Tad Schnugg
American Executive Director
Tad Schnugg was the Executive Director and co-founder with George Faison of the American Performing Arts Collaborative, that is located in the Firehouse Theater. Tad Schnugg and George Faizon founded Faison Firehouse Theater in 2000. The theater seats 130, and is equipped with performing arts and cultural center media services, with fine arts gallery, rehearsal facilities and a cabaret theater.
The 130-seat theater, branded “Hollywood of Harlem” by the media, is a full service performing arts and cultural center with fine arts galleries, rehearsal facilities and a cabaret theater. He died on January 13, 2018. His funeral was held at. Bill Cosby gave the eulogy. He studied theater and literature at LMU Munich and the Free University of Berlin.
It is located in Harlem, New York City. He worked for the Alvin Ailey's dance theater as an assistant to the General Manager in 1963.
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