The Falling Leaves: Vivian Robinson
The Black theatre community mourns the passing on September 16, 1996 of Vivian Robinson, founder and executive director of AUDELCO. Sometimes called "Black Theatre's Angel" and other times, "the premiere stage mother," Vivian Robinson touched the lives of innumerable people in the Black theatre community. As Niamani Mutima noted in her Black Masks interview (Oct/Nov 1991), "The flash of her engaging smile transformed her face into that of the archetypal mother of us all. Her 'Hi, baby' acknowledged both young and old."
Her death will have a profound impact on members of the Black theatre community, both for those who knew and loved her and …
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