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our new virtual class platform:

Transform Your Acting Journey with award-winning actor Alison Mills Newman in a 5-week live online master class that blends heart, soul, and body to create authentic performances. Inspired by Frank Silvera’s Theatre of Being, this course is perfect for actors at all levels who want to master their craft. Dates: May 17 - June 7, 2025, 2-4:30 PM EST / 11A - 1:30P PST

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About us

Mission Statement

Mission Statement

We are an arts organization dedicated to developing and supporting both new and experienced playwrights who tell stories 

of the African diaspora in the Americas, 

as well as those from other traditionally marginalized communities.

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Mission Statement

Mission Statement

Mission Statement

To continue providing artistic, 

developmental support for playwrights 

rooted in the Afro-American diaspora, 

and artists who are shaping the theater 

of the 21st century and beyond.

Our Founders

Mission Statement

Our Founders

Billie Allen Henderson, Clayton Riley, Garland Lee Thompson, and Morgan Freeman founded our Audelco, and Obie Award-winning nonprofit in 1973 in the crucible of the American Black Arts Movement. 

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Our Programs

Residency at The Billie

Play Reading & Critique Series

Play Reading & Critique Series

Since 2016 FSWW has been in residence at, and working with, the Billie Holiday Theatre in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn, home of the largest 

Afro-American community

in the United States.

Play Reading & Critique Series

Play Reading & Critique Series

Play Reading & Critique Series

Our new play readings and moderated critique sessions 

are live on Zoom. To see past 

readings go to the official

FSWW Youtube channel.

FSWW on YouTube

Project 5-0

Play Reading & Critique Series

Project 5-0

All readings in 2023-2025 are a part of our ongoing 50th anniversary celebration. 

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Frank Silvera: our hero and inspiration!

July 24, 1914 – June 11, 1970

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 thanks to award-winning director and producer Neema Barnette and BLACK HISTORY MINI DOCS 

for this wonderful portrait of Frank. 

Help us contiue the work!

Thank you so much! Your donations help us to continue supporting playwrights, actors, and directors telling much-needed stories starting, but not ending, with the Afro-American Diaspora. 

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