Welcome to the 2009 National Black Theatre Festival®! This year’s Festival will offer a rich variety of theatrical performances including drama, comedies, musicals, choreoplays and multi-media presentations. Choose from more than 116 performances of new works and Black classics performed by professional Black theatre companies from across the country and Cape Town, South Africa. Shows are presented at multiple venues throughout the city of Winston-Salem. Tickets range in price from $7-$42. NBTF Stimulus Discount Ticket Package is AVAILABLE! Call (336) 723-7907 for more information. Celebrity performances include Ella Joyce in A Rose Among Thorns; Kim Brockington in Zora; John Amos in Halley’s Comet; Kim Wayans in A Handsome Woman Retreats; Aloma Wright, Hawthorne James and Jeris Lee Poindexter in Reunion in Bartersville; Wendy Raquel Robinson, Dorien Wilson, and Denise Dowse in Extremities.