Black Ensemble Theater

Black Ensemble Theater Company is a theatre company that performs at the Black Ensemble Cultural Center in the Uptown community area of Chicago, Illinois. The company is known for productions related to African-American culture, especially musicals depicting notable African-American musicians and performers.[1] The company is a significant contributor to Chicago's emergence as a Theater Town,[2] and its theater has been selected as one of the 25 top major theaters in the country by the Encyclopædia Britannica Almanac