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Anthony Bean Community Theater & Acting School (ABCT) was established in the spring of 2000. , the company was
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African-American African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ensl ...
community theatre Community theatre refers to any theatrical performance made in relation to particular communities—its usage includes theatre made by, with, and for a community. It may refer to a production that is made entirely by a community with no outside hel ...
. Founder Anthony Bean established the theater and drama school with the goal of representing those who "have no voice".


Theater

The Anthony Bean Community Theater (ABCT) was established in Spring 2000. Actor Jeremiah Craft identified the theater in 2020 as "the heart of theater at the intersection of people of color, the city ew Orleans and the state ouisiana”


Acting school

ABCT offers day and evening classes in dramatic arts, including acting, stage design, and theater management. During the summer, ABCT, in conjunction with the New Orleans Recreation Department Commission, has provided a nine-week summer youth workshop for young actors in the New Orleans area. The ages for the summer program range from 7–17 years old.


See also

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Theatre in Louisiana There are many theatre groups and venues for the performing arts in Louisiana, most notably in New Orleans. Abbeville * Abbey Players Alexandria * Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center * Hearn Stage at The Kress Theatre * Rapides Opera ...


References


External links

* http://www.nola.com/arts/index.ssf/2016/02/making_drama_building_lives_th.html * http://www.bestofneworleans.com/blogofneworleans/archives/2016/02/01/anthony-bean-theater-buys-st-raymond-catholic-church * http://www.nola.com/arts/index.ssf/2015/12/anthony_bean_community_theater_5.html {{authority control African-American theatre companies Performing groups established in 2000 Regional theatre in the United States Theatre companies in Louisiana Theatres in New Orleans