 Black Horizon Theater dissolved by the mid-1970s.University of Pittsburgh professor Dr. Vernell A. Lillie picked up its legacy, however, when she founded Kuntu Repertory Theatre in 1975 as a way of showcasing the playwright Rob Penny, who continued to write prolifically.The next year August Wilson brought his own early effort in playwrighting, "Homecoming", to Kuntu; it was his first play to be produced by a resident company.