Audition Announcement! WEDDING BAND, by Alice Childress, directed by Hettie Barnhill. Auditions: Thursday, March 5th and Friday, March 6th from 6:00-8:30 PM, and Saturday, March 7th from 1:30-4 PM Callbacks (if needed): Tuesday, March 10th from 6:00-8:30 PM. Audition and Callback Location: The First Congregational Church, 405 Quail St, Albany,…
by Jess Hoffman A play that opens on the image of an old photograph of an enslaved Black woman nursing a White infant promises a provocative, no-holds-barred meditation on racism and sexism. This is exactly how Confederates opens at the Rep, as one of our two lead characters speaks passionately…
Albany, NY – January19, 2026 – Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate NY (BTTUNY) is excited to announce its upcoming and second production of the 2025-2026 season: CONFEDERATES by Dominique Morisseau, at theRep Main Stage directed by Michael A. Lake. February 5 – February 15, 2026 Thursday and Friday at 7:30PM…
WE’RE BACK with Diaspora Dramatics: Connecting Youth to a Global Black Heritage! Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate NY invites youth ages 8–14 to a FREE 6-week workshop blending storytelling, acting, improv, and culture! Led by teaching artists Wade Hanley and Ari Silva, this series will explore theatre games from around…
CHILD SOLDIER by J. Thalia Cunningham January 16 at 7 pm January 17 at 4 pm at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 85 Chestnut Street, Albany NY 12210 The Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate New York presents a staged reading of “Child Soldier” by J. Thalia Cunningham to benefit FRIENDS AND FAMILY…
by Jess Hoffman The Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate New York is beginning its 2025-2026 season with I Just Stopped By to See the Man, a play about a supposedly dead blues musician and a young British rockstar. Set in the American South in the 1970s, the play is an…
BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND ROOM TO IMPROV…E is back!Join Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate New York for a FREE 4-week improv acting workshop series led by the amazing Maria Ayoob and Hayes M. Fields II Learn the art of improv through games, scene work, musical improv, and more! For adults…
Albany, NY – October 21, 2025 – Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate NY (BTTUNY) is excited to announce its upcoming and first production of the 2025-2026 season: I JUST STOPPED BY TO SEE THE MAN by Stephen Jeffreys. Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate NY proudly presents: I Just Stopped By…
