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The American Negro Theatre (ANT) was co-founded on June 5, 1940 by playwright Abram Hill and actor Frederick O'Neal. Determined to build a "people's theatre", they were inspired by the Federal Theatre Project 's Negro Unit in Harlem and by W. E. B. Du Bois ' "four fundamental principles" of Black drama: that it should be by, about, for, and ...
American Negro Theatre (ANT), African American theatre company that was active in the Harlem district of New York City from 1940 to 1951. It provided professional training and critical exposure to African American actors, actresses, and playwrights by creating and producing plays concerning diverse.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Mar 13, 2024 · From 1940–1945 the American Negro Theatre (ANT), founded by playwright Abram Hill and actor Frederick O'Neal, was in residence in the basement of the 135th St. Library, and the original home of the Schomburg Collection.
- A.J. Muhammad
- 2017
Honoring the rich legacy of African-American theater, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture celebrates the 75th Anniversary of the American Negro Theatre (ANT), which was founded on June 5, 1940, in the basement of the 135th Street Branch of The New York Public Library.
The American Negro Theatre (ANT) was co-founded on June 5, 1940, by playwright Abram Hill and actor Frederick O’Neal in Harlem, NY. Determined to build a “people’s theatre”, they were inspired by the Federal Theatre Project’s Negro Unit in Harlem and by W. E. B. Du Bois’ “four fundamental principles” of Black drama: that it ...
decade's most influential black ensemble, the American Negro Theatre (ANT), had its greatest impact with their 1944 production of Anna Lucasta: a drama credited to a white playwright containing no specific discussion of race.
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Apr 24, 2019 · From the group’s first public performance in June 1940 until its collapse in late 1949 or early 1950, the American Negro Theatre (ANT) stood as Harlem’s preeminent theatrical organization.
