International Black Theatre Festival returns Monday

88.5 WFDD - Public Radio For The Piedmont | By Rachel Moody

Published July 25, 2026 at 2:56 PM EDT

International Black Theatre Festival co-chairs Angela Robinson (left) and Peter Parros.

The International Black Theatre Festival returns to Winston-Salem on Monday.

The six-day festival kicks off with a free opportunity to talk with Angelica Chéri. She’s the playwright behind the soon-to-be Broadway musical Wanted.

The opening gala will honor 28 different creatives, including Tony Award-winning actress Phylicia Rashad.

Over the coming days, the festival will showcase ticketed stage productions, as well as film screenings and workshops that are free and open to the public.

There will also be a vendor’s market, history tour and more. This year marks the festival’s 37th anniversary.

Rachel Moody

Rachel Moody is from Wake Forest where she got her start in journalism as an intern for The Wake Weekly. Before joining WFDD, she was a reporter and producer for UNC-Chapel Hill’s student radio program Carolina Connection. Rachel’s work has been published by WFAE, WUNC, WRAL and more. In 2026, she was recognized by the Hearst Journalism Awards Program for her podcast about body dysmorphia in boys and men. During her college career, she also wrote for The Daily Tar Heel’s opinion desk as an editorial board member and columnist.

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