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The Anthony Bean Community Theater (ABCT) was established in Spring 2000 to meet the growing demands of New Orleans area residents seeking a quality, culturally diverse, performing arts venue. The theater also met the needs of individuals seeking to learn the art of acting, set design and theatre management. In recent years, ABCT has become a vehicle to enter New Orleans’ booming «Hollywood South» film industry.
History
Established in 2000.
The Anthony Bean Community Theater (ABCT) was established in Spring 2000 to meet the growing demands of New Orleans area residents seeking a quality, culturally diverse, performing arts venue. The theater also met the needs of individuals seeking to learn the art of acting, set design and theatre management. In recent years, ABCT has become a vehicle to enter New Orleans’ booming «Hollywood South» film industry.
Meet the Business Owner
Anthony B.
Business Owner
Anthony Bean and his company have received numerous awards and recognition throughout its 16 years of existence in the New Orleans area. Awards includes Anthony Bean’s Day in New Orleans by the New Orleans City Council. 2012 Trailblazer Award at the Southern Black Theatre Festival. More than 20 Ambie Awards and 10 Big Easy Awards for Theater excellence. In 2010 he received the Community Arts Award by the New Orleans Arts Council and Data Newsweekly Trail Blazer Award. If you see New Orleans youth in the movies and commercials recently, you can bet most of them came out of the Anthony Bean Community Theater and Acting School.