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 […]
Films for Teens By Teens 2nd Annual Festival WACO Theater Center in association with Richard Lawson Studios present: Films For Teens By Teens 2nd Annual Film Festival. This festival showcases 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 […]
WACO Theater Center is hosting the works of artist Tiffanie Anderson and will host two FREE acting workshops from @rl_studios With the merger of traditional paint techniques and mixed media design, the portraits capture the essence of Black leadership, Black image and Black identity. Portrait models in the gallery include Black stalwarts and artists such as, […]
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, […]
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