AAPEX's "Emerging Theatre of the Year 2011": New African Grove Theatre (Atlanta)

AAPEX is pleased to bring to your attention our "Emerging Theatre of the Year 2011" Atlanta's NEW AFRICAN GROVE THEATRE, Keith Franklin, founder & Artistic Director. 

In naming his company, Mr. Franklin references America's first African American Theatre, the African Grove Theatre, which was founded in 1821 by William Alexander Brown and James Hewlet in NYC. The company included famed Shakespearean actor Ira Aldridge, who eventually made his way to Europe and died in Poland. The African Grove Theatre was burned to the ground in 1826.

For more information about the theatre and its upcoming production 7 GUITARS, please click the post's title.

Jaz Dorsey
Dramaturg
The African American Playwrights' Exchange
AAPEX