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Amanda Mason Warren
(Performer)
Amanda Mason Warren (Erica) Off-Broadway: When I Come to Die (LCT, AUDELCO nomination); Three Sisters (Masha; The Classical Theatre of Harlem). Television: The Closer (recurring); Detroit 1-8-7; Rubicon; The Good Wife; Law & Order; Law & Order: CI (recurring). Film: The Adjustment Bureau; Seven Psychopaths (now playing); Upcoming: Almost Christmas and Deep Powder. Education: BFA in Theatre at NYU, Tisch School of the Arts; MFA in Acting at Yale School of Drama
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Awoye Timpo
(Director)
Credits include: The Vanished by Olivier Coyette, Rhinoceros by Eugene Ionesco,Shakespeare’s Sonnets on Tap (Novisi), My Sister In This House (NYU), In the Continuum (Juilliard). Workshops/readings: Leviathan Lab, NYU, the 52nd Street Project, Lark, Partial Comfort, Culture Project, Emerging Writers Group (Public). Translations: The Bald Soprano and Rhinoceros by Ionesco; The Vanished, A Crying Friend, and Stay With Me by Olivier Coyette. Artistic Director (Novisi Productions). Other previous work: Associate Artistic Director (Shakespeare on the Sound), Van Lier Directing Fellow (Public Theater), Soho Rep Writer/Director Lab, Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab. Film/Television: Harlem 125.
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Cezar Williams
(Director)
Cezar is an Actor, Producer and Director. Theater credits include James and Annie, written by Tony Award winner Warren Leight at the Actor’s Studio and Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati (dir: D. Lynn Meyers) and the Williamstown Theatre Festival (dir: Jack Hofsiss); Thunder: A Musical Memoir (FringeNYC); Ascension at The National Black Theatre Festival and FringeNYC (dir: Petronia Paley); Yanagai! Yanagai! with the Aboriginal Australian Theatre Initiative/LaMama (co-dir: Harold Dean James and Karen Oughtred). Television credits include Law and Order: Criminal Intent, NYC 22, Blue Bloods and What Would You Do?Directing credits include Free Will by William Oliver Watkins ; The Panacea by Cynthia G. Robinson and Interpretations (Ovation Traveling Theatre). He is a member of SAG/AFTRA and AEA and co-founder of Robinson Williams Productions, a theater production company based in Yonkers, NY. Cezar is a graduate of New York University. Visit him online at www.cezarwilliams.com.
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Channing Jackson
(Performer)
Channing Jackson (Baby) would like to first and foremost thank God for all that has been and will be. Originally from Cleveland, Ohio, he moved to NYC two years ago in pursuit of a career in acting. He was included in this year’s New Black Fest as BLACKBOY in A Raisin in the Salad: Black Plays for White People. Channing welcomes the opportunity for challenge in his acting and he’s grateful for the challenge of acting in The Fire This Time Festival.
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Chiaza Uche
(Performer)
Chinaza Uche (Demetrius) BFA from NYU '09. Recent Film: Ma' George (Sundance 2013), Terry Richardson's Last Hours ( Cannes 2012), Threading Needles. TV: CBS' BLUE BLOODS and NBC's DECEPTION. Selected Theater: Flipside (New York Fringe Festival - Best Ensemble; Broadway World Connecticut Awards - Best Actor Nomination), The Brothers Size, Ajax in Iraq. www.chinazauche.com
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Christopher Burris
(Director)
Christopher Burris New York directing credits include Kevin R. Free's A RAISIN IN THE SALAD: BLACK PLAYS FOR WHITE PEOPLE, which was a FringeNYC 2010 hit. He also directed Dennis A. Allen IIIís THE MUD IS THICKER IN MISSISSIPPI, a winner in the 2010 Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival. He has directed several short plays for Sticky at the Bowery Poetry Club, including FALLING OUT WITH GREGARIAN TUNKS, A SHADOW WITH NO FORM, LIFEíS TERMS, ...IN WHICH BISHOP EDDIE LONG LOSES HIS BATTLE WITH THE DEMONS, and GAGA OF THE DEAD. In addition to a series of staged readings for Freedom Train Productions, (including Derek McPhatter's BRING THE BEAT BACK) he has directed numerous projects for Phare Play, Unconscious Collective, and The Fire This Time Festival (EXODUS, BY THE BANKS OF THE NILE). He holds a BA from UNC-Chapel Hill, and an MFA from UC San Diego. Twitter: @christopherbnyc
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Clinton Lowe
(Performer)
Clinton Lowe (Chad) will be starring in a new television show called “The Hustle” this Spring. You may have also seen him in “Law & Order: SVU”, “Blue Bloods”, “Rescue Me”, “Louie”, “American Gangster”, etc. He enjoys performing classics like Shakespeare and Chekhov, but loves developing new work such as “Homage 3: Illmatic”, & “Holler If Ya Hear Me”, an upcoming Broadway Musical inspired by the work of Tupac Shakur. WWW.CLINTONLOWE.COM
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Cynthia G. Robinson
(Playwright)
Cynthia Robinson is the 2012 Calvin B. Grimes Scholar (NYU) for her artistic merit. Honors: Tribeca All-Access Open Stage (2004), Best New Play IRNE nomination (Ascension, 2006), Thomas Barbour Memorial Playwright's Award finalist (2008). Plays: Peola's Passing (2012 Samuel French OOB Theatre Festival), Gold Star Mother (EstroGenius 2012), Ascension (Our Place Theatre; 2009 National Black Theatre Festival; 2008 FringeNYC), Thunder: A Musical Memoir (2007 FringeNYC). She is a member of The Dramatists Guild and Women's Work Lab (New Perspectives Theatre).
