festival schedule
Additional Information
There's so much to do and see at the Atlanta Black Theatre Festival. Our carefully curated experiences celebrate the diversity of the African Diaspora from around the corner to around the globe.
The event schedule is packed with a marathon of plays, staged readings, masterclasses, panels, parties, live music, an Afro-Expo Market, food trucks and so much more! Some events are free and some are ticketed.
Just scroll down or fast forward by clicking on the menu items here:
Passes or individual tickets can be purchased on Eventbrite.
PLAY schedule
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Wed. 10/2/19 @ 5pm
FULL PERFORMANCE - BLACK BOX
A solo performance! (Dbl Feature)
Wed. 10/2/19 @ 5pm
FULL PERFORMANCE - BLACK BOX
A solo performance! (Dbl Feature)
Wed. 10/2/19 @ 8pm
FULL PERFORMANCE - MAIN STAGE
Opening night comedy from Zimbabwe!
Thu. 10/3/19 @ 7pm
FULL PERFORMANCE - BLACK BOX
An original drama with music!
Thu. 10/3/19 @ 9pm (Encore)
FULL PERFORMANCE - BLACK BOX
A solo performance! (Dbl Feature)
Thu. 10/3/19 @ 9pm (Encore)
FULL PERFORMANCE - BLACK BOX
A romantic comedy! (Dbl Feature)
Fri. 10/4/19 @ 4pm
STAGED READING - MAIN STAGE
A NEW play by theatre legends, the Molettes!
Fri. 10/4/19 @ 6:30pm
STAGED READING - MAIN STAGE
An original drama with music!
Fri. 10/4/19 @ 8:30pm
FULL PERFORMANCE - MAIN STAGE
An original musical memoir!
Fri. 10/4/19 @ 10:30pm (Encore)
FULL PERFORMANCE - MAIN STAGE
An award winning drama with music!
Sat. 10/5/19 @ 12 noon
SPECIAL EVENT - MAIN STAGE
An original operatic adaptation!
Sat. 10/5/19 @ 1pm
SPECIAL EVENT - BLACK BOX
An assortment of short performances!
Sat. 10/5/19 @ 5:30pm
FULL PERFORMANCE - BLACK BOX
An original one woman show with music!
Sat. 10/5/19 @ 7pm
MULTIPLE AWARD WINNING
CLOSING PERFORMANCE!
A tour de force one man show!
Sat. 10/5/19 @ 7pm
SPECIAL EVENT - MAIN STAGE
Closing Awards Gala and AfterGlow (party)!
CREATIVECON
HOW TO MAKE SIX FIGURES AS AN ARTIST!
October 2-5, 2019 during the Atlanta Black Theatre Festival
"Imagine a place where you can share your wildest dreams and the challenges that accompany them. Imagine being with a group of people who have achieved respect and success in the industry; yet they're willing to share their secrets. I really wish this was available when I got started in this business 15 years ago. That's why I created Creative Connections"
~Toni Simmons Henson, Founder ABTF
FREE HAPPENINGs DAY & NIGHT!
AFRO -EXPO
Experience our version of "Black Friday"! The Atlanta Black Theatre Festival's Afro-Expo Market and Art Gallery connects you with black owned business that offer a unique selection of quality products plus visual, fine and wearable art.
FOOD TRUCK ALLEY!
NEW! We are so excited to offer more of a variety of dining selections satisfying the palates of vegans and meat lovers. Food is available for purchase.
GALLERY TALKS & EXHIBIT!
Featuring Dr. Doris Adelaide Derby, an American activist, documentary photographer, filmmaker and retired Adjunct Associate Professor at Georgia State University. She was active in the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement, and her work discusses the themes of race and African American identity. She was a working member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (S.N.C.C.), as well as co-founder of the Free Southern Theater. Her photography has been exhibited throughout the United States and the world.
BACKSTAGE CAFE' LIVE!
From Karaoke to Spades to live music... You'll never know what's going to "pop off" in the Backstage Cafe. Cocktails available 5pm until!