A journey with Bob Cole, J. Rosamond Johnson, Bert Williams and George Walker - visionaries of song and performance, and creators of Black musical theater.

Hosted by Brittany Bradford

Produced by CLASSIX and Theatre for a New Audience

Conceived and Written by CLASSIX

Guests include: Michael Dinwiddie and Rhiannon Giddens

Featuring: Lee Aaron Rosen, Keith Randolph Smith, Motell Foster, Korey Jackson, Galen Kane, Steven Anthony Jones, Toussaint JeanLouis, Lynette Freeman

Episode Two: The Alt-Minstrelsy Scene (1871-1891) by CLASSIX

An exploration of one of the first successful Black minstrel troupes and of the careers it launched, particularly that of its legendary leader, Charles B. Hicks.

Hosted by Brittany Bradford

Produced by CLASSIX and Theatre for a New Audience

Guests include: Rhiannon Giddens

Featuring: Lynnette Freeman, Anthony Fusco, Toussaint JeanLouis, Lee Aaron Rosen

(re)clamation is an intervention in the current conversation around theater history. This podcast from CLASSIX and Theatre for a New Audience recenters and uplifts the Black writers and storytellers of the American theater - both the celebrated and the forgotten. Each act of the podcast will explore a different era or theme in Black theater history through interviews, conversations, and excerpts of first-hand accounts.

Hosted by Brittany Bradford

Produced by CLASSIX and Theatre for a New Audience

Conceived and Written by CLASSIX (Brittany Bradford, A.J. Muhammad, Dominique Rider, Arminda Thomas, Awoye Timpo)

(re)clamation is an intervention in the current conversation around theater history. This podcast from CLASSIX and Theatre for a New Audience recenters and uplifts the Black writers and storytellers of the American theater - both the celebrated and the forgotten. Each act of the podcast will explore a different era or theme in Black theater history through interviews, conversations, and excerpts of first-hand accounts.

Join us starting July 11 for a 6-week exploration of Black Performance in the Era of Minstrelsy.

Hosted by Brittany Bradford

Produced by CLASSIX and Theatre for a New Audience

Conceived and Written by CLASSIX (Brittany Bradford, A.J. Muhammad, Dominique Rider, Arminda Thomas, Awoye Timpo)