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Helen K. Mason

1912–2003

United States

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Helen Katherine Oby Mason (December 28, 1912 – January 10, 2003) was an African-American theatre director and cultural advocate from Phoenix, Arizona. She was the founder of the Black Theatre Troupe, one of the oldest Black performing companies in the United States.

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