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*THE DIRECTOR IS APPEARING COURTESY OF SDC, THE UNION OF PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORS AND CHOREOGRAPHERS.

August Wilson (1982)

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MARC MORITZ*

(AEA) (Sturdyvant) Ignuba), and SCAB (Jenna/Mary Androgyne). Khemi alsoMarc appeared in commeris thrilled to be cial for The Cleveland Institute of Art. returning to Karamu She is exhilaratedafter to be in thishiatus beautiful a short cast and to be apart of such a historic (1976!) when he was a theatre like Karamu for the first time. member of Karamu’s She is very grateful to work with a brilChildren’s Theater. the liant director like Marc Tony, originated and she thorroleoughly of Talkappreciates Show Hostthe in the helpBroadway of the enproduction the Stephen Sondheim / tire team of behind this project.

She also TheMusical, Great Divine (God), her family, Halloves Prince Merrily We Roll Along. friends, and her canine nephew Domino, Other Shows/Roles include: Twelfth