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Atlanta Black Theatre Festival

Atlanta Black Theatre Festival

Spelman’s Department of Theatre and Performance is hosting the 14th annual Atlanta Black Theatre Festival (ABTF) and Creative Arts Conference. The festival will be held in the newly renovated LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Samuel L. Jackson Performing Arts Center on Labor Day weekend, Friday, August 29, and Saturday, August 30. The conference will feature live performances, workshops, short film screenings, readings, talkbacks, black art and business expos, cabaret, awards gala, and networking opportunities. Participants can order tickets and passes.

Saturday, August 30, Performance Schedule:
11 a.m. | The Turtle Races the Rabbit by Kim Tooks
1 p.m. | Two Old Black Guys Just Sitting Around Talking by Gus Edwards
3 p.m. | The Prior 55 by Andrea J. Fulton
5 p.m. | Chicken Stories by Marcus Folmar
7 p.m. | Summer Breeze by Mary McCallum

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350 Spelman Lane, SW, Rockefeller Arts Building, Suite 143
Atlanta, GA 30314

404-270-5471 | 404-270-5471 (Patricia Shipp)
patriciashipp@spelman.edu

Mon. - Fri. | 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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