“BLACK THEATRE TROUPE FOUNDER JEAN-REMY MONNAY LOOKS BACK ON ACCOMPLISHMENTS, FORWARD TO NEW CHALLENGES”

For more than 20 years Jean-Remy Monnay has been acting on Capital Region stages, serving many companies who wish to have more diversity in their productions.

More than 10 years ago he formed a theater company to encourage, train and support actors of color who wanted to participate in Capital Region theater. Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate NY has been the resident community company at theREP’s new building on North Pearl Street since it opened the doors of its new home. BTTUNY performs in a black-box space called the Lauren and Harold Iselin Performing Arts Studio on the second floor, and once a year takes over the main stage of the Equity House.