) and Keenan Scott II . Alice Childress, who passed away in 1994, is the season’s eighth playwright, with her powerful and timelyKevin Linn and Ruben GarciaAs part of the ongoing celebration of this historic moment, all seven of the eight productions’ living writers were present at the event, co-hosted by CAA Amplify, Broadway Advocacy Coalition and The Movement Theatre Company, honoring their work and their journeys alongside their fellow Black theater artists.
“What this year has shown that we can have the types of resources we need to be able to ascend to a level of Broadway,” he explained. “And I have experienced some success on a mainstream level, but we as a whole still need those resources and support. A lot of pipelines are not created for us and we’re not privy to those existing pipelines to get to these destinations.”writer Nwandu, whose play debuted before the official Sept.
And see that work they did. While Nwandu questions how much legacy Broadway “as a whole was working” to help support her play, whether it be through marketing or audience engagement — and amid the industry’s repeated overtures about increased