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HATTILOO BOARD
OF DIRECTORS & STAFF
BOARD
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Faith Morris, CEO, cultureLift Inc. Freedom Award Managing Director/Producer; Hattiloo Chair
Cynthia Collins, Managing Director of Litigation, FedEx; Hattiloo Secretary
Vernon Stafford, Senior Executive Vice President, & Chief Audit Executive, First Horizons; Hattiloo Treasurer
STAFF
Ekundayo Bandele, Founder & CEO
Patricia Smith, Production Manager
Jarrod Walker, Theatre Manager
Rosanna Smith, Office Manager
Najwa Watson, Engagement Coordinator
Hatshepsut Bandele, Customer Service Coordinator
P.A. Bomani, House Manager
Zaria Crawford, Customer Service Representative
Felicia Wheeler, Patron Engagement
MEMBERS
CarolynBishop,Director,On-Campus Living,LeMoyne-OwenCollege
MichaelCampanaro,VicePresident, InformationTechnology,AutoZone
TabrinaDavis,VicePresident-Marketing, CommunicationsandWebStrategy, MethodistLeBonheur
EdithKellyGreen,Principal,KGRGroup
JocelynHenderson,AnAttorney
CardellOrrin,ExecutiveDirector, StandforChildren
AmySimpson,ChiefCommunications Leader,InternationalPaper
LindaSmith,CommunityVolunteer
MackWeaver,CFO,MemphisinMay
ABOUTHATTILOO
Hattiloo is a 501(c)3 mission non-profit organization. Its mission is "to develop a Black theatre that is accessible to, relevant to, and reflective of a multicultural community." It produces shows that depict Black life and that transcend their entertainment value by giving audiences an authentic, cultural experience. Its program The Self-Identity Theatre Camp helps Black youth acquire tools to care for their emotional selves in inequitable and discriminatorysituations
As the largest Black theatre in the Mid-South andoneofafewfree-standingBlacktheatresin the country, Hattiloo is a hub for national Black theatre training and convening, and our youth programssharethisfocus.
EKUNDAYO BANDELE
Founder/CEO
FISKJUBILEESINGERS
Copyright(c)2019TazewellThompsonandDianneAdamsMcDowell.
JubileewasoriginallycommissionedbySouthCoastRepertory JubileePremieredattheArenaStage,Washington,DC,May2019
MollySmith,ArtisticDirector,andEdgarDobie,ExecutiveDirector ProducedbyarrangementwithTheBarbaraHogensonAgency,Inc.
Allrightsreserved
Directed by THOMAS “TEKAY” KING
CHASITY ALLISTON
Asst. Director
THEDRICK GRIFFIN
Musical Accompanist
PATRICIA SMITH
Musical Accompanist
CYD TRICE
Sound/Video Designer
HOUSE NOTES
RALPH CALHOUN
Audio Sound Technician
CLAUDETTE H LEHEW
Music Director
LAUREN THOMAS
Lighting Designer
JARROD WALKER
MELODY DOUGLAS
Costume Designer
EMILY RACHELLE
Asst. Stage Manager
DIEGO TREJO
Master Carpenter
Scenic Designer KIM SUNSHINE WICKS
Stage Manager
Ifyouexitthetheatreduringtheshow,youmaynotbeabletoreturntoyourseat. Camerasandrecordingequipmentarestrictlyforbiddeninthetheatre.Patrons withcellphonesoranyelectronicdevicethatmakesnoisearerequestedtoeither turnoffthedeviceorcheckitwiththehousemanagerpriortothecurtain.
Talkbackperformances
Sundays,July27thandAugust10th,2025(5minutesaftercurtain).
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ASHUNDRA BERNARD
Georgia
TANISHA BROWN
Maggie Porter Cole
ASHUNDRA BERNARD is thrilled to make her Hattiloo Theatre debut as Georgia in Jubilee! A Memphis native with deep roots in music and performance, she recently portrayed Armelia in Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Theatre Memphis), Crystal in Little Shop of Horrors (The Harrell Theatre), and appeared in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Theatre Memphis). She is also a proud Young Actors Guild alumnaandboardmember.Beyondthestage,Ashundraserves...
TANISHA BROWN is a native of Memphis, Tennessee, and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Vocal Music Performance. She studied opera abroadforthreeyearsinPisa,Italy,andParis,France,developinga richfoundationinclassicalandcontemporaryvocalperformance.
JADA DEAN
Georgia Understudy
Tanisha has been featured in numerous prestigious productions and ensembles, including: Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida – Opera Memphis Chorus,ScottJoplin’sTreemonisha–OperaChorus...
JADA DEAN is delighted to be making her entrance into Hattiloo Theatre in this production of Jubilee! She has been blessed to explorehercreativetalentsinover20productionsthroughtheater, film and radio combined. In theater, her most recent credits was the role of Camae in The MountainTop at Corinth Theatre Arts and Nowhere to be Found and Bad for You with MidSouth Films daisnotperforming,sheenjoystraveling,supporting...
