WebBlack theatre, in the United States, dramatic movement encompassing plays written by, for, and about African Americans. The minstrel . WebFeb , Widely considered the first Black theater in the country, the African Grove Theater got its start when William Alexander Brown, a retired West Indian . WebAfrican theatre, effectively, the theatre of Africa south of the Sahara that emerged in the postcolonial erathat is to say, from the mid-th . WebJul , The origins of black theater in America can be traced back to the slave trade and the continuation of African performance . WebApr , Between and, the Negro Unit of the Federal Theatre Project made an impact on black theatre as did the American Negro Theatre with its social dramas and musicals of the s, and the . WebAfrican American theatre flourished during the Harlem Renaissance of the s and s. Experimental groups and black theatre companies emerged in Chicago, New York City, and Washington, D.C. Among