DC Black Theatre Festival

Brace yourself! As you embark on an incredible journey through Washington DC's first-ever Black Theatre Festival; a week-long festival celebrating extraordinary stories told by people of African decent. This inaugural event has an exciting menu of more than 60 provacative and ground breaking theatrical performances, by local and national artists, writers, producers, and the theatre companies, and is the first festival of it's kind to recognize the importance of both urban and traditional theatre.

Added to this magnificen line-up will be a week-long celebration of the Giants in Black Theatre, a series called "Intimate Conversations; history told through the eyes of those who were there." The DC Black Theatre Festival will also offer an array of Visual Presentations, Workshops, Monologue Competition and the first-ever One-Act Battle; a night one-act competition that concludes at the end of the week with the winner of each night battling for the titled "Best of the Best."

After the last performance, don't miss the nightly After Party, featuring live music and entertainment, a cash bar, and a lively discussion w/ audience members and performers. You do not want to miss this change of being among the first to say, "I was there when DC Black Theatre Festival changed the way theatre was done!"

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