Black Theatre Troupe 2025-2026 season brings powerful stories
Sept. 2
The upcoming 2025-2026 season for the Black Theatre Troupe kicks off in September. “This season is a celebration of humanity in all its joy and complexity,” says David Hemphill, Executive Director of Black Theatre Troupe. “We’re inviting audiences to laugh, cry, reflect, and rise with these stories—each one unique, but deeply connected by the shared experiences of our past and the hope of our future.”
The plays/musicals are Grace and Glorie, Caroline, or Change, Black Nativity, August Wilson’s Jitney, and Three Sistahs. Founded by Helen K. Mason in 1970 as a space for underserved artists to share the Black experience, Black Theatre Troupe began performing small plays, poetry readings, and musical performances in a community center in Phoenix’s historic multi-cultural Eastlake Park.
The Helen K. Mason Performing Arts Center is now the company’s permanent home. The BTT has been around for more than 50 years.
David Hemphill and Chanel Bragg who is a Producing Artistic Associate for the Black Theatre Troupe joined “Arizona Horizon” to discuss more on the upcoming season
Images Courtesy of The Black Theatre Troupe
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