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The Mission

Championing the genius of all great black playwrights of yesteryear, now and tomorrow.

The Bard of Pittsburgh African Legacy Theatre (BOP) recognises the contribution of August Wilson to global culture much like the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) acknowledges the genius of William Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon.
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The Supporters of The Mission.

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Nikkole Salter
Actress & Writer

Nikkole Salter

Deborah Weston
Actress

Deborah Weston

Jamil Jude
Actor & Director & Producer & Writer

Jamil Jude

Rufus Sewell
Actor

Rufus Sewell

Caroline Ducrocq
Actress & Director & Producer

Caroline Ducrocq

Annouchka de Andrade
Producer

Annouchka de Andrade

Keith David
Actor & Producer

Keith David

dominic cooke
Director & Writer

Dominic Cooke CBE

Indira Etwaroo
Director & Producer & Writer

Indira Etwaroo

Archie Madekwe
Actor

Archie Madekwe

Carey Mulligan
Actress

Carey Mulligan

Taraji P. Henson
Actress & Producer

Taraji P. Henson

Imelda Staunton
Actress & Singer

Imelda Staunton

Mark Dornford-May
Director & Producer

Mark Dornford-May

Pauletta Pearson Washington
Actress

Pauletta Pearson Washington

randy bryant
Director

Randy Bryant

Kiell Smith-Bynoe
Actor & Comedian & Writer

Kiell Smith-Bynoe

Toby Jones OBE
Actor

Toby Jones OBE

Sir Richard Eyre CH/CBE
Director & Producer

Sir Richard Eyre CH/CBE

Robert Lepage
Actor & Director & Producer & Writer

Robert Lepage CC, OQ

Ken Loach
Director

Ken Loach

edward norton
Actor

Edward Norton

Thea Sharrock
Director

Thea Sharrock

Michael Potts
Actor

Michael Potts

Kwame Kwei-Armah
Actor & Director & Singer & Writer

Kwame Kwei-Armah

Claire Foy
Actress

Claire Foy

Rebecca Hall
Actress & Director & Producer & Writer

Rebecca Hall

Jeremy Irons
Actor

Jeremy Irons

Sir Mark Rylance
Actor & Director & Writer

Sir Mark Rylance

Rufus Norris
Director

Rufus Norris

Roy Williams OBE
Writer

Roy Williams OBE

orlando bloom
Actor

Orlando Bloom

Paula Patton
Actress

Paula Patton

Viola Davis
Actress & Producer

Viola Davis

Paapa Essiedu
Actor

Paapa Essiedu

Paulette Randall
Director

Paulette Randall

Stephen Sondheim
Composer & Writer

Stephen Sondheim

Euzhan Palcy
Director & Producer & Writer

Euzhan Palcy

Layton Williams
Actor & Singer

Layton Williams

Sir Jonathan Pryce CBE
Actor

Sir Jonathan Pryce CBE

Kenny Leon
Actor & Director & Producer & Writer

Kenny Leon

Cornel West
Actor & Writer

Cornel West

jean-jacques annaud
Director & Producer & Writer

Jean-Jacques Annaud

Lemn Sissay
Writer

Lemn Sissay

Armando Iannucci
Comedian & Director & Producer & Writer

Armando Iannucci

Michael Sheen
Actor

Michael Sheen

Costa-Gavras
Director & Producer & Writer

Costa-Gavras

Reni Eddo-Lodge
Writer

Reni Eddo-Lodge

Wunmi Mosaku
Actress

Wunmi Mosaku

Seret Scott
Actress & Director & Writer

Seret Scott

Lily Tomlin
Actress & Comedian & Producer & Singer & Writer

Lily Tomlin

Mathew Rhys
Actor

Mathew Rhys

Vanessa Williams
Actress & Singer

Vanessa Williams

Nathan Stewart-Jarett
Actor

Nathan Stewart-Jarett

Trevor Dion Nicholas
Actor & Singer

Trevor Dion Nicholas

Lesley Manville
Actress

Lesley Manville CBE

Dame Vanessa Redgrave DBE
Actress

Dame Vanessa Redgrave DBE

sterling k brown
Actor & Producer

Sterling K Brown

Carl Cofield
Actor & Director

Carl Cofield

Lenny Henry
Actor & Comedian & Singer & Writer

Sir Lenny Henry CBE

Marianne Elliott
Director

Marianne Elliott OBE

Octavia Spencer
Actress & Producer & Writer

Octavia Spencer

Clarke Peters
Actor & Director & Singer & Writer

Clarke Peters

Barbra Streisand
Actress & Director & Producer & Singer & Writer

Barbra Streisand

Mike Leigh bard of pittsburgh
Director & Writer

Mike Leigh OBE

Dame Helen Mirren DBE
Actress

Dame Helen Mirren DBE

Sanaa Lathan
Actress

Sanaa Lathan

Dame Kristin Scott Thomas DBE
Actress

Dame Kristin Scott Thomas DBE

Salma Hayek
Actress & Director & Producer

Salma Hayek

Fiona Shaw
Actress & Director

Fiona Shaw

angela bassett
Actress & Director & Producer

Angela Bassett

Phylicia Rashad
Actress & Director & Singer

Phylicia Rashad

Alfre Woodard
Actress & Producer

Alfre Woodard

Ruth Negga
Actress

Ruth Negga

Aisha Tyler
Actor & Comedian & Director & Producer & Writer

Aisha Tyler

Nadia Fall
Director & Writer

Nadia Fall

Stephen McKinley Henderson
Actor

Stephen McKinley Henderson

Tracy Letts
Actor & Writer

Tracy Letts

steve coogan
Actor & Comedian & Producer & Writer

Steve Coogan

Robert Silman
Producer

Robert Silman

Rick Pappas
Producer

Rick Pappas

Sharon D Clarke
Actor & Singer

Sharon D Clarke

josette bushell-mingo
Actress & Director

Josette Bushell-Mingo OBE

Patrick Chamoiseau
Writer

Patrick Chamoiseau

Martin Scorsese
Actor & Director & Producer & Writer

Martin Scorsese

LaTanya Richardson Jackson
Actress & Director & Producer

LaTanya Richardson Jackson

George C Wolf
Director & Writer

George C. Wolf

blanche marvin
Actress & Producer & Writer

Blanche Marvin MBE

nikki amuka-bird
Actress

Nikki Amuka-Bird

Daniel Craig
Actor

Daniel Craig

Colman Domingo
Actor & Director & Producer & Writer

Colman Domingo

Francis Ford Coppola
Director & Producer & Writer

Francis Ford Coppola

Katie Mitchell
Director

Katie Mitchell OBE

Michele Shay
Actress & Director & Producer

Michele Shay

The Board

These global aims are endorsed promoted supervised and governed by the Board of the Bard of Pittsburgh African Legacy Theatre

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Championing the genius of all great black playwrights of yesteryear, now and tomorrow