Roger Furman

Roger Furman is the former founder and owner of New Heritage Repertory Theater the oldest active theater company in Harlem. He died in 1983. [1] He was an actor, director, playwright, and producer. [2] He was also a founder of the Black Theatre Alliance.[1]

Career

He is known for "taking care of business" for black theater. [3] He had plays that were shown at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. [4] He was also a founder of the Black Theatre Alliance.[1] The Roger Furman Theatre (at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture) is named for him. [5]

Academic

He was the author of a book called The Black Book. [6] Furman taught courses of black drama at New York University, Rutgers, and Hartford University. [1] The Roger Furman Theatre (at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture) is named for him. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "IN HARLEM THEATER 4 DECADES". The New York Times. 1 December 1983.
  2. ↑ Rivers, Voza (1 January 2006). "Forever Harlem: Celebrating America's Most Diverse Community". Sports Publishing LLC – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=dbIDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA24&dq=Roger+Furman&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjcmuKDrPXPAhXKNz4KHc4NAnQQ6AEIMjAE#v=onepage&q=Roger%20Furman&f=false
  4. ↑ Miller, Hillary (15 October 2016). "Drop Dead: Performance in Crisis, 1970s New York". Northwestern University Press – via Google Books.
  5. 1 2 Heyliger, Yvette (25 October 2016). "Autobiography of a Homegirl: Deep Somewhere in the Toy Box where All My Dolls are Kept". iUniverse – via Google Books.
  6. ↑ Harris, M. A.; Levitt, Morris; Furman, Roger; Smith, Ernest (1 January 2009). "The Black Book". Random House – via Google Books.
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