the Nov/Dec 1989 issue of Black Masks.) Mustering all his courage, Larry Leon Hamlin at age six made a modest break into the theatre world with the recitation of a few lines of poetry. However, being on the stage so thrilled him he had to be coaxed ...
SOMETHING TRULY MARVTASTIC
Jan 01, 2008; ... He never slept And he laughed and laughed And he lived like every day was a party He was passionate about Black folks And theatre And made an oath To make a difference in both And he wanted to do it In the comfort of his own ...
A MARVTASTIC LIFE
Jan 01, 2008; ... In 1988, Larry Leon Hamlin sat in my office at New Federal Theatre sharing with Herman Leverne Jones and myself his dream to establish a national forum where artists of color from all over the world could convene in the spirit of collaborative, creative excellence. That dream eventually ...