Robey Theatre Company

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name = Robey Theatre Company


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formed = 1994
location = THE "NEW" LATC
514 S. Spring St.
Los Angeles, California 90013
disbanded =
notable = Danny Glover, Co-Founder
Don Cheadle, Trustee
Delroy Lindo, Trustee
Blair Underwood, Trustee
homepage = [http://www.robeytheatrecompany.com www.robeytheatrecompany.com]
genre = Black theatre

Robey Theatre Company is a Los Angeles-based non-profit theatre company.

History

Robey Theatre Company was founded in 1994 by Danny Glover and Ben Guillory. It takes its name from the pioneering Black actor and activist, Paul Robeson. Robey's mission is to explore and develop relevant provocative, and innovative new plays written about the Black American experience, as well as to reinterpret established works. The rich culture and history of Black people is a potent, beautiful, sometimes tragic but always inspiring and illuminating reality. Robey offers an environment to support the telling of these stories.

In 2006 Robey Theatre Company joined a multicultural consortium called the "Cultural Roundtable" at THE "NEW" LATC, created to bring multicultural theatre to audiences in the Los Angeles Theatre Center venues in downtown Los Angeles [ [http://www.latinotheater.com/ Latino Theater Co. website] ] . Other performance groups belonging to the Cultural Roundtable include the Latino Theater Company, Playwrights' Arena, Culture Clash, Cedar Grove OnStage, American Indian Dance Theatre and the UCLA School of Theater Film and Television. [ [http://www.calendarlive.com/stage/cl-et-latc26feb26,0,5543757.story "THE NEW LATC cancels series" by Lynne Heffley - 2/26/08] on Los Angeles Times online]

Robey Theatre Company is currently developing "Bronzeville", with playwrights Tim Toyama and Aaron Woolfolk.

Programs

* PLAYWRIGHTS' LAB - Develops new works by and about the Black Experience, relying on experienced an dramaturge, introducing new works through readings.
* SCENE WORKSHOP
* EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH / JONAS SALK CONTINUATION SCHOOL - Drama workshop for middle and high school aged "at-risk" youth.

Productions

Robey Theatre Company has collaborated with East West Players, Greenway Arts Alliance, Center Theatre Group at the Kirk Douglas Theatre and Against Type Theatre Company.

* "Souls on Fire" by Patrick Sheane Duncan (1996)
* "Bee-Luther-Hatchee" by Thomas Gibbons (1999)
* "Yohen" by Philip Kan Gotanda (1999)
* "For the Love of Freedom, Part I: Tousaint (The Soul) Rise and Revolution" by Levy Lee Simon (2001)
* "The Last Season" by Christopher Moore (2001)
* "For the Love of Freedom, Part II: Dessalines (The Heart) Blood and Liberation" by Levy Lee Simon (2002)
* "For the Love of Freedom, Part III: Christophe (The Spirit) Passion and Glory" by Levy Lee Simon (2004)
* "Permanent Collection" by Tomas Gibbons (2005)

Awards

* 2001 NAACP Image Award, Costume Design, [For the Love of Freedom, Part I: Toussaint (The Soul) Rise and Revolution"
* 2002 Ovation Award nomination, Ensemble Cast, "The Last Season"
* 2002 Ovation Award nomination, Lighting Design, "The Last Season"
* 2003 Ovation Award nomination, World Premiere Play, "For the Love of Freedom, Part II: Dessalines (The Heart) Blood and Liberation"
*2006 LA Weekly Theater Award nomination, Production Design, "Permanent Collection"
*2006 LA Weekly Theater Award nomination, Lighting Design, "Permanent Collection"
*2006 LA Weekly Theater Award nomination, Set Design, "Permanent Collection"
*2006 LA Weekly Theater Award nomination, Sound Design, "Permanent Collection"

References

External links

* [http://www.robeytheatrecompany.com Robey Theatre Company Official Site]
* [http://myspace.com/robeytheatrecompany Robey Theatre Company] on MySpace
* [http://www.thenewlatc.com THE NEW LATC Official Site]