NC Black Rep

06/20/2026

In 1999, Pat Stepney and Cheryl Harry put together Winston-Salem's first Juneteenth festival, held at the Winston Lake YMCA. It's grown into one of the largest celebrations in the state. FULL STORY⬇️

06/18/2026

A living legend💜

We are proud to present Phylicia Rashad with the 2026 Sidney Poitier Lifetime Achievement Award this summer at IBTF!

Rashad will also take the IBTF Mainstage with Gateways Chamber Players for a one-night-only performance in Wynton Marsalis’ A Fiddler’s Tale.

Read more Phylicia Rashad and the honor at ncblackrep.org/news/phylicia-rashad

06/17/2026

“What we are doing is a holy act. The work we are doing is vital. It’s important. It matters.”

—Angela Robinson, 2026 International Black Theatre Festival Co-Chair

06/14/2026

Curated and performed by Grammy Award-winning soprano Karen Slack, African Queens celebrates the history and legacy of seven extraordinary African queens, revered figures whose stories remain underrepresented in Western cultural narratives.

Presented by Piedmont Opera in collaboration with Triad Cultural Arts, NC Black Rep, and Delta Arts Center.

✨Buy tickets at piedmontopera.org/african-queens

Piedmont Opera concludes its season with Karen Slack's African Queens, a free community concert underwritten in its entirety by The John W. and Anna H. Hanes Foundation.

06/12/2026

🌟Experience the 2026 IBTF Mainstage

From powerful dramas and bold new works to show-stopping musicals, comedy, and cabaret—there’s something for everyone at IBTF!

Showing daily July 28–August 1 at 2 PM and 8 PM across stages in Winston-Salem.

✨See IBTF’s full Mainstage line-up and secure your tickets at ncblackrep.org

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKy0qRrAj5Q

From powerful dramas and bold new works to show-stopping musicals, ...

06/11/2026

Published in 1984 by Dr. Beth Turner as a resource to document, promote, and preserve the work of Black theatre makers, ‘Black Masks Magazine’ has illuminated the voices of Black theatre for four decades.

As the magazine takes its final bow, we celebrate 40 years of ‘Black Masks’ and the artists and stories it championed along the way.

An exhibition honoring Beth Turner and the legacy of ‘Black Masks’, presented by FAMU Essential Theatre, is on view through August 29 in Tallahassee, Florida.

Photo scans c/o NC Black Rep

06/08/2026

June is 🔥

Swipe to see the must-see productions and programs coming to NC stages this month!