CHARLES DOVE
Edmund Watkins
HANNAAN DOVE
America
S DOVE is a dynamic baritone from Detroit, MI, acclaimed erfulperformancesinoperaandmusicaltheater.Heholdsa egree from Alabama A&M University and made his operatic s Zuniga in Carmen. He recently starred as Husky Miller in Jones at Hattiloo Theatre and performed as Silvano in La with Opera Memphis. Charles has sung internationally and emberofthe105VoicesofHistoryNationalHonors
AN DOVE, a soprano from Memphis, TN, holds a Bachelor c from Alabama A&M University A regular soloist, her roles include Frasquita in Carmen and The Aunt in Butterfly. She’s also appeared in Marcus; or The Secret of t Hattiloo Theatre and The House That Will Not Stand. n has performed with the 105 Voices of History at the yCenterandatLincolnCenter’sAliceTullyHall.
THEDRICKGRIFFINishappytoreunitewithHattilooTheatreafter 2 years. He is excited to be a part of Jubilee and is grateful to Hattiloo for everything that Hattiloo stands for. He was cast in Five Guys Named Moe as Four-Eyed Moe, 2022. He enjoys singing, playing the piano, and bringing together great people to create a beautifulthing! Hebrews13:1
VENISHA “V” HARRIS has been singing since she was 8 years old and is making her debut appearance tonight. V was classically trained in opera but loves a contemporary flair. She has been blessed to lead worship in 5 languages around the world and still currentlycontinuestosupportthelocalcommunity.
ED HOLT JR. has been a 20-year educator in the Memphis and Shelby County area. Other productions in which he was privileged to participate include Porgy and Bess, The 25th Annual Putnam CountySpellingBee,andCarmenJones.
He is grateful to the cast and crew, as well as Hattiloo Theatre, for theopportunitytosinginJubilee.
JOYCE HOWARD, artistically known as Miss Joyce, is an awardwinning independent R&B/World vocalist and songwriter from Memphis. Raised in Germany, Georgia, Joyce spent many memorableyearsofheryounglifeinJackson,TN.Hermusic,which has been a staple in her creative journey, ranges from love ballads to empowering anthems, resulting in grooving and grinning from audiencesacrosstheUnitedStates SheistheCEOandFounder
ILLE JAM HUNTER is a jazz singer and independent recording . Her band has taken the stage in every venue of the Hattiloo y including Zoras Lounge, the Chocolate Bar, Black Box, and attiloo. In addition, she has been in the cast of the Hattiloo : Spunk, The Wiz and, Mahalia. She also performed in the a Memphis production of Aida and the Orpheum’s p entationofTooHottoHandel:TheJazzGospelMessiah...
Ella Sheppard
ADRIANKENNARD
isaMemphis,Tnnativewithadeepadmiration fortheaterandavibrantstagepresence.Althoughhehasalways beendrawntotheperformingarts,itwasn’tuntilrecentlythathe embracedactingasapursuitHistalentwasrecognizedwitha nominationforanOstranderAwardfor“BestSupportingActor”ina DivisionIIplayforhisrolein“AStubbornHoliday,”writtenand directedbyMaryAnnWashingtonattheActor’s...
J.RENIA
(JasmineFentress)isaNorthMemphisnative,singer, entrepreneur,andcommunityeducatorcommittedtoempowering youththroughliteracyandthearts.Sheiscurrentlypursuinga BachelorofArtsinMusicatTheLeMoyne-OwenCollegeandbrings over15yearsofexperienceinthemusicindustry.Asaskilled cosmetologistandloctician,Jasminealsoservesasaworship leaderatRedemptionChurchMemphis.Herworkfocuseson...
KARARODGERS
FromMemphisrootstocenterstage,Kara Rodgersisapowerhousevocalistandstorytellerwhosevoice carriestruth,heart,andheritageAproudgraduateofLeMoyneOwenCollege(Classof2011)withadegreeinVocalPerformance, shehasspentthelastdecadeusinghergifttouplift,inspire,and connect.
In2018,shejoinedthecastofUNION:ANewMusical...
JUSTINALLENTATE
isanativeofMemphis,TN.Hewasbackfor histhirdproductionatHattiloo.HehasbeenaProfessional Actor/Singer,&Dancerfor20+years.NationalBroadwayTour Creditsinclude:SmokeyJoe’sCafe,Flashdance&CirqueDreams. Hisfavoriteregionalcreditsinclude:KinkyBoots(Lola),Ragtime( Coalhouse),HelloDolly(Cornelius).JustinhasbeenaLead FeaturedVocalistforRoyalCaribbeanInternationalandHolland
NICHOLASWEAVERisexcitedtobebackatHattilooTheater. SomeofhisfavoritepastrolesincludeTheBusinCaroline,or Change;SeymourKrelborninLittleShopofHorrors;AntoninA MonsterCalls;andBusterinTheColorPurple.Adedicated communityleaderandartsadvocate,heservesontheboardsof CityYearMemphisandLoneTreeLive,supportingfundraisingand communityengagementinitiatives.Whennotperforming,he...
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Mabel Lewis
Fredrick
J. RENIA
Jennie Jackson
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