Every January for the past several years, emerging Black playwrights have an opportunity to showcase and refine their work at the Fade to Black Reading Series. Artists submit their work, and, if ...

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Short plays from Black playwrights take center stage during the Fade To Black Reading Series. Credit: Photo by Rudy Mui S. Denise O’Neal, playwright and executive director of Shabach Enterprise, says ...

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In the beginning, it was just about getting Black playwrights on stage. “That was the mission,” says S. Denise O’Neal, founder and executive director of Shabach Enterprise, the nonprofit behind the ...

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Denise O'Neal is a longtime supporter of the Houston arts community, and one of her favorite events has been Scriptwriters Houston's TenxTen, an annual festival of 10 10-minute plays by 10 different ...

Since founding the Fade To Black Arts Festival in 2013, S. Denise O’Neal has redefined the landscape for African-American theatre and storytelling in Houston. As Executive Director of Shabach ...

The new and expanded Fade To Black Arts Festival has grown from a modest play festival aimed at getting Black playwrights recognized to a full-blown array of artistic enterprises with over 150 events ...

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