Ron Himes, the Henry E. Hampton, Jr. Artist-in-Residence and Founder and Producing Director of the St. Louis Black Repertory Company, will receive the Larry Leon Hamlin Producer Award at the 2017 National Black Theatre Festival, July 31 – August 5, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
The Award “recognizes profound contributions producers have made to the American Theatre and the entertainment industry as a whole.” It is named after the late Larry Leon Hamlin, Founder and Executive Producer and Artistic Director of the North Carolina Black Repertory Company.