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OUTREACH
WANG DANG
DOODLE
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This tradition is being re-imagines for
our return to the theatre in 2021.
EDUCATION
Disability Prom
This
is
the
first
Black
theater
in
the
nation
to
partner
with
the
Stage
Managers
Association
(SMA)
of
America
to
create
a
Stage
Manager
program
that
focuses
on
recruiting,
training
and
retraining
Black
stage
mangers
in
the
American
theater.
Black
stage
managers
make
up
less
than
2
%
of
all
stage
managers.
We
seek
to
change
the
percentages
locally
and
nationally
by
working
with
other
Black
theaters
across
the
United
States
to
model
our
program.
We
will
offer
an
on-line
stage
manager
training
program
with
practicum
components
to
be
completed
post-COVID.
Participants
will
have
the
opportunity
to
interface
with
some
of
the
most
successful
stage
managers
in
the
entertainment
business
as
they
gain
valuable
skills
that
can
open
opportunities
for
long
term
employment
and
life
long careers.
Black Critics Program
KCMPT
has
partnered
with
The
Craft
Institute
in
Boston,
Massachusetts
dedicated
to
creating
benchmarks
of
excellence
in
African
American
and
African
Diasporic
theater
training
and
production,
to
create
one
of
the
first
Black
Critics
programs
in
the
United
States.
This
program
will
open
opportunities
for
local
writers
to
work
with
dramaturgy
and
theater
critics
from
across
the
country
to
learn
the
fundamentals
of
writing
a
culturally
literate
theatrical
critique.
The
majority
of
theater
critics
locally,
nationally
and
internationally
are
of
European
descent
and
have
very
little
fluency
in
African
American
history
and
African
diasporic
cultural
production.
As
a
result,
the
critiques
of
Black
authored,
acted
and
directed
shows
receive
unfair
and
uneven
treatment.
We
want
to
challenge
the
so-called
industry
norms
by
opening
a
national
dialogue
about
the
importance
of
creating
space
and
opportunities
for
black
intellectuals
who
can
speak
to
the
dynamic
work
of
emerging,
present
and
past
Black
playwrights.
Artistic
Director
Dr.
Nicole
Hodges
Persley
Chairs
the
Black
Vitality
Commission
for
The
Craft
Institute
which
is
a
commission
of
Black
theater
leaders
internationally
who
are
organizing
to
create
new
models
of
economic,
creative
and
social
sustainability
for
Black
cultural
producers in theater, film and television.
Alchemy - A Black Maker Space
KCMPT
is
proud
to
announce
its
Black
Maker
Space
initiative,
Alchemy.
KCMPT
will
offer
Black
content
creators
space
to
explore
new
creative
projects
on
the
the
first
and
fourth
Thursday
of
each
month.
Space
will
be
offered
on
a
first
come
first
serve
basis
and
must
be
reserved
and
approved
online.
Please
visit
our
Alchemy
maker
space
sign-up
on
our
website
to
reserve
your
space.
All
makers
must
follow
CDC
protocols
of
mandatory
masks
and
social
distancing
protocols.
Under
COVID-19
restrictions,
only
3
people
per
session
with
a
2
hour
limit
will
be
allowed in the work space.
Black Stage Manager Program
KCMPT Black Playwright Festival
2022 Submissions