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Black Arts/West was a nationally known African American theater founded in 1969 in Seattle, Washington, by playwright Douglas Q. Barnett.[1] It emerged from Barnett's New Group Theater that started in 1961.[2] It hosted over 32 plays and other performances before its closure in 1980.[3][4]

  1. ^ Hill, Anthony D., and Douglas Q. Barnett. The A to Z of African American Theater, Scarecrow Press, Incorporated, 2009. ISBN:9780810868984. pages 541-542.
  2. ^ Abatan, Adetola, "Black Arts/West: A Theater Without a Home" (2021). Black Arts/West. 1. https://scholarworks.seattleu.edu/black-arts-west/1
  3. ^ "Black Arts/West, Part 1 -- A History by Douglas Q. Barnett". www.historylink.org. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  4. ^ King, Woodie,Jr. "Documenting Black Theatre History." Black Masks, vol. 19, no. 2, Feb, 2010, pp. 7-8,14-15. ProQuest,