It is in residence at the newly built New Brunswick Performing Arts Center, which opened in the city's Civic Square in 2019.
[3] Ricardo Khan and Lee K. Richardson met at Rutgers University while studying for their Masters of Fine Art degree.
[4] With help from George Street Playhouse and grant money from the CETA program, the theater began performing in New Brunswick and became New Jersey's first professional Black repertory theatre.
[10] More than 50 new plays have premiered at Crossroads, including works by such artists as August Wilson, Anna Deavere Smith, George C. Wolfe, Ntozake Shange, Migdalia Cruz, Ruby Dee, Ossie Davis, Linda Nieves-Powell, former US Poet Laureate Rita Dove and South African writer/composer Mbongeni Ngema.
Since its founding, Crossroads has produced more than 100 works, including many premiere productions by African and African-American artists.