In above photo: Black Rep history author Felecia Piggott-Long congratulates Warren Dell Leggett of Winston-Salem for his humanitarian award at the opening gala of the 2015 National Black Theatre Festival.
In above photo: Vivian Reed presents insights into “An Evening with Vivian Reed” at a press conference on Tuesday, Aug. 4, as part of NBTF (Photo by Tori P. Haynesworth)
In above photo: Winston-Salem native Jackee Harry discusses “Black Stars of the Great White Way”. This is Harry’s first time attending the National Black Theatre Festival. (Photo by Tevin Stinson)
In above photo: Vanessa Bell Calloway on stage as Zora Neale Hurston (Photo courtesy of OPAS) By Nikki Baldwin For the Chronicle The National Black Theatre Festival (NBTF) begins