Black Theatre Coalition Announces Inaugural Producing Fellows

1/26/2022 4:36pm


Co-founders T. Oliver Reid, Warren Adams, and Reginald ReggieVan Lee, along with Executive Director Olivia Jones and Program Director Lico Whitfield, announced today the members of their inaugural cohort of Producing Fellows as part of the Black Theatre Coalition Fellowship Program. The Black Theatre Coalition Fellowship in Producing is a one-year fellowship that provides each fellow with job placement in a Broadway Producing office and a $50,000 annual salary.  Through these placements Fellows will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in all aspects of producing including creative development, fundraising, marketing, public relations, and production oversight. This initial cohort of Producing Fellows includes Tyra Ann-Marie Willson with Disney Theatrical Group, Adam Hyndman with Octopus Theatricals, Danielle Covington with Tom Kirdahy Productions, and Amy Marie Haven with Iowa Stubborn LLC- Kate Horton/Rashad V. Chambers. The BTC Fellowships provide each fellow the opportunity for immersion in their area of the industry, working alongside current industry leaders at the highest levels, learning the process of theater making from the executive, creative and /or administrative areas. Mentorship and guidance throughout the Fellowship Program from Black professionals currently working in the industry and from BTC Accomplices within companies/offices where fellows will be placed. Additionally, Black Theatre Coalition will produce “Pop Up Events” in which the full cohort of fellows will have the opportunity to put skills into practice. For more information about the Black Theatre Coalition, visit their website www.BlackTheatreCoalition.org. Press contact; DKC/O&M (212/695-7400)...