Jackie Taylor reveals more details for Black Ensemble Theater site expansion
The location for Taylor's Free to Be Village development will be situated on this site across the street from Black Ensemble ...
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Black-led plays about family and history come to Atlanta theater companies
Two Atlanta theater companies are collaborating with community organizations and Black professionals for new productions.
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In 2025, Chicago theater maven Jackie Taylor is breaking her own rules
The CEO of Black Ensemble Theater is disrupting her traditional formula with a new autobiographical musical — and planning an ...
Rolling Out6d
John Canada Terrell reflects on 5 decades of Black cinema
John Canada Terrell discusses his groundbreaking role in Spike Lee's early work, experiences at Cannes, and the evolution of ...
WTTW News7d
Elvis Presley, Cabrini-Green and Politics: A Conversation With Black Ensemble Theater’s Jackie Taylor
Next year will mark 50 years since the founding of Chicago’s Black Ensemble Theater. Many well-regarded theaters have come ...
BroadwayWorld1mon
Black Ensemble Theater 2025-26 Season - Stage manager interviews Equity Principal Actors - Black Ensemble Theater Auditions
Always bring your Equity Membership card to auditions. ELVIS PRESLEY WAS A BLACK MAN Preview: March 1, 2, 7, 8 Open: March 9 Close: April 20 SYNOPSIS: “Elvis Presley was a Black Man” is a ...
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Spotlight: BET premieres tuner ‘Elvis Presley Was a Black Man Named Joe’
Black Ensemble Theater presents “Elvis Presley Was a Black Man Named Joe.” Written and directed by founder and artistic director Jackie Taylor, the musical is inspired by Taylor’s ...
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Review: THE AFRICAN COMPANY PRESENTS RICHARD III at The Black Theatre Troupe
Carlyle Brown’s THE AFRICAN COMPANY ... The Black Theatre Troupe’s current production (running through February 23rd) brings this history vividly to life. The play demands an ensemble that ...