Angela Bassett news
The gist
Angela Bassett's son Slater Vance relaunched the Yale theater group she founded in 1979.
The revival hands a veteran star's legacy to Gen Z students.
How it unfolded
- 1979Angela Bassett founded the Heritage Theater Ensemble at Yale University, the school's first Black student theater group.
- 2025In a Town & Country interview, Bassett said she experienced impostor syndrome while at Yale.
- Aug 2026Slater Vance relaunched the group as the Heritage Production Company.