History
Black Anthology began in 1989 when Marcia Hayes-Harris saw the need for a creative outlet for black students on Washington University in St. Louis’s campus. She gathered a small group of students and performed works from established black authors, poets, and creative minds.
Now in its 34th year (32nd production), BA is a show that is written, choreographed, directed, and produced entirely by Wash U undergraduates. Each year the Executive Board, cast, and crew aim to create a show that examines the nuanced black experience in America, from both the past and present.
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Show Dates: February 2, 2024 & February 3, 2024
Past Shows
1990 Black Anthology
Coordinator: Francine Stowe
1991 Black Anthology
Director: Carlos Sneed
1992 Resistance
Director: Mo Barbosa
1994: The Harlem Renaissance: A Montage Reclaimed
1995 Celebrating the Black Family
Director: Aaron Greer
Coordinator: Michele H. Holton
1996 Black Identity: Reflections Blackness
Director: Brent Gilmore
Coordinator: Kristy McDowell
1997 Black Comedy: Laughing to Keep From Crying
Director: Corey Jones
Coordinator: Courtney Collier
1998 A Black Love Song
Director: June Christian
Coordinator: Lori Crawford
1999 The Black Continuum
Director: LaMonica Carpenter-Okrah
2000 Flip the Script: Dreams, Escapes, Revolutions
Director: Miles Grier
2002 Reflections: Standing Behind the Mirror
Director: Imani Cheers
2003 Shattered Lens: Reconstructing the American Montage
Director: Linda Esah
2004 Linked Fate
Director: Derrick A. Everett
2005 The Ties that Bind
Director: Andrea Lee
2006 Lest We Forget
Director: Andrea Newsome
2007 Refrain: A Cautionary Tale
Director: LeMar Moore
2008 Syncopated: Can You Keep the Beat?
Director: Valerie Wade
2009 Midnight Chronicles: Things are never really as they seem…
Director: Heather Skanes
2010 Intersection: What Side of History Will You Be On?
Director: Nadia Mann
2011 Double Consciousness
Director: DeMarco Mitchner
2012 Lest We Forget
Director: Diamond Skinner
2013 Metro
Director: Kris Campa
2014 Post-
Director: Chelsea Whitaker
2015 The Six
Director: Dana Robertson
2016 woke
Director: Schuyler Atkins
2017 Black and Blue
Director: Ebby Offord
2018 1:05
Director: Ebby Offord
2019 The Creation.
Director: Ebby Offord
2020 MASQUERADE
Director: Ali Elganzouri
2021 essential(s)
Director: Courtney Robertson
2022 Asifuye Mvua Imemnyeshea
Director: Maya Phelps
2023 Change Gon’ Come
Director: Courtney Robertson