New Advisory Council Members
Phylicia Rashad
Ms. Rashad recently made her directorial debut at the helm of The Seattle Repertory Theatre’s production of August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean. Broadway credits include August Osage County, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Gem of the Ocean, Raisin in the Sun (2004 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play/Drama Desk Award), Blue, Jelly’s Last Jam, Into the Woods, Dreamgirls, The Wiz and Ain’t Supposed To Die A Natural Death. Off Broadway credits include Lincoln Center’s productions of Cymbeline and Bernarda Alba; Helen, The Story and Everybody’s Ruby at the NYSF Public Theatre; The Negro Ensemble Company productions of Puppet Play, Zooman and the Sign, Sons and Fathers of Sons, In An Upstate Motel, Weep Not For Me, and The Great Mac Daddy; Lincoln Center’s production of Ed Bullins’ The Duplex; and The Sirens at the Manhattan Theatre Club.
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Victoria Rowell
An actress, advocate, mother, a former foster child and now a New York Times Bestselling author, Victoria Rowell is currently on a national whistle-stop book tour for the release of her new memoir, “The Women Who Raised Me,” published by William Morrow/An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. The memoir received The African American Literary Award and two NAACP Image Award nominations in the literary category, and she walked away with a statuette for Outstanding Literary Work/Debut Author.
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