Bushfire Theatre Of Performing Arts

Mission:

The mission of Bushfire Theatre of Performing Arts is dedicated to offering opportunities to African American professional and non professional actors, playwrights, directors and other theatre personnel. Included in our mission is having these theatre artists present their talents to our community. The theatre is committed to presenting diverse theatrical productions that expand the interest and awareness of our audience within the surrounding community and throughout Philadelphia. Our artistic goals continue to demand the best of our resources for the benefit of our community and theatre throughout the city of Philadelphia. In our Night at the Theatre, we have entertained students, parents, teachers and administrators at our productions. In 2002, we collaborated with Philadelphia’s High School for Creative and Performing Arts for a winter production of the world premiere play, “Phantom of the 87th Street Playground” by Clyde Santana and Gail Davis. The collaboration included over twenty-five students who were actors, singers and dancers. The students performed with Bushfire’s resident actors. We will continue this collaboration with new productions in the future.

About Us:

Bushfire Theatre of Performing Arts, is a non-profit company founded in 1977. It is dedicated to offering greater opportunities to African American professional and non-professional actors, playwrights, directors and other theatre personnel.

In 1996, we established the Walk of Fame honoring African Americans of stage, screen and television. Over the past twelve years, we have honored artists with hand prints and plaques in front of our theater. In the spring of 2007, we honored the late August Wilson with a plaque in front of our theater.