AUDELCO
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AUDELCO, the Audience Development Committee, Inc., was established in 1973 by Vivian Robinson to honor excellence in African American theatre in New York City.
AUDELCO presents the Vivian Robinson/AUDELCO Recognition Awards (also known as Viv awards) annually. The awards were created to promote "recognition, understanding, and awareness of the arts in the African-American community."
The AUDELCO awards recognize the following Off-Broadway and Off-Off Broadway:
- Productions by African-American companies
- Productions written and/or directed by African-Americans
- African-American actors in productions