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Winston-Salem BLACK THEATRE NETWORK 31st Anniversary Conference LOOK at US NOW! A LOOK BACK AS WE MOVE INTO THE FUTURE BROOKSTOWN INN WINSTON - SALEM, NC. JULY 27 - 31 WWW.BLACKTHEATRENETWORK.ORG Black Theatre Network (BTN) promotes and strengthens the national Black Theatre community by collecting, processing, and distributing information and resources for artists, academics and lovers of Black Theatre. BTN’s function is to expose the beauty and complexity of the inherited theatre work of our African American ancestors and to take this work to a higher level into the 21st century and beyond. We seek to unite those who share this rich inheritance to assure we all work TOGETHER in promoting quality artistic and aesthetic standards and historical scholarship. The following nine principles are the foundation of the purpose of BTN: 1. To maintain an effective network to collect and disseminate information regarding Black theatre activity throughout the Diaspora; 2. To encourage research, scholarship and publication in Black theatre arts; 3. To promote the professional growth of BTN’s membership; 4. To encourage the inclusion of Black theatre arts in all levels of education; 5. To promote excellence in the teaching of Black theatre arts and the training of Black theatre artists; 6. To encourage the production of Black plays; 7. To establish standards and monitor appropriate utilization of Black artists in all aspects of theatre including: casting in non-traditional roles, technical, managerial and promotional assignments; 8. To provide a forum for discussion of the Black experience in the theatre and of the contributions of Blacks in the theatre; and 9. To strengthen and influence the field of theatre especially through interaction and exchange with other theatre organizations. The Past Presidents of BTN: Black Theatre Network Ethel Pitts-Walker 1986-1988 Executive Board 2016-2018 Rhonnie Washington 1988-1990 President: John Shévin Foster Addell Anderson 1990-1992 Vice President: Andre Harrington Kathryn Ervin 1992-1994 Secretary: James Brown Lundeana Thomas 1994-1996 Asst. Secretary: Greg Williams Mikell Pinkney 1996-1988 Treasurer: K. Zaheerah Sultan Lorna Littleway 1998-1999 Parliamentarian: Chris Berry Eileen Morris 1999-2002 Public Relations Chair: Marcia Pendelton Marvin Sims 2002-2003 Membership Chair: Daphnie Sicre Gregory Horton 2003-2006 Graduate Liaison: Dexter Henderson Sandra Shannon 2006-2008 Undergraduate Liaison: Denise Foley Luther Wells 2008-2011 Immediate Past President: kb saine Artisia Green 2010-2012 Consultants: Michael Dinwiddie, Kathryn Michael Dinwiddie 2012-2014 Ervin, Gregory Horton kb saine 2014-2016 !2 The Origins of the Black Theatre Network The story of the creation and development of the Black Theatre Network (BTN) can hardly be told with full accuracy by any one individual. BTN is an organization where the labor of many has come together to form the whole, where individual contributions are too numerous to fully recount. The seeds of BTN were planted by the African American educators of the National Association of Dramatic and Speech Arts (NADSA). These educators joined the American Theatre Association (ATA) when it became more receptive to people of color. In 1965, the Afro-Asian Theatre Project was founded under the ATA. Subsequently, the group within the Project interested in Black Theatre formed the African Theatre Project, which ultimately became the Black Theatre Program (BTP). It was 1985, at the ATA meeting in Toronto, Canada, that talk of the organization’s structural problems became a concern for members of the BTP. In 1986, the inevitable happened: ATA folded, and a group of Black Theatre devotees met in New York City at the National Education Theatre Conference (NETC), to bemoan the demise and to excitedly debate the future of the defunct BTP. Against the backdrop of the lobby bar of the Milford Hotel, these pioneers pondered the feasibility of creating a new Black theatre organization. This new organization would rise like the Phoenix to provide a service to those facing displacement, while at the same time securing a haven for future artists and scholars. As strategy sessions moved to New York University the group faced its first major decision: to follow the safe path by joining forces with the newly created Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE), or to tread on what was perceived as uncharted territory and build a separate nationalistic organization. During the 1986 meeting, as the hours passed and the debate raged on, the revolutionaries were determined to strike out on their own, and after much fiery wrangling, the decision was made to form the “Black Theatre Network.” So all will know who brought this vision to life, the names are recalled here: Addell Austin-Anderson, George Bass, Buddy Butler, Don Evans, Kathryn Ervin, Winona Fletcher, Coleman Freeman, Floyd Gaffney, Errol Hill, Woodie King, Jr., Bill Lewis, J.W. Lewis, Vernell Lillie, Barbara Molette, Carlton Molette, Louis Rivers, Freda Scott-Giles, Archie Simpson, Marvin Sims, Lundeana Thomas, Barbara Votja, Rhonnie Washington, Von