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Hansberry Sands Theatre season opener fills audiences with thrills, triumph and memories

September 29, 2012

Returns to the stage on September 28, 29 at 8:00pm and Sunday September 30 By Marrian Efua Hansberry-Sands Theatre Company opened their 32nd season with Ceremonies in Dark Old Men. A classic … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ceremonies in Dark Old Men, Hansberry Sands, Kerric Stephens, Lashawnda Reynolds, Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, Marrian Efua, Michael Carter, Stage Plays, Terrance Kingsby, Theater, Tina Nixon, Vogel Hall, Willie Abney

Milwaukee native returns home making Mother’s Day 2012 memorable

May 12, 2012

Kyle Taylor Parker returns for National Broadway tour of “In the Heights” By Maricha Harris On May 5th, just eight days before Mother’s Day Lorraine Lathen sat in the Milwaukee Theater with … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Broadway Musicals, In the Heights, Kyle Taylor Parker, Lorraine Lathen, Maricha Harris, Mothers Day, Theater

Regional actors blend to create “The Trip”

November 3, 2011

By Taki S. Raton Hansberry-Sands Theatre Company (HSTC) announces a reading of the award-winning play, “The Trip” on Saturday and Sunday, November 12 and 13 at the Wisconsin African American … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Hansberry Sands, HSTC, The Trip, Theater, Willie Abney

‘No Daddy?’ Performed at The Marcus Center for the Arts

June 11, 2011

The picture above is a scene from the production ‘No Daddy?’ performance. The Friday, June 3 audience was an 11:00 am Children’s Day performance. The play was written, produced and directed by Pasor … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Hupy and Abraham SC, Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, Martha Austin, No Daddy, Robert Bell Photography, Shontina Gladney, Theater

“Mahalia” – a grand signature production of Hansberry-Sands

April 30, 2011

By Taki S. Raton “Mahalia” for me was definitely musically informative and historically stimulating,” says Milwaukee entrepreneur Willie Smith. Smith was among the audience members who … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Frederick Dakarai, Hansberry Sands, Larry Reed, Mahalia Jackson, Michael Carter, Pamela Lewis, Rodney Cunningham, Sandra Renfro, Sheila Kitchens, Taki S Raton, Theater, Tom Stolz, Willie Abney, Willie Smith

Willie Abney, A man for all seasons

March 12, 2011

HAATz Off to Pioneer Teachers of MPS Column: By Vicki Singh Willie Abney was born in Atmore, Alabama, some 60 plus years ago. His parents (Susie and Willie Sr.) had high hopes for all their … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Hansberry Sands, Historic African American Teachers HAAT, Mahalia Jackson, Serb Hall, Theater, Uptown Centre Stage, Vicki Singh, Willie Abney

African American Children’s Theater opens “Freedom Train” at Haggerty

February 26, 2011

The African American Children’s Theater (AACT) will be celebrating Black History Month with the production “Harriet’s Freedom Train” this Saturday, February 26. Written by internationally … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: African American Childrens Theatre, Constance Clarke, Harriets Freedom Train, Theater, Underground Railroad

We Are the Drum run extended due to popular demand

March 6, 2010

We Are the Drum – We Are the World, a student and community theater production being staged at the North Division Campus, sold out three times this past weekend, added a late Sunday performance and … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: CAPITA Productions, Frank Gaston Jr, North Division High School, Theater, We Are The Drum

Hansberry defines history with the production ‘The Meeting’

February 27, 2010

Hansberry-Sands will present the one-act play, THE MEETING, in March in recognition of the supreme legacy of two of the most important figures in modern times, Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King, … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Edward Johnson, Hansberry Sands, Jason Townes, Jeff Stetson, The Readers Choice Bookstore, Theater, Willie Abney, Wisconsin African Womens Center

Showtime nears for massive production at North Division High School Campus

February 20, 2010

We Are the Drum – We Are the World A student and community theater production being staged at the North Division campus is in its final weeks of rehearsal. Directed by North Division graduate and Los … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Frank Gaston Jr, North Division High School, Theater

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