Art Forms & Theatre Concepts, Inc., the premiere African-American theatre company of the Low Country is preparing for its 2013 Piccolo Spoleto Arts Festival offering, “Ain’t Misbehavin the Fats Waller Musical”. This sizzling musical revue will have you tapping your feet, clapping your hands and leaving the theatre humming and smiling. The production includes more [...]
The 2013 – 2014 AFTC season is sure to please with powerful shows and delightful performances. We open the season with our MOJA Arts Festival production of “The Old Settler”, a timeless drama of love and relationships. The Harlem Renaissance of the 1940s serves as the backdrop for John Henry Redwood’s play. The aptly-named Husband [...]
By Adam Parker Founded 15 years ago by Art Gilliard, Art Forms bills itself as the premier African-American theater company in the Lowcountry. It has managed to produce a couple of shows a year, usually during the Piccolo Spoleto or MOJA festivals. But that’s not enough, Gilliard and new board chairman Victor Owens said. It’s [...]
by Celeste Pottier Much like Mahalia: A Gospel Musical’s namesake, the performers in this Art Forms and Theatre Concepts production are people of faith. Some are ministers, others are preacher kids, and the rest are simply active churchgoers. Their performances, one imagines, are not far from their real lives. Written by Tom Stolz and directed [...]
