QuotedQuoteThere are close to 100 Black theaters across the U.S. Many of them survive on budgets of less than $3 million a year.BylineMonica White Ndounou, associate professor of theater | AttributionBlack NewsDate9/11/2023
In the NewsAnnual Black Theatre Day to Celebrate Legacy of the African Grove Theatre8/29/2023Description Associate Professor of Theater Monica White Ndounou discusses the significance of the New York-based African Grove Theatre during its short run in the 1820s and the importance of Black theater today. “Black stories matter,” she says.Broadway World
In the News‘I Was Always the Black Sheep Weirdo’8/11/2023Description In a profile on the pop culture media site, David Harbour ’97, who rose to prominence on Stranger Things and stars in the upcoming Gran Turismo, talks about how he went from underdog to Hollywood headliner. Harbour studied drama at Dartmouth.NME
QuotedQuoteI did a lot of theater when I was there, but honed in that I really wanted to be a writer, and I wanted to figure out a way to make that a career.BylineShonda Rhimes ’91, award-winning producer and screenwriter | AttributionHollywood Reporter podcastDate5/5/2023
PhotosViews From the Green: March 20233/2/2023Description Dartmouth students in March studied hard, took a break, traveled a bit, and made the transition to spring.ImageThumbnail
In the NewsFour Rising Theater Stars to Watch This Spring2/23/2023Description Talene Monahon ’13 is featured in an article profiling four playwrights. Her latest play, The Good John Proctor, is a reimagining of the events leading up to the Salem witch trials.The New York Times
ArticlesThe Hop Celebrates 60 With Events Prior to RenovationsDate11/10/2022Body Programs will be held in a variety of venues after the building closes this month.ImageThumbnail
ArticlesVoxLab Turns 10Date7/7/2022Body The theater residency brings alumni together with students to create daring new work.ImageThumbnail
In the NewsThe CRAFT Institute Presents ‘Echoes Of Us: Now And Forever’7/1/2022Description The African-American Shakespeare Company and the CRAFT Institute, which is run by theater professor Monica White Ndounou, will present what she calls “a series of monologues that capture the essence and vitality of who we are as Black people.”
In the NewsRachel Dratch’s Comfort Zones5/11/2022Description Rachel Dratch ’88, the “Saturday Night Live” alumna, discusses her career, including news this week of her first Tony Award nomination for best featured actress in the Broadway play “POTUS.”