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Danielle T. Davenport
(Playwright)
Danielle Davenport has performed in productions, workshops and readings at theaters including The Public Theater, Playwrights Horizons, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, Ensemble Studio Theatre, INTAR and Target Margin. She graduated summa cum laude from Barnard College, Columbia University and her play "Claudia" was a 2012 O'Neill Center Playwrights Conference.
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Dennis A. Allen II
(Playwright)
Dennis A. Allen II is a New York native, his play THE MUD IS THICKER IN MISSISSIPPI directed by Christopher Burris, won the 2010 Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival. His play A SHADOW WITH NO FORMfinalist in Variation Theatre's Harvest Festival. Recipient of the 2012 Himan Brown Creative Writing Award. Collaborative Writer for The American Slavery Project's 2012 Unheard Voices. Member of Liberation Theatre Company's 2011 & 2012 Black Playwright's Group. His play NEVER NO IN BETWEEN a part of ActNow Foundation's New Voices in Theatre 2012 Festival. Currently enrolled in Mac Wellman's MFA Playwrighting program at Brooklyn College.
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Eric Lockley
(Playwright)
Eric Lockley is a Performer, Writer and a founding member of The Movement Theatre Company [TMTC]. Written works include solo shows, Last Laugh (La MaMa) and Asking For More (Harlem Stage), and his one-act "affirmative action" comedy, Blacken the Bubble, which will premiere Oct 2012. Stay locked to www.ericlockley.com to see what’s next.
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Georgia Southern
(Performer)
Georgia Southern (Josiane) has appeared on stage in A Raisin in the Sun (MPTC), Patch Girl (WTC), Benefits of Elsewhere (3 Graces), Agamemnon (LA Mama), The Bluest Eye (Playmakers Repertory Company), 365 Days (CTH), Bring Love to My Door Step (Guthrie Theatre Lab) and many more. Please visit www.georgiasouthern.biz.
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J. Holtham
(Playwright)
Jason Holtham's work has been seen at the Ensemble Studio Theatre, [the claque], Red Fern Theatre Company, Resonance Theatre Ensemble, Williamstown Theatre Festival, New Dramatists and others. He is a member of E.S.T., a co-founder of The New Black Fest and a proud product of NY & NJ public education.
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Jonathan McCrory
(Director)
Jonathan McCrory has worked professionally for the past five years as a actor, director and producer. He is a founder of The Movement Theatre Company [TMTC] and Harlem 9, which he currently still works with. A Washington, DC native, he attended Duke Ellington School of the Arts, and then earned a BFA degree in Acting and Africana Studies at New York University [NYU]. As a director, Jonathan’s directing credits include: Blacken the Bubble, Enter Your Sleep, Hope Speaks, Wake, Last Laugh, With Out Trace and Asking For More. Outside of his own directorial work, he has been able to work as an assistant director under both established and emerging directors such as Talvin Wilks: Anne & Emmet, One Quarter, and Banana Beer Bath; Charles Randolph- Wright: Motown ; and Jesca Prudencio: Black Boy & The War.
