An arts organization devoted to developing, and supporting new and known playwrights telling stories of the Afro-American diaspora.
Morgan Freeman, Billie Allen Henderson, Clayton Riley, and Garland Lee Thompson founded our Obie, and Audelco Award winning, nonprofit in 1973 in the crucible of the American Black Arts Movement.
To create a developmental home for writers rooted in the Afro-American diaspora, and others who are shaping the narratives of theater in the 21st century.
Since 2016 FSWW has been in residence at, and working with, the Billie Holiday Theatre in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, home of the largest African-American community in the United States.
Our moderated new play reading series is currently being produced online on Zoom. The link to our current readings can be found on our homepage.
Our upcoming 50th-anniversary celebrations in 2023-2025. Stay tuned for more information!
Frank Alvin Silvera was a Jamaican-born American character actor and theatrical director. Born in Kingston, Jamaica, raised in Boston during the 1930s and '40s, he worked in numerous stage productions on and off-Broadway, and radio shows. Making his film debut in 1952, he founded the THEATRE OF BEING, a company for Black actors, in 1965. Our hanks to award-winning director and producer Neema Barnette and BLACK HISTORY MINI DOCS for this wonderful portrait of Frank.
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