Summer Alumni Spotlights
Dime Davis (Theatre ’04) is the first Black woman to be nominated for an Emmy in the category of Directing a Variety Series. She received the nomination for her work on HBO’s A Black Lady Sketch Show.
Amy C. Evans (Visual Arts ’89) published her first book in April, A Good Meal is Hard to Find! Forbes says, “This groundbreaking creation just might be the most clever cookbook ever to hit the market […]”
Gregory Michael Carter (Visual Arts ’97) opened a solo show, Madara & Sasuke, at Monaco gallery in St. Louis, MO. The exhibition runs July 31-August 28. For more, visit his website.
Samantha Williams (Theatre ’15) and Alana Bright (Theatre ’20) hosted a live-streamed encore of Kinder HSPVA’s 2019 production of FELA! on August 8th. They interviewed special guests, including the Broadway show’s original producer and Tony-nominated star, and raised almost $4500.00 for a new HSPVA scholarship. You can donate to the new Black History Production scholarship here.
Colin Wilkes (Theatre ’05) designed costumes for the summer rom-com hit Palm Springs (streaming on Hulu). Read all about it here!
Kwasi Fordjour (Theatre ’08) co-directed Black is King, the Beyonce-helmed project recently released on Disney+.
Elissa R. Sloan (Visual Arts ’03) released her debut novel, The Unraveling of Cassidy Holmes. In a starred review, Publisher’s Weekly wrote, “Sloan takes on the fraught topic of mental illness coupled with the pressure of fame in her sensational debut.”
Crystal Mata (Vocal ’05) directed the five-character comedy “Our Lady of the Tortilla” for the Pasadena Little Theatre for two week-ends in June, following all local and state government regulations. Everyone wore masks and Crystal cleaned the theater herself before and after every performance.