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Kevin R. Free
(Director)
As Playwright: The New Black Fest Fellow, 2012; Short Plays: Turn This Motha Out (with Prayer) (48 Hours in Harlem, 2012); Portal, or Metaphorical Tricycle (The Fire This Time Festival, 2012); Legendary: A Man-Tasia (Frigid New York, 2012); …in which Bishop Eddie Long loses a battle with his demons… (Sticky, 2010); Full-length plays, Face Value (Semi-Finalist, Mill Mountain Theatre New Play Festival, 2003, Henry Street Settlement Playwrights’ Project Grant, 2000) and A Raisin in the Salad: Black Plays for White People, were published by indietheaternow.com. As Writer/Performer: The Moth (Mainstage, 2012); Drunken! Careening Writers! (2012); The Soundtrack Series (2011); One of nytheatre.com’s People of the year (2010); You are in an open field (2012); (Not) Just A Day Like Any Other (NY IT Award Winner, Outstanding Ensemble, 2009); Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (NY Neo-Futurists, 2007-2011); Writer/Commentator for “News & Notes,” (NPR, 2006-7). As Actor: Off-Broadway: From My Hometown (Memphis; Audelco Award Nominee); Taking A Chance on Love (York);The Conjure Man Dies (Bubber Brown; New Federal Theatre). Recordings: Narrator of over 80 Audio Books (Golden Voice of 2010-11; Audie Award Finalist, 2011; 4-time Earphones Award Winner), several radio spots, TV commercials. More info: www.kevinrfree.com. Twitter: @kevinrfree
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Kristoffer Tonning
(Performer)
Kristoffer Tonning (Dr. Gentry) has appeared in numerous plays and films over the years. Most recently as the leading man, Ezera, in the new webseries, The Grass is Always Green. Kristoffer is a recent graduate of the William Esper Studio where he studied under Mr. William Esper for two years. Originally from Denmark, Kristoffer took the step of moving to New York three years ago and has not looked back ever since.
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Leopold Lowe
(Performer)
Leopold Lowe (Tahir) has performed on stages internationally, Lagos, Nigeria & Moscow, Russia. In U.S. Regional Theatres; Los Angeles Roby Award for "My Children, My Africa" & NYC Audelco Award for "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom". Some t.v./film: Law & Order, White Collar, Mercy, All My Children, Indelible, The Cycle, Strike & The Assassin. Proud member of AEA.
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Lisa Strum
(Performer)
Lisa Strum (Cecily) POOR POSTURING is Lisa's third collaboration with TFTT. Past shows include the World Premiere of Pia Wilson's THE FLOWER THIEF (with Horse Trade Theatre Group), and EXODUS by Camille Darby. "A joyous THANK YOU to Tracey and Kevin for this opportunity and to TFTT family for their continued support."
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Lori E. Parquet
(Performer)
Lori E. Parquet (Doctor) is an actor and teaching artist from New Orleans, Louisiana. She received a B.A. in Theater Arts from Cornell University. She has starred in various Off and Off-Off-Broadway productions such as DISPATCHES FROM (A)MENDED AMERICA, Macbeth, Dog Act, Murder in the Cathedral and Ajax in Iraq. She made her international debut performing in Pillars of Society at Teater Ibsen in Skien, Norway.
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Lynette R. Freeman
(Performer)
Lynnette R. Freeman (Mother) (M.F.A. in Acting from Brown University/ Trinity Rep Conservatory in 2009). Previous roles: "Horatio" Hamlet, “Ruth” A Raisin In The Sun, “Sally Bowles” Cabaret, “Dionyza” Pericles, "Esther" Intimate Apparel, “Gloria” Inked Baby, "African Woman" Waking Up". She thanks friends, family, cast, & crew. LEAP!
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McKenzie Frye
(Performer)
McKenzie Frye (Mrs. Jordan) is a Detroit, MI native and Howard University graduate with a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre. Off Broadway/ Regional Credits include: WIG OUT!, DAMN YANKEES, DREAMGIRLS, and HARRIET’S RETURN starring Debbie Allen. Film and TV credits include "wishing...," THE STRONGER and LAW & ORDER. She is currently a collaborating artist in residence with Gabrielle Lansner and Company.
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Nathan Yungerberg
(Playwright)
Nathan Yungerberg is a Brooklyn based playwright, originally from Minneapolis. His play, The Son of Dawn, had a members reading at the Playwrights' Center. Nathan has also participated in the Classical Theater of Harlem's Playwright's Playground reading series and the Blackboard reading series at the Cell in Chelsea.