Washington, Ethel Pitts-Walker, Phillip Walker, and Allen Williams. A communal position paper was drafted and adopted, officers were elected, and the Black Theatre Network came to light. The first officers were Ethel Pitts-Walker (President), Rhonnie Washington (Vice President), Addell Austin-Anderson (Secretary), William Lewis (Treasurer), Von H. Washington (Newsletter Editor), Marvin Sims (Program Chair/ Conference Planner), and an Advisory Board that included Winona Fletcher, Errol Hill, Vernell Lillie and Margaret Wilkerson. (This history has been constructed from articles by BTN Presidents Ethel Pitts-Walker and Mikell Pinkney) To hear founding President, Dr. Ethyl Pitts Walker, discuss the origins of the Black Theatre Network, log onto www.blacktheatrehistory.com & listen to her tell the tale on the black theatre history podcast. !3 BTN NATIONAL STUDENTQUEST CONFERENCE SITES PROGRAMMING 2016 Chicago, IL (w/ATHE) 2015 Winston-Salem, NC (NBTF #13) StudentQuest is a series of classes, activities, 2014 New York, NY (Gallatin School at NYU) and career-building sessions particularly 2013/ Winston-Salem, NC (NBTF #12) selected for the students attending BTN conferences. They provide the opportunity for 2012 / Atlanta, GA BTN members to invest in the future of Black 2011 / Winston-Salem, NC (NBTF #11) Theatre through discussions, sharings, and new 2010 / Los Angeles, CA skills. Student participants are encouraged to 2009 / Winston-Salem, NC (NBTF #10) attend these sessions as well as to participate in any of the other sessions that interest or 2008/ Lake Buena Vista, FL (Disney) inspire them. Likewise, these sessions are open 2007/ Greensboro, NC (NC A&T University) to all conference participants. 2006 / Louisville, KY (University of Louisville African American Theatre Program) StudentQuest was named to reflect two major 2005 / Winston-Salem, NC (NBTF #9) purposes: First, the program would aid 2004 / Kent, OH (Kent State University) students in their quest to find well-suited 2003 / Winston-Salem, NC (NBTF #8) graduate schools and help them make informed 2002 / San Francisco, CA career development decisions; second, it would help graduate programs in their quest to find 2001 / Winston-Salem, NC (NBTF #7) minority students to bring to their institutions. 2000 / St. Louis, MO (St. Louis University) The concept was introduced in 1995 at the 9th 1999 / Winston-Salem, NC (NBTF #6) BTN Conference in Winston-Salem as the 1st 1998 / Houston, TX (Ensemble Theatre Company) National Minority Student Auditions. 1997 / Winston-Salem, NC (NBTF #5) 1996 / New York NY The program was formally named 1995 / Winston-Salem, NC (NBTF #4) StudentQuest and first presented with a new format in 1996 at the BTN 10th conference in 1994 / Chicago, IL New York City. It soon became a favorite 1993 / Winston-Salem, NC (NBTF #3) among conference goers, as BTN members were 1992 / Detroit, MI eager to share their knowledge with a new 1991 / Winston-Salem, NC (NBTF #2) generation. Since then, StudentQuest has become an important cornerstone of BTN 1990 / Atlanta, GA (NBAF) conferences and includes a variety of activities 1989/ New York City (ATHE) & Winston-Salem, NC designed to include and increase student (National Black Theatre Festival -NBTF #1) participation. 1988 / Atlanta, GA (Clark-Atlanta University & National Black Arts Festival) !4 Black Theatre Network 31st Annual Conference Table of Contents 2 Black Theatre Network Purpose and Mission Past Presidents 3 The Origins of the Black Theatre Network 4 Conference History & StudentQuest Details 6 Map of Brookstown Inn Conference Area 7 From the President 8 From the Vice President/Conference Planner Conference Schedule 10 Thursday, July 27 10 Friday, July 28 13 Saturday, July 29 15 Sunday, July 30 17 Monday, July 31 BTN Awards 19 Larry Leon Hamlin Legacy Award- Eileen Morris 20 Young Scholars Competition Winners 22 Our Ascendants, We Salute You! !5 Brookstown Inn Conference Locations Sims (not accessible to BTN guests) Lewis Molette Burbridge Dining Room & Bar Walcott Lobby Day The Marvin Sims HospitalityConference Suite is a space for members to gather in fellowship. Room & next year… BTN32 2018 Memphis, Tenn. !6 From the President Greetings BTN Family and Friends, It is indeed a pleasure to welcome you to our thirty-first annual conference, “Look at us NOW”, reflecting the ideas of the past, present and future of black theatre. Our board, advisors and volunteers have worked tirelessly to prepare an exciting and enlightening weekend for us. All you need to do is open yourself and share your expertise, receive what your colleagues will offer and engage in the fellowship that will happen over the next few days. At our last conference, I introduced the mission of greater self-sustainability within the organization, and throughout the year we have begun working towards this goal. I greatly appreciate the initiatives taken by all our board members, including kb saine, who has significantly updated our digital presence including Black Theatre Connections, Greg Williams, who is giving us a stronger social media presence, and K.
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