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...]
Milwaukee native returns home making Mother’s Day 2012 memorable
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...]
Regional actors blend to create “The Trip”
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...]
‘No Daddy?’ Performed at The Marcus Center for the Arts
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...]
“Mahalia” – a grand signature production of Hansberry-Sands
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...]
Willie Abney, A man for all seasons
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...]
African American Children’s Theater opens “Freedom Train” at Haggerty
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...]
We Are the Drum run extended due to popular demand
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...]
Hansberry defines history with the production ‘The Meeting’
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...]
Showtime nears for massive production at North Division High School Campus
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...]