Co-Signed Letter: Atlanta Local Theatre’s Response to COVID-19
Below is the text of an open letter from a group of Atlanta theatres, including Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre, which was published by Atlanta InTown Paper. We’d like to share it with you as we all navigate this difficult time together.
To Our Local Theatre Fans, Friends, and Family:
Right now is an unprecedented time for our community, and the local theatre community will likely be hit especially hard. COVID-19 has caused […]
Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company Announces The Winners Of The 2020 Atlanta Regional August Wilson Monologue Competition
The 13th Annual August Wilson Monologue Competition Atlanta Regionals took place on March 6, 2020 at The Carlyle event space. Sixteen finalists – fourteen from metro Atlanta and two from Birmingham, AL – performed monologues from August Wilson’s American Century Cycle. The competition was adjudicated by Eric Ayala, award-winning screenwriter; Ray Cornelius, radio personality from WCLK 91.9 FM; Christopher Hampton, company member and instructor at Whole World Improv Theatre; Helen Hampton, Director of Global Talent […]
Community Conversation: My Black Is Beautiful to Air as Part of AIB’s Keynote Series
Our recent Community Conversation, “My Black is Beautiful”, hosted by Carl and Mary Ware Hall at Clark Atlanta University, was a vibrant and impactful inter-generational discussion focusing on beauty standards, past and present, while creating a dialogue around a new definition of beauty that is inclusive of all shades of skin, all body types, and all textures of hair.
Now featured as part of AIB’s Keynote Series, this powerful conversation can be viewed on the following […]
New Apprentice Company Unifying Diverse Experiences in the Arts Launches in Atlanta
For Immediate Release
Contact: Shana Bagley, Marketing Director
404.532.1901 x201; sbagley@siteb.truecolorstheatre.org
New Apprentice Company Unifying Diverse Experiences in the Arts Launches in Atlanta
August 16, 2019 (Atlanta, GA) – Four professional metro Atlanta arts organizations announce the creation of a new arts apprentice company to serve up-and-coming arts professionals. The mission of the Four Directions Apprentice Company is to cultivate emerging artists by engaging, educating and enriching participants through an experiential learning training program.
The four […]
Phylicia Rashad to Receive Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company’s Jane Bishop National Theatre Award
For 16 seasons, Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company has created masterful works of theatre art that honor the African American experience, lift up diverse voices, and create cultural understanding. To honor those who have championed the company’s mission of celebrating the tradition of Black storytelling while giving voice to bold artists of all cultures, True Colors will host the second annual True Colors Applauds Awards Brunch on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at 11:00 AM […]
