bte history
1979
In 1979, BTE is founded and performs its first-ever production: For Colored Girls by Ntozake Shange.
1988
In 1988, BTE is gaining traction as a space for the cultural representation of the black experience.
1990
In 1990, BTE is continuously producing show after show like The Colored Museum and The Life and Times of Malcolm X.
2006
In 2006, BTE moves into the 21st century and explores musical theater that center black voices.
2014
In 2014, BTE partners with the Theater & Performance Studies Program to produce In the Red and Brown Water.
2019
In 2019, BTE puts on their own modern revival of The Colored Museum.
2021
In 2021, BTE partners with Mask and Bauble for their co-production of Beyond the Lights written and directed by Samuel Oni (COL ‘22).