AN OPEN LETTER FROM THE METRO ATLANTA ARTS COMMUNITY IN THE WAKE OF THE LYRIC’S CLOSING
On Tuesday, March 7th, we were devastated to hear that the Atlanta Lyric Theatre has shut down after 42 seasons. Not only is its closing a loss for our vibrant industry, it is also an indicator that if left unchecked, the crisis in the theatre and arts sectors caused by the COVID-19 shutdowns will continue to ravage our community.
Arts and theatre companies across the country are at an inflection point. Now is the time to act to ensure theatre and the arts stay at the center of Metro Atlanta communities.
News and Press
Fox 5 Atlanta: “Atlanta Theater Celebrates Black Storytelling”
True Colors Awarded MailChimp Arts Grant: Why We’re Granting $1M To Empower Atlanta’s Creative Community
True Colors Theatre Company: Keeping The Black Storytelling Tradition Alive in Atlanta – Broadway & Main
True Colors Theatre Company’s return to stage featured by Broadway World: “Road To Reopening: True Colors Theatre On Streaming, Returning To Performances, & More!”
Opera News Review: “Concert for Unity”
The Atlanta Opera and Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company co-presented the Concert for Unity, a celebration of Atlanta’s diversity through music, on May 8 and 9.
Concert for Unity Celebrates City’s Diversity Through Music
The Atlanta Opera and Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company present the Concert for Unity, a celebration of Atlanta’s diversity through music, on May 8 and 9.
True Colors Theatre Company’s Community Conversation “Art Meets Activism: John Lewis, C.T. Vivian and The Baptism” Reviewed by The Emory Wheel – “Poetry Commemorates Lewis and Vivian”
True Colors Theatre Company’s Community Conversation “Art Meets Activism: John Lewis, C.T. Vivian and The Baptism” Featured by The Washington Post.
True Colors Theatre Company Featured by Atlanta Business Chronicle: Local theater directors raise the curtain on pandemic production
Artistic Director Jamil Jude featured by American Theatre: After Years of Talk, Finally Some Money for Black Artists and Theatres
Artistic Director Jamil Jude featured by ArtsAtl: COVID-tested True Colors concentrates on building community, telling stories offstage
BroadwayWorld.com features True Colors Theatre Community Conversation
“Next Gen Playwrights: Beyond the Struggle”
“Realignments for a Revolution.”
True Colors’ Artistic Director Jamil Jude featured in the Black Theatre Commons’ “A Call for Revolutionary Theatre 2020.”
Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company in National BLM Media Coverage:
BroadwayWorld.com
TheatreMania.com
