BDAG Gallery
Black Dramatic Arts Group (BDAG)
1972 - 1996
Black Repertory Theater, Black Drama Workshop, Black Theater Arts Troupe
Initially founded in 1972 as Black Repertory Theater (BRT) this theater troupe put on productions that showcased Black experiences and Black talent. By 1974 the name was changed to Black Dramatic Arts Group although both names appear on performances throughout the 1970s.
"In White America" the 1968 production was a precursor to the Black Repertory Theater put on by NAC.
The first "We Speak" events were organized and run by BDAG before they turned control over to BSA.
Productions
List of the documented productions by BDAG between 1971 and 2009.
| Year | Month | Title | Troupe |
| 1967 | Feb | In White America | Black Drama Troupe |
| 1972 | Spring | East 127th Street | Black Drama Workshop |
| 1972 | May | Wino | Black Repertory |
| 1973 | A Better Chance | Black Repertory | |
| 1973 | Nov. | A Day of Absence | Black Repertory |
| 1973 | Nov. | The King of Soul or The Devil and Oatis Redding | Black Repertory |
| 1974 | Apr. | No Place to Be Somebody | Black Repertory |
| 1974 | May | Ceremonies in Dark Old Men |
Black Repertory |
| 1974 | Oct. | Macbett | Black Repertory |
| 1974 | Nov. | A Raisin in the Sun | Black Repertory |
| 1976 | Apr. | The Blacks | BDAG |
| 1977 | Apr. | The River Niger | BDAG |
| 1979 | Apr. | BDAG Alive | BDAG |
| 1980 | Feb. | Contributions |
BDAG |
| 1980 | Feb. | A Day of Absence |
BDAG |
| 1983 | Feb. | Blues for Mister Charlie (radio show) | BDAG |
| 1985 | May |
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf |
BDAG |
| 1988 | May | Split Second | BDAG |
| 1989 | Jan. | Master Harold and the Boys | BDAG |
| 1989 | Sep. | Requiem for Brother X | BDAG |
| 1989 | Nov. | Women Cry in No Man's Land | BDAG |
| 1990 | May | The Colored Museum | BDAG |
| 1990 | Sep. | Junkies are Full of Shhh! | BDAG |
| 1990 | Nov. | The Tapestry | BDAG |
| 1991 | Oct. | as/black | BDAG |
| 1991 | Nov. | Guns, Ropes, and Lies | BDAG |
| 1993 | Apr. | Radical Colors | BDAG |
| 1993 | Oct. | BDAG Show | BDAG |
| 1994 | May | Fences | BDAG |
| 1996 | Radical Colors | BDAG |
Set
Office of Multicultural Affairs - Student Organizations - BDAG
- General
Carletonian
August 22, 1968. Page 2. False Racial Sophistication?
November 18, 1971. page 4. Black Repertory Theater.
October 26, 1972. page 3. The Glamorous Present.
October 25, 1973. page 2. Troupe presents 'Raisin'.
November 8, 1973. page 4. Oration for Raisin.
April 25, 1974. page 10. "No Place to Be Somebody".
May 2, 1974. page 5. Black Arts Troupe to stage comedy.
May 15, 1975. page 6. Full scale absurdity.
June 3, 1976. page 8. Of Bach, Bachhae, Bartok, Blacks, Butley, Brecht.
May 2, 1977. page 3. 'Finding one's own battlefield' well-conveyed in The River Niger.
February 29, 1980. page 13. BDAG contributes tonight.
May 21, 1982. page 2. Reagonomics hit BDAG.
February 25, 1983. page 10. BDAG presents radio drama on KRLX.
May 10, 1985. page 15. Benefit concert features dance and drama.
May 15, 1987. page 12. "Soldier's Play" touches issues with "commendable intensity".
May 20, 1988. page 5. BDAG presents play with "moral dilemma".
May 11, 1990. page 11. BDAG exhibits flair, ingenuity.
September 28, 1990. page 7. BDAG one-act opens: By any means necessary.
November 2, 1990. page 8. BDAG excels at Nourse.
February 1, 1991. page 7. BDAG, Bill T. Jones highlight Black History Month.
October 25, 1991. page 7. Many questions, few answers in as/black.
May 15, 1992. page 7. BDAG and ASIA tag team in Identities.
April 30, 1993. page 7. Radical Colors splash Arena this weekend.
February 4, 1994. page 7. BDAG speaks out to the Carleton community.
May 6, 1994. page 7. BDAG Returns to Nourse.
