Join Terrance Afer-Anderson and other Black Hampton Roads theatre leaders in exploring the history of Black theatre in our region and examining how that theatre functions today among current artists and movements.

Virginia Stage Company and Public Works Virginia present The New Earth: A Series of Conversations on Racial History, Equity and the Creation of Art in Hampton Roads in preparation for the world premiere of the new musical The Earth Remembers in August 2021.

This program has been made possible, in part, by the Hampton Roads Community Foundation and Virginia Humanities.

BLACK THEATRE IN HAMPTON ROADS: THEN AND NOW
SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 2021 AT 3 PM (EDT)
VIRTUAL

The first in our conversations, this panel will be led by Terrance Afer-Anderson, this virtual conversation discusses the long history of Black theatre in Hampton Roads from the colonial period, through the creation of the Attucks Theatre, while highlighting current artists and movements active today. Participants include Terrance Afer-Anderson of The TerraVizion Entertainment Network and former Chair of the Norfolk Commission of the Arts and Humanities and Hampton Roads, artists Rod Suitor, Michael LaMelle, Brittney Harris, and Anthony Stockard.