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We would like to thank all of our volunteers, celebrities, staff, technicians, sponsors and attendees for making the 2011 NBTF a success!
We would like to thank all of our volunteers, celebrities, staff, technicians, sponsors and attendees for making the 2011 NBTF a success!
Corning, HCT and "By A Black Hand"
Hickory Daily Record
written by Sherrell D. McMillan
Hickory Daily Record
written by Sherrell D. McMillan
HICKORY, N.C. - Did you know that Henry Sampson was the first African-American to earn a Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering in the United States? Or that Otis Boykins, an African-American from Dallas, Texas, invented a control unit for the pacemaker, along with 25 other electronic devices?
Thanks to Corning Cable Systems, the Hickory chapter of the Corning Society of Black Professionals (SBP) and the Hickory Community Theatre (HCT), a group of theater-goers in Hickory do.
Corning and HCT sponsored two performances of "By a Black Hand," a hip-hop musical telling the story of African-American influence and innovation in the United States. The play was presented by the Teen Theatre Ensemble of the North Carolina Black Repertory Company.
“We chose to have the company come to perform “By a Black Hand” because of how it speaks to people about finding their own history and because of the energy with which it is performed, “said John Rambo, Managing Director of HCT. “This was a terrific partnership and the Corning SBP members took the scope of the project farther than it ever would have gone on its own.”
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Thanks to Corning Cable Systems, the Hickory chapter of the Corning Society of Black Professionals (SBP) and the Hickory Community Theatre (HCT), a group of theater-goers in Hickory do.
Corning and HCT sponsored two performances of "By a Black Hand," a hip-hop musical telling the story of African-American influence and innovation in the United States. The play was presented by the Teen Theatre Ensemble of the North Carolina Black Repertory Company.
“We chose to have the company come to perform “By a Black Hand” because of how it speaks to people about finding their own history and because of the energy with which it is performed, “said John Rambo, Managing Director of HCT. “This was a terrific partnership and the Corning SBP members took the scope of the project farther than it ever would have gone on its own.”
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Sanaa Lathan, Knock Me a Kiss, Andre De Shields, Andre Holland Among 2011 AUDELCO Award Winners
By Kenneth Jones
17 Nov 2011
Recipients of the 39th Annual Vivian Robinson/Audelco Awards for Excellence in Black Theatre, for work in New York City, were announced Nov. 14 at a ceremony in Harlem.
The awards were established in 1973 by Vivian Robinson "to generate more recognition, understanding and awareness of the arts in African-American communities; to provide better public relations and to build new audiences for non-profit theatre and dance companies."
This year's Rising Star Award went to to Eden Sanaa Duncan-Smith, who at age 11, made her Broadway debut as the character Raynell Maxon in the 2010 Tony Award-winning revival of August Wilson's Fences, featuring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis. She was recently a Young Nala in Disney's Broadway production of The Lion King.
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The 2011 AUDELCO Award Recipients
Dramatic Production of the Year
Knock Me a Kiss
Lead Actor
Andre De Shields
Knock Me a Kiss
Lead Actress (TIE)
Kimberlee Monroe
Nobody Knew Where They Was
and
Sanaa Lathan
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Supporting Actress
Marie Thomas
Knock Me a Kiss
Supporting Actor
Andre Holland
The Whipping Man
Outstanding Performance (Male)
Tommie Thompson
The Widow and Miss Mamie
Outstanding Performance (Female)
Toni Seawright
The Widow and Miss Mamie
Outstanding Musical Director
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By Kenneth Jones
17 Nov 2011
Recipients of the 39th Annual Vivian Robinson/Audelco Awards for Excellence in Black Theatre, for work in New York City, were announced Nov. 14 at a ceremony in Harlem.
The awards were established in 1973 by Vivian Robinson "to generate more recognition, understanding and awareness of the arts in African-American communities; to provide better public relations and to build new audiences for non-profit theatre and dance companies."
This year's Rising Star Award went to to Eden Sanaa Duncan-Smith, who at age 11, made her Broadway debut as the character Raynell Maxon in the 2010 Tony Award-winning revival of August Wilson's Fences, featuring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis. She was recently a Young Nala in Disney's Broadway production of The Lion King.
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The 2011 AUDELCO Award Recipients
Dramatic Production of the Year
Knock Me a Kiss
Lead Actor
Andre De Shields
Knock Me a Kiss
Lead Actress (TIE)
Kimberlee Monroe
Nobody Knew Where They Was
and
Sanaa Lathan
By the Way, Meet Vera Stark
Supporting Actress
Marie Thomas
Knock Me a Kiss
Supporting Actor
Andre Holland
The Whipping Man
Outstanding Performance (Male)
Tommie Thompson
The Widow and Miss Mamie
Outstanding Performance (Female)
Toni Seawright
The Widow and Miss Mamie
Outstanding Musical Director
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