Leslie Uggams, Kamilah Forbes, Pearl Cleage, Michele Shay, Art Evans, Marjorie Moon, Thembi Mtshali, Roscoe Orman, Frenchie La’Vern, Xavier Pierce, James V. Thomas, Femi Sarah Heggie, Idris Ackamoor, Herman LeVern Thompson-Jones, Rhodessa Jones, Dr. Elwanda Ingram and Black Spectrum Theatre Company Will Be Honored at the 2019 National Black Theatre Festival on July 29

The National Black Theatre Festival® (NBTF) will take place from Monday, July 29th – Saturday, August 3rd. The NCBRC is celebrating its 40th anniversary, while the NBTF celebrates its 30th. For additional information and a schedule of events, visit www.nbtf.org. Congrats to all of the 2019 National Black Theatre Festival honorees who will be feted at the Gala in Winston-Salem on July 29.

2019 NATIONAL BLACK THEATRE FESTIVAL® HONOREES

Sidney Poitier Lifelong Achievement Award

Leslie Uggams

Leslie Uggams

 

Larry Leon Hamlin Producer Award

Kamilah Forbes

Kamilah Forbes. Photo by Lia Chang

August Wilson Playwright Award

Pearl Cleage

Pearl Cleage

Lloyd Richards Director Award

Michele Shay

Living Legend Award

Art Evans ● Marjorie Moon

Thembi Mtshali ● Roscoe Orman

Art Evans

Roscoe Orman

Marjorie Moon

Thembi Mtshali

Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design

Frenchie La’Vern

Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Design

Xavier Pierce

Outstanding Achievement in Scenic Design

 James V. Thomas

Outstanding Achievement in Stage Management

 Femi Sarah Heggie

Theatre Longevity Award

Black Spectrum Theatre Company

New York, NY

Special Recognition Award

Idris Ackamoor ● Herman LeVern Thompson-Jones

Rhodessa Jones

Marvtastic Philanthrophy Award

Branch Banking & Trust Company (BB&T)

Theatre Arts & Humanitarian Award

Dr. Elwanda Ingram

The 2019 National Black Theatre Festival will be held July 29-August 3, 2019. For more information, please visit: www.ncblackrep.org.

NBTF is the international outreach program of the North Carolina Black Repertory Company, founded by the late Larry Leon Hamlin in 1979. The Festival, also founded by Hamlin, has been held biennially since 1989. The event attracts thousands of national and international patrons, theatre professionals and scholars to Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It was named one of the Top 100 events in North America by the American Business Association. For additional information and a schedule of events, visit us online at www.nbtf.org. You may also call the festival office at (336) 723-2266, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

2019 Tony Award Winners André De Shields and Harold Wheeler Among the Celebrity Guests at National Black Theatre Festival® Gala in Winston-Salem on July 29