The NAACP Theatre Awards are a

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member voted awards started in 1991 and presented annually by the Beverly Hills-Hollywood branch of the NAACP to honor outstanding

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theater Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perfor ...

. The ceremonies usually take place in the

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area following the presentation ceremonies of the

NAACP Image Awards The NAACP Image Awards is an annual awards ceremony presented by the U.S.-based National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to honor outstanding performances in film, television, theatre, music, and literature. Similar to ...

. There are also honorary awards: the President's Award, the Trailblazer Award, the Spirit Award, the Community Service Award, and The Lifetime Achievement Award.

Award ceremonies

Award categories

Equity

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* Best Costumes * Best Director * Best Director of a Musical * Best Ensemble Cast * Best Lead Female * Best Lead Male * Best Lighting * Best Music Director * Best Playwright * Best Producer * Best Set Design * Best Sound * Best Supporting Female * Best Supporting Male

Local

Special awards

* Community Service Award *

Lifetime Achievement Award Lifetime achievement awards are awarded by various organizations, to recognize contributions over the whole of a career, rather than or in addition to single contributions. Such awards, and organizations presenting them, include: A * A.C. ...

* President's Award * Spirit Award * Trailblazer Award

References

External links

* {{NAACP African-American theatre American theater awards Awards established in 1991 Awards honoring African Americans NAACP 1991 establishments in the United States