Bay Area Theatre Cypher Builds a Community Where Hip Hop Meets Theatre
by Rotimi Agbabiaka Anyone concerned about the future of hip hop in theatre can look past the recent closing of Chicago?s Hamilton to the Bay Area, where Brecht is inspiring nascent rap stars and a new company is lifting up artists at the intersection of hip hop and theatre. The Bay Area Theatre Cypher, birthed last fall through a viral video, just closed an acclaimed show at Aurora Theatre and shows no signs of sl…