Triangle Performance Ensemble - TPE

We are ready for Black Nativity Durham 2026! Great things are on the horizon!!!

Be sure to get your tickets early!!!

Visit https://www.blacknativitydurham.com today!!!

Happy Birthday to our Artistic Director Wendell Tabb.

Mr. Tabb has made an incredible impact on the City of Durham, the triangle area, and the State of North Carolina in theater and education through his work at the historic Hillside High School in Durham, North Carolina and Triangle Performance Ensemble.

Mr. Tabb’s contributions has created one of the top high school theater programs in the United States and the longest-running gospel musical in the City of Durham Black Nativity Durham.

We wish you many more years of birthdays. 🎉 🎈

Triangle Performance Ensemble

⭐️ Black Nativity Durham tickets are on sale TODAY. Celebrate its 20th year in December at the John H. Gattis-Wendell Tabb Theater. Get your tickets early! ⭐️

🎟️: www.blacknativitydurham.com

Mark Your Calendars Black Nativity Durham will be celebrating 20 Years. 🎉🎊🎉🎊

Come celebrate one of the top Christmas holiday traditions in the Triangle area of North Carolina December 18-20 2026 at the John H. Gattis-Wendell Tabb Theater on the campus of the historic Hillside High School in Durham, North Carolina.

Save the Date:

December 18~20 2026

Get your tickets now for Sweet Mama Stringbean: The life & Times of Ethel Waters
Starring Phyllis Morrison & Will Ellis!

Tickets can be purchased here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/o/41076566203

Check out the promo now!
https://youtu.be/iRb6QulWL24?feature=shared

Come out and witness this sensational production by Agape Theatre Project. You don’t want to miss this!!!!

Greetings Family,

Mr. Tabb and Mr. Cason were honored to present the Triangle Performance Ensemble's Jeannie H. Lucas Hall of Fame Scholarship Award to Antoine Whitted, Jr. and Khalil Smith. Each recipient received $500.00.

Triangle Performance Ensemble has given over $10,000.00 in scholarship money to Hillside High School. Thanks to all of you for making this possible by your commitment to Triangle Performance Ensemble.

Thank you for your generous support. 

-TPE

Black Nativity Durham returns for its 20th anniversary. Celebrate the reason for the holiday season with Durham’s longest running gospel show. Black Nativity Durham Year 20 runs Dec 18-20 2026.

Thank you so much to everyone who attended and supported the world premiere of our new show Wendell Tabb’s The Third Day. Saturday, April 18th 3:00 pm showing was sold out for The Third Day.

We would like to send a special shout out to the cast and crew of The Third Day alongside the dancers and musicians.

We would also like to thank the writers of the play and music for bringing the words from the pages to reality.