This virtual presentation of “The Evolution of African Dance” explored specific dance moves from their origins in Africa and connected them to their cultural prominence and significance in the United States and throughout the African Diaspora.  Featured Artist(s): Chloé and Maud Arnold, Dr. Michelle Flowers-Taylor,  Jade Solomon Curtis, Lula Washington, Professor Moncell Durden, Titus Fotso, […]

WACO Theater Center in Association with Richard Lawson Studios Presented: Films For Teens By Teens Inaugural Film Festival. This festival showcased student films created as a tool for self-expression, communication, and mental health awareness. These impactful works elevate and empower young voices through the full filmmaking process.  Featured Artist(s): Participants of Tina’s Angels and Richard’s […]

ONLINE EVENT Hosted by WACO Theater Center Artistic Director Tina Knowles Lawson, in partnership with Newark Symphony Hall and Yendor Theatre Company, Revolutionary Black Women, is a virtual salon centering the role Black women play in movements of revolution. With never before seen clips from the film adaptation of Black Terror, written by Richard Wesley, […]

In partnership with the Los Angeles Black Creators Collective, we present five new and dynamic works by five of LA's finest Black writers for the inaugural Playwrights Festival. This program is brought to you by a generous donation from The Black Seed Fund. April 1 | 8:00 PM PT Bridging the Gap by LaDarrion Williams […]

ONLINE EVENT A bi-coastal conversation with Black Terror playwright Richard Wesley, and film Director Richard Lawson. Longtime creative collaborators, Richard Lawson and Richard Wesley reminisce on the Black Arts Movement, Black Power Movement and the celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Drama Desk award winning play Black Terror, set to premier on screen in […]

In partnership with the Pan African Film Festival, we hosted a Black Terror preview and panel conversation. Guests watched the trailer and behind the scenes documentary of the film adaptation “Black Terror” written by Richard Wesley. The panel featured WACO co-Artistic Directors Richard Lawson, Tina Knowles Lawson and guests.    In “Black Terror”, a group […]

WACO celebrated the 19th annual Seattle Black Film Festival and animated the halls of the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute in Seattle's historically Black Central District. This was a screening of the Evolution of African Dance and discussion of Black Terror.   More about the festival: The three-day weekend of in-person and video-on-demand screenings, panels, […]

ONLINE EVENT Moderated by Salamishah Tillet, a Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times contributing critic-at large, in partnership with WACO Theater Center, Newark Symphony Hall, Yendor Theatre Company and Richard Lawson Studios, Revolutionary Roundtable, is a pre-recorded virtual salon centering the role that artists, activists and organizers play in movements for Black liberation. Featured […]

The Black Girl in Love with (herself) tour comes to Waco Theater Center and the theme of the evening is Chocolat En Rouge (Chocolate in Red)! Put on your best red or chocolate attire and get ready for an inspirational event like you haven't experienced before. Black Girl in Love Tour is the dynamic, girl-power […]