• Association for Theater in Higher Education (ATHE) The Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) is a comprehensive non-profit professional membership organization. Founded in 1986, ATHE serves as an advocate for the field of theatre and performance in higher education. It serves as an intellectual and artistic center for producing new knowledge about theatre and performance-related disciplines, cultivating vital alliances with other scholarly and creative disciplines, linking with professional and community-based theaters, and promoting access and equity.

• Black Theatre Network (BTN) The purpose of the Black Theatre Network is to expose the beauty and complexity of Black life, in America and throughout the African Diaspora. We celebrate and perpetuate the theatrical vision and expertise of our ancestors and share it with the world. As we move into the 21st century, we strive to both broaden and strengthen our work and help to support Black Theatre locally and globally. We seek to unite those who share the rich inheritance of our ancestors and ensure that we are alive and thriving as we work together to use our art to create a better world.

• National Black Theatre Festival Founded in 1989, the National Black Theatre Festival seeks to unite black theatre companies in America and ensure the survival of the genre into the next millennium. Held biennially, NBTF attracts more than 60,000 people during the six-day event.