 Theatre in Pittsburgh

Black Horizons Theater (BHT) (note the "s" in the name, which is the authentic title of the theater group, with all of its plural and future-oriented intention) was created after a meeting of Black Action Society (BAS) of the University of Pittsburgh representative's Curtiss E. Porter (now Ph.D. and Chancellor of Penn State Greater Allegheny Campus in White Oak/ McKeesport, Pa.), Jake Milliones, Ph.D. (deceased, former City Council President of the City of Pittsburgh) and E. Philip McKain (currently Executive Director of CTE, the Community Action Program of Stamford, Ct.) with members of the "Centre Ave. Poets", Rob Penny and August Wilson.This meeting culminated with an agreement to provide funding through the Program Committee of the BAS, which Porter headed as Director, while Mr. McKain was Co-Director, and Mr. Milliones, an influential graduate student member.The funding connection was established.