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Uplifting others higher than ourselves since 1991. Home to Rainbow Theater & the only African American Theatre Arts Troupe in the UC System 🎭🙌🏽

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Performance description:
Born from the COVID-19 pandemic, Wong hilariously unpacks America’s pursuit of global empire at the cost of its citizens, and the significance of women of color performing historically invisible labor at a time of heightened anti-Asian racism in the U.S.

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Streaming tonight!
CADRC is proud to present the hilarious Kristina Wong in her latest political comedy, "Sweatshop Overlord"! 👑🧵

Friday, April 16th, 7-8:30PM PST
Register for the Zoom webinar with the link in bio!
For more information, visit https://t.co/ZXh5GUskaK!

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A live Cast & Crew Q&A will be hosted after the show on March 4th and 9th.

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The African American Theater Arts Troupe & the UCSC Theater Arts Department invites you to a Youtube viewing of School Girls; or the African Mean Girls Play by Jocelyn Bioh. Streaming March 4th-9th at 7:00PM PST.
Access the youtube link here: https://t.co/BrjZ9AyAgW

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This concludes our Black Theater History Month series, but remember that Black History should be celebrated year-round!👏🏿🎭

To learn about CADRC's promotion of Black Arts and the African American Theater Arts Troupe's 30th Anniversary, visit https://t.co/ZXh5GUskaK!

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Last Day of Black Theater History Month 🎭✊🏿❤️

We are dedicating our last post to the late Chadwick Boseman, who had such a monumental impact on Black performing arts. As an actor and budding playwright, Boseman's accomplishments will continue to inspire generations to come.

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Last Day of Black Theater History Month 🎭✊🏿❤️

We are dedicating our last post to the late Chadwick Boseman, who had such a monumental impact on Black performing arts. As an actor and budding playwright, Boseman's accomplishments will continue to inspire generations to come.

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We are live! Watch the AATAT 30th Anniversary Gala with us TONIGHT, 6-8 PM on our Youtube live stream, at https://t.co/4jmUMNXdLl. See you there! 🎭💫🙌🏿

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A special message from Danny Glover...

Are y'all catching that train? The African American Theater Arts Troupe 30th Anniversary Gala is this Saturday, February 20th 6-8 PM PST! Join our live stream via the link in our bio! 🎭🙌🏾👏🏿💫

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Black Theater History Day 20🎭🎶

James Earl Jones won a Tony for best lead actor twice. He earned the first for his performance in “The Great White Hope”, then a second for August Wilson's “Fences”. In addition, Jones received a 2017 Tony for lifetime achievement in the theater.

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Black Theater History Day 19🎭👑

Viola Davis was the first Black actress to be nominated three times. She won her first Tony Award for "King Hedley II," and her second in "Fences." Davis also won an Oscar for reprising her role in Denzel Washington's film adaptation of "Fences."

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Our director Don Williams, father of CADrc and the African American Theater Arts Troupe, was featured in a news article with @cityonahill press! Read the incredible story below to learn more about Mr. Williams and the foundation of AATAT 🎭👏🏾

https://t.co/0AoZaKRM9v

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Tomorrow is the last day to register for the African American Theater Arts Troupe's 30th Anniversary, held this Saturday, February 20th! 🎭🙌🏾

RSVP at https://t.co/4jmUMNXdLl or visit our website https://t.co/ZXh5GUskaK for more information about this weekend's events.

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Black Theater History Day 18 🎭💫

Harry Belafonte was an actor, singer, songwriter, and civil rights activist; he was the first black man ever to win a Tony Award for “John Murray Anderson's Almanac” in 1954.

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Black Theater History Day 16 🎭🏆

Diahann Carroll became the first black woman to win a Tony in 1962 for best actress in a lead role of a musical for her performance in “No Strings.”

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Black Theater History Day 16 🎭👠

Miss Peppermint; a world-renowned drag queen featured on “RuPaul’s Drag Race” was also the first openly trans woman to perform on Broadway, playing the principal role in the musical “Head Over Heels.”

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Black Theater History Day 15 🎭🌟

Anna Deveare-Smith is a playwright and actress famous for her "documentary theatre" style and acting as the sole performer of multiple and diverse characters. This includes plays like “Fires in the Mirror” and “Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992.”

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Black Theater History Day 14 🎭🌃

In 1947, German composer Kurt Weill and poet Langston Hughes worked together on the first major interracial Broadway collaboration: ‘Street Scene’. To ensure the authenticity of the music, Hughes introduced Weill to Harlem jazz and blues idioms.

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Porter recently became the first openly gay Black man to be nominated and win in any lead acting category at the Primetime Emmys for the TV series, “Pose”!

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Black Theater History Day 13 🎭👠

Billy Porter has been a prominent Broadway and off-Broadway actor. He is famous for his work in "Kinky Boots," winning a Tony for Best Actor in a Musical in 2013 and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album in 2014.

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Black Theater History Day 12 🎭🕺🏾

Today we honor the talented Geoffrey Holder: dancer, painter, director, choreographer, designer, actor, husband, and father. He won Tony Awards for Direction and Costume Design for “THE WIZ”, which won 7 Tonys overall for its time on Broadway.