This special event, held on December 15th, commemorates Rites and Reason Theatre’s 50th Anniversary as the oldest, continuously producing Black Theatre in New England, and the phenomenal contributions to its legacy made by Karen Allen Baxter, the Theatre’s Senior Managing Director. After leading Rites and Reason through an astonishing 250 events, Karen will retire in December 2020.

During her 32-year tenure, Karen has been an exemplary executive administrator and creative producer, garnering international recognition for her work with the Audelco Awards, the Frank Silvera Writers Workshop, and the American Place Theatre, and service on numerous community arts boards and panels.

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Karen in Her Own Words

An interview with Jill Kimball, Brown University Staff Writer