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Nicco Annan
(Director)
Award winning director and choreographer whose work spans from the theatrical world to the concert stage. His vision has been expressed in many genres including NYC's Hip Hop Theatre Festival, 'Retrospect for Life' at the Billie Holliday Theatre, Rita Dove's 'Thomas & Beulah' with the Poetry Society of America, & Oyamo's "I Am A Man" are a few of his credits. And now partnered with the FireThisTime Festival, he has graciously grown Nathan Yungerburg's "Orchids & Polka Dots" to life in these alternate realities called THEATRE. A million thanks to the playwright, this cast, & the entire production team.
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Nicole A. Watson
(Director)
Nicole Watson is a director, playwright, and teacher. She was recently a guest director at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts where she directed a production of Derek Walcott’s Ti-Jean and His Brothers. Other credits include Foreclosure and Just Exactly Like. She assisted on Signature Theatre’s production of The First Breeze of Summer directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson. A member of the 2008 Lincoln Center Director’s Lab, Nicole has worked with the 52nd Street Project, the Women’s Project, the Tribeca Film Institute, Airmid Theatre, the Lincoln Institute for Arts and Education, the Working Theatre, and the McCarter First Stage Company, where she directed an adaptation of Hamlet. As a teaching artist she has directed The Fantastics, an adaptation of The Odyssey, and a traveling production of The Snow Queen for Urban Stage’s outreach program. She was a guest artist at Stratham Elementary School in New Hampshire where she designed a playwriting workshop based on the third grade English and history curriculum. She has a BA in history from Yale and an MA in interdisciplinary studies from NYU’s Gallatin School.
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Royce Johnson
(Performer)
Royce Johnson (Kofi) Off-Broadway: Brother/Sister Plays, Shakespeare Theater Lab (Public Theater); Defiance (MTC); A Soldier's Play (Stage); Light Raise The Roof (NYTW); FLY (Lincoln Ctr); MacBeth (Harlem Classical Theater); The Taking of Miss Janie (New Federal Theater) REGIONAL: The Motherf#ck*r with the Hat, God of Carnage, and Brokology (Hartford Theater Works); A Lesson Before Dying, Lobby Hero (Stamford Theater Works); Fences (Bristol Riverside Theater) TV/FILM: American Gangster, RUN, Brother to Brother, Good Sharma, Conspiracy X, The Cycle, Law and Order, Law and Order CI, Law and Order SVU, Gossip Girl, Person Of Interest, Do No Harm, Rubicon, Life on Mars, Cupid, Kidnapped, Guiding Light, Queens Supreme, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn and Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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Sara Thigpen
(Performer)
Sara Thigpen (Rachel) 2005 NYIT Award for Outstanding Actress in a Featured Role in Burning the Old Man with Boomerang Theater Company. 2012: Olga in Three Sisters, Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing, Fee in Sovereign by Mac Rogers and White Lady in A Raisin in the Salad: Black Plays for White People by Kevin R. Free.
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Sekou Laidlow
(Performer)
Sekou Laidlow (Malik) Selected theatre credits: Runaway Home, Stonewall Country, My Children! My Africa!, Broke-ology, Architecture of Loss, All’s Well that Ends Well, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Golden Boy, Uncle Vanya, The Tempest. Selected television/film credits: The Wire, Law & Order, We Are New York and Pop Foul. Training: The Juilliard School.
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Toccarra Cash
(Performer)
Toccarra Cash (Laura) is thrilled to be back at The Fire This Time Festival. OFF B’WAY: Playing with Fire. NY: Blacken the Bubble, Bonfire Night. REGIONAL: CENTERSTAGE, Philadelphia Theatre Co., NY Stage & Film Festival, Alliance Theatre, among many others. FILM: ATL, Blue Car. She’s also a Teaching Artist for HBO and a recipient of the prestigious Princess Grace Award for Acting.
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Tracey Conyer Lee
(Playwright)
Tracey Conyer Lee gets 50 words to say stuff. Those who know her might say she is long-winded and should just not try. If you are one of those people, Tracey will meet you on 2nd Av at 10pm. This is her 5th produced play including her solo show Standing Up: Bathroom Talk & Other Stuff We Learn From Dad, also directed by Kevin R. Free, produced in the 2010 NYI Fringe Festival to rave reviews. She has already said too much. Dang...
www.traceyconyerlee.com
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