Full and Staged Performances, Youth and Family Night, Masterclass, Auditions and more!

Black Arts MKE is proud to again present its MKE Black Theatre Festival 2024, returning to community venues across the city from August 8-25. The three-week-long celebration of Black arts and culture features ticketed and free events including three full-productions, staged reading, audition masterclass, auditions (staged reading and Black Nativity), Poetry Set with The Jasmine Sims and more!

Schedule of Events:

August 8, 2024

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Mbtf '24 - For Colored Girls at Wilson Theater
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Mbtf '24 - The Realness at Todd Wehr Theater

August 9, 2024

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Mbtf '24 - For Colored Girls at Wilson Theater
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Mbtf '24 - The Realness at Todd Wehr Theater

August 10, 2024

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Mbtf '24 - For Colored Girls at Wilson Theater
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Mbtf '24 - The Realness at Todd Wehr Theater

August 11, 2024

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Mbtf '24 - For Colored Girls at Wilson Theater
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Mbtf '24 - The Realness at Todd Wehr Theater

August 15, 2024

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Mbtf '24 - For Colored Girls at Wilson Theater
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Mbtf '24 - The Realness at Todd Wehr Theater
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Mbtf '24 - Stories About The Old Days at The Table

August 16, 2024

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Mbtf '24 - For Colored Girls at Wilson Theater
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Mbtf '24 - The Realness at Todd Wehr Theater
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Mbtf '24 - Stories About The Old Days at The Table

August 17, 2024

2:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Mbtf '24 - Stories About The Old Days at The Table
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Mbtf '24 - The Realness at Todd Wehr Theater

August 18, 2024

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Mbtf '24 - The Realness at Todd Wehr Theater

August 19, 2024

5:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Mbtf '24 - Black Nativity Auditions at Studio 4A

August 20, 2024

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm: Mbtf '24 - In The Blood (Staged Reading) at The Table

August 22, 2024

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Mbtf '24 - For Colored Girls at Wilson Theater
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Mbtf '24 - The Realness at Todd Wehr Theater

August 23, 2024

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Mbtf '24 - For Colored Girls at Wilson Theater
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Mbtf '24 - The Realness at Todd Wehr Theater

August 24, 2024

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm: Mbtf '24 - The Jasmine Sims (Spoken-Word Event) at Radio MKE
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Mbtf '24 - For Colored Girls at Wilson Theater
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Mbtf '24 - The Realness at Todd Wehr Theater

August 25, 2024

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Mbtf '24 - For Colored Girls at Wilson Theater
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm: Mbtf '24 - The Realness at Todd Wehr Theater

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Date: August 8 - August 25, 2024

Location: Various Venues in Milwaukee, WI

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