Founder: Carlton V Bell II & Aija Penix
Founded in 2018 to address a much needed shift in southern theatre ecosystem, BBRTC was formed to provide space & opportunity to tell Black specific stories & artistic development for Black performance artists; In 2021 Named one of the 25 Black Theatre Game Changers by the national theatre publication “Black Masks”; BBRTC has a continued laser focus of telling stories of people across the African diaspora that live within in the margins, & is committed to hiring within those groups as well. Including, but not limited to; Black women, Black queer people, Black disabled people. #theatreforthepeople. As of 2022 BBRTC currently celebrating its 4th year continues to be a staple community & cultural bearers in the city of Birmingham.
