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Theatre While Black -The Robey Theatre Company-

Summary A moment-to-moment account of how the Robey Theater Company addressed the COVID-19 pandemic with a live theatrical production called A Heated Discussion inspired by the assassination of George Floyd. View more details

  • 2025

Theatre While Black -The Robey Theatre Company-

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Danny Glover Kimberly Bailey Bennet Guillory Tommy Redmond Hicks

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Aug 14, 2025

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Summary A moment-to-moment account of how the Robey Theater Company addressed the COVID-19 pandemic with a live theatrical production called A Heated Discussion inspired by the assassination of George Floyd. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Aug 14, 2025

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

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Episode 1 • Aug 14, 2025
Introduction
During the worlds most modern troubling time, the COVID-19 pandemic, Ben Guillory is looking to complete the casting for the first theatrical live production, A Heated Discussion written By Levy Lee Simon. We get a feel for what kind of work The Robey Theatre Company does and why Danny Glover and Ben started it 30 years ago. But what kept this Black box theater alive through the worldwide pandemic when everything shutdown?
Episode 2 • Aug 14, 2025
Passion, Love and Inspiration
As we get to see excerpts of the production and rehearsal process of A Heated discussion, we are reminded how difficult it was to communicate with Covid-19 protocols. George Floyds murder was a trigger and so was Ben's past.
Episode 3 • Aug 14, 2025
Conflict Dictates Agenda
Running a theater company during a global pandemic may seem hard enough, but try running a Black black box theater company on zoom. Ben gathers a crew and pushes forward.
Episode 4 • Aug 14, 2025
Zoom to the Stage
To be "Young gifted and Black". Through Zoom conversations with Ben and Playwright Levy Lee Simon, we see the development of the concept for A Heated Discussion. In this episode, we get a little personal with the playwright on his relationship with 2PAC leading to some insight into the story behind the story.
Episode 5 • Aug 14, 2025
Is Art Political?
From the inception of Ben And Danny's idea to start a theatre company while attending ACT, the trajectory of this idea led to a societal commentary on many different subjects. This manifested into a continued cultural tradition through Black Arts.
Episode 6 • Aug 14, 2025
The Black Arts Movement
After understanding the "Black Arts Movement, " we see Danny's journey to success and his relationship and commitment to the Robey Theatre Company and its namesake.
Episode 7 • Aug 14, 2025
Paul Robeson! Opening Night!
Learn about Paul Robeson and his impact on the world. Learn about Ben Guillory and his impact on the community. It's OPENING NIGHT of A Heated Discussion.
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