Black Theatre Association

The purpose of BTA is to promote, actively support, and advance the field of Black Theatre Studies through scholarly research, panels, workshops, performances, and criticism during the ATHE yearly conferences. Our unified interest in the critical study of Black theatre from a global perspective informs our collective desire to promote the experiences of Black people as expressed in various forms of theatre and performance broadly conceived. We recognize Black Theatre as a field that centers on but is not limited to research and critical analysis of theatre and performance created by and about people of African descent. In this spirit, BTA supports and advocates for Black scholars and artists in all discipline areas of ATHE. BTA initiates scholarly and performance-based programs, academic and administrative outreach, and support programs. BTA dedicates its efforts to the scholarship, creative production, and analysis of research, performance, administration, and pedagogy that concerns scholars and artists of Black Theatre in the United States, Africa, and the African Diaspora.

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Officers

President/Focus Group Representative

Veronda Carey
btacareycp18[at]gmail.com

Vice-President/Conference Planner

Eunice Ferreira
eferreir[at]skidmore.edu

Secretary

Dr. Michelle Gibbs
mgibbs[at]iwu.edu

Members-at-Large

Sylvan Baker
sylvan.baker[at]cssd.ac.uk

Dr. DeRon S.Williams
williamsdero[at]easternct.edu

Omiyẹmi Artisia V. Green
avgreen[at]wm.edu

Detra Payne
detra.payne[at]northwestern.edu