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| August 2nd, 2011.. André De Shields performed in KNOCK ME A KISS at National Black Theatre Festival in Winston-Salem, NC. A co-production of Woodie King Jr.'s New Federal Theatre and Legacy Creative Arts Company  |
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Celebrity Group Photo, August 1, 2011
On behalf of the
North Carolina Black Repertory Company
and the
National Black Theatre Festival
| Ain't MisBehavin ANDRÉ DE SHIELDS to direct CROSSROADS Theatre Company production of AIN'T MISBEHAVIN.' Rehearsals begin September 13, 2011 |
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| To find out more about the upcoming production, visit CROSSROADS Theatre Copmany's event page. |
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| July 19, 2011
André De Shields to Direct Original article by Lia Chang On Tuesday, July 19, 2011, Two-time Tony Award nominee and Emmy Award winning actor André De Shields will direct the staged reading of Jacqueline Malcolm’s The Trade, the second entry in her SLAVE Trilogy, at The Players Club, 16 Gramercy Park in New York at 7pm. Admission is free, please RSVP to jacquelinemalcolm@yahoo.co.uk. Written and created by Jacqueline Malcolm, The Trade follows the story of Albert Shelton, a man born free, yet brought up as a slave. His identity is lost as he tries to find his way in a world where men are traded for beads and the color of the skin can mean death or life. Becoming a Trader himself, Albert’s journey takes him from middle-class Bristol, England to life with the Maroon Tribe of the Blue Mountains, Jamaica, until finally, his destiny & drive throws him into the chaos of pre-independent New York City |
 Playwright Jacqueline Malcolm and André De Shields after the performance of Lonnie Carter's The Sovereign State of Boogedy Boogedy, at the Abingdon Theatre in New York on February 14, 2011. Photo by Lia Chang.
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André De Shields in Alice Childress' June 20, 2011 From New York to Los Angeles, Project1Voice's inaugural event: 1 Voice, 1 Play, 1 Day will feature multiple staged readings of Alice Childress' classic play TROUBLE IN MIND. The NY reading will feature André De Shields, Leslie Uggams, LaChanze and Bill Irwin with direction by Charles Randolph‐Wright. 1Voice, 1Play, 1Day is a national day of celebration that not only honors the late great playwright's seminal work, but also highlights African‐American theatre companies that are struggling for their very existence. |
 Victory Gardens Biograph Theater 2433 North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614 Tickets: 773.871.3000 |
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| THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO JAMES by Charles Smith |
May 14 - June 12, 2011 a CHICAGO PREMIERE of a Bingham McHale presentation Directed by CHUCK SMITH |
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| VG Playwrights Ensemble Member Charles Smith’s The Gospel According to James comes to Victory Gardens following its world premiere at Indiana Repertory Theatre. | |
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Working Theater presents a developmental reading of THE UNBLEACHED AMERICAN by Michael Aman, directed by Alfred Preisser and starring André De Shields and Alison Fraser A startling play based on the life of Ernest Hogan, an African-American who made a small fortune in the 1900s writing the first "coon song". |
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Working Theater 520 Eighth Ave, Ste 303, NY 10018 tel: 212-244-3300 |
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| Presented May 9, 2011 at: The Studio Theatre at Theatre Row 410 W 42nd Street (between 9th & 10th Aves) NYC 10036 |
Indiana Repertory Theatre's THE GOSPEL 140 West Washington Street |
Directed by CHUCK SMITH |
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Ellen Stewart's La MaMa Umbria |
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André De Shields announced as a 2011 Teaching Artist for La MaMa Umbria International, a not-for-profit cultural center & artist residence founded by Ellen Stewart in 1990. Internationally renowned art professionals host workshops whose work contributes to the shaping of the contemporary landscape of performative arts. Actors, directors, dancers, performers and choreographers will have the opportunity to meet and work with inspiring masters, from around the world. |
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