Black Theatre Day - September 17th

Black Theatre Day or #BlackTheatreDay (September 17), as an annual celebration, increases visibility of Black Theatres to encourage donations of money, time and service throughout the year.  

To learn more about Black Theatre Day, watch this video and visit The CRAFT Institute website.

The Department of Theater would like to bring attention to Ujima Company, a Black theatre based in Buffalo, NY founded by Dartmouth alum, Lorna C. Hill, the first woman admitted to Dartmouth College. Please visit their website to learn more about them and their work.

Things you can do today (Sept. 16th) to celebrate Black Theatre Day:

1. Read about the event: https://www.thecraftinstitute.org/black-theatre-day

2. Identify a Black Theatre institution in your home or origin city/town/region and follow them on social media. Your goal is to repost and bring attention to the organization.

3. Follow @thecraftinstitute and @blacktheatreday on Facebook, Instagram, and/or Twitter.

4. Consider joining Create Ensemble: https://www.createensemble.com/

5. Learn more about ways to support Black theatres. Consult this list on CreateEnsemble.com has being regularly updated.

Things you can do on Sept. 17th to celebrate Black Theatre Day:

1. Repost, share, or retweet the Black Theatre Day posts from @thecraftinstitute, @blacktheatreday and the Black theatre from your hometown/region on September 17. If the theatre you chose does not post on Black Theatre Day, create a post and tag them using the Black Theatre Day hashtags expressing your support for Black Theatre and encouraging folx to support the organization (they may not know about the event since this is the fourth one!).

2. Follow other black theaters who are participating in Black Theatre Day - share, retweet, and support as a form of active engagement.

3. Share with people in your networks

4. Use all the following hashtags and feel free to expand. Please be sure to include a tag for the theater you are highlighting (from your home or origin city/town/region).

#BlackTheatreDay #CelebrateBlackTheatreDay #AfricanGroveTheatre #ThrivingTogether #CelebratingTheAfricanGroveTheatre200Years #200YearsofBlackTheatre #Over200YearsofBlackTheatre #BlackTheatre #TheInternationalBlackTheatreSummit #[insertnameofBlacktheatre]

Developed in collaboration with Dr. Monica White Ndounou (Founder and Executive Director, The CRAFT Institute) and Dr. Eunice Ferreira (President, Black Theatre Association 2022-2024).