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Otis Redding Foundation Awarded and Recognized as a Southern Cultural Treasure by South Arts

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Thursday, July 7, 2022
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MACON, Ga., July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Otis Redding Foundation is proud to be a recipient and member of South Arts' inaugural cohort of Southern Cultural Treasures: a $6,000,000, four-year initiative supporting Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) -led and -serving arts and cultural organizations throughout the Southeast.

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  • MACON, Ga., July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Otis Redding Foundation is proud to be a recipient and member of South Arts' inaugural cohort of Southern Cultural Treasures: a $6,000,000, four-year initiative supporting Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) -led and -serving arts and cultural organizations throughout the Southeast.
  • "We're very excited to be a part of the Southern Cultural Treasures initiative," said Karla Redding-Andrews, VP and Executive Director of the Otis Redding Foundation.
  • "South Arts is honored to recognize and support these 17 organizations as Southern Cultural Treasures," said Susie Surkamer, South Arts' President and CEO.
  • South Arts first announced the Southern Cultural Treasures program in the fall of 2021.

Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre Company and Theatrical Rights Worldwide Announce Partnership In Support of New National Monologue Competition

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Monday, August 30, 2021
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ATLANTA, Aug. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre Company and Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW) today announced a partnership to support the Next Narrative Monologue Competition, a new, national True Colors program for high school students that will feature the works of a host of 21st Century Black playwrights.

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  • ATLANTA, Aug. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre Company and Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW) today announced a partnership to support the Next Narrative Monologue Competition, a new, national True Colors program for high school students that will feature the works of a host of 21st Century Black playwrights.
  • As TRW grows our newly-established play division, we cherish embarking upon this journey with True Colors Theatre Company and the wonderful array of Black playwrights, themes and storytelling the Next Narrative Monologue Competition provides."
  • Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre Company is a nonprofit regional theater company based in Atlanta, GA.
  • True Colors Theatre Company's mission is to celebrate the rich tradition of Black storytelling while giving voice to bold artists from all cultures.

True Colors Theatre Company Announces New National Monologue Competition

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Thursday, July 22, 2021
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ATLANTA, July 22, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre Company today announced the Next Narrative Monologue CompetitionSM, a new, national program for high school students that will feature the works of a host of contemporary African-American playwrights.

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  • ATLANTA, July 22, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre Company today announced the Next Narrative Monologue CompetitionSM, a new, national program for high school students that will feature the works of a host of contemporary African-American playwrights.
  • The Next Narrative Monologue CompetitionSM is one of the initial steps on a new path toward the future for True Colors Theatre Company.
  • Now is the time to become a nationally acknowledged, leading Black theater company," said True Colors' Artistic Director Jamil Jude.
  • Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre Company is a nonprofit regional theater company based in Atlanta, GA.