Century of Black Theater Making: Living Legacy Gwendolen Hardwick

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The Apollo Theater will host an evening in celebration of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture's centennial, honoring the legendary Harlem-based theater artist and writer Gwendolen Hardwick. A dynamic performer, visionary theater maker, and devoted community organizer, Hardwick, for over four decades, has helped shape and sustain vital creative spaces for Black and queer women writers and performers in New York. The evening will feature scene readings and poetry drawn from Hardwick's expansive body of work, alongside excerpts by Dominique Morisseau, LaVonda Elam, Nsangou Njikan, and Claro de los Reyes, all of whom have studied under Hardwicks mentorship. The evening will culminate with a conversation, moderated by Kevin R. Free.