As the Department’s unique forum for arts and ideas, Rites and Reason Theatre’s mission is to develop, produce, and present new creative works that analyze and articulate the phenomenal and universal odyssey of the African Diaspora. Rites and Reason Theatre provides a space for artists and scholars to explore, engage and train in Africana intellectual and cultural traditions. Proudly one of the oldest continuously-running Black theaters in the nation, Rites and Reason Theatre remains a steadfast cultural organization within the local and regional arts and culture ecosystem.