LATEST!
2020 - 2021
Liberation Theatre Company and other deserved theatre revolutionaries featured in American Theatre Magazine (article by LTC alum, Marcus Scott). READ IT HERE!
We are proud to present the four playwrights selected for our fourth year of LTC's Writing Residency Program
The program furthers our commitment to the development of new Black playwrights for the American theatre.
We selected four early-career playwrights and will provide them with dramaturgical and professional support over a ten-month period, during which time they will each be required to complete a new full-length play.
More details: HERE
![]() Malcolm Tariq |
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![]() Travis Tate |
![]() Karen Chilton |
![]() Gethsemane Herron-Coward |
Funding for the 2020-21 Writing
Residency Program is provided
by the New York State Council
on the Arts and A.R.T. NY.

A reading of "Bastard" by Tylie R Shider, a member of the Liberation Theatre Company Writing Residency Program in 2018-2019.
Liberation Theatre Company is a home for creative emerging black playwrights, providing resources to develop their work, nurturing and inviting them to express themselves in a supportive and focused environment. LTC brings together actors, directors, and playwrights to allow playwrights the room to learn and grow, culminating in work, ready for production.
Thank you for your ongoing support of underrepresented voices.
POSTponed!!!
APRIL 5, 2020
48Hours in...™ El Bronx

6 PLAYWRIGHTS • 6 DIRECTORS • 18 ACTORS
Harlem9 is excited to join Pregones Theatre in the celebration of Lantinx history, legacy, and culture in The Bronx with our OBIE award-winning festival 48Hours in . . . The opportunity to collaborate with Pregones with our process and connect across cultures has been a long-held dream. We look forward to illuminating the creative magic and resilience found in diverse communities wherever we are invited.
APRIL 5, 2020
ABOUT US!
Liberation Theatre Company is a home for creative emerging black playwrights, providing resources to develop their work, nurturing and inviting them to express themselves in a supportive and focused environment. LTC brings together actors, directors, and playwrights to allow playwrights the room to learn and grow, culminating in their finest work, ready for production.

POSTponed
Like everyone, we have been following the news about the coronavirus (COVID-19) and how best to stay safe. As you now know, New York City has declared a state of emergency and we are quarantined to prevent a spread of the disease...until further notice.
We postponed the “NewVoices Reading Series" scheduled March 24-27, 2020. The reading series was to be the culmination of ten months of work done by four amazingly talented, emerging playwrights - Jessica Charles, Camille Darby, Johnny G. Lloyd, and Jeremy O’Brian - members of the Liberation Theatre Company Writing Residency Program for 2019-2020. They are playwrights to watch out for, fresh voices with something to say and we were delighted to get to work with them this year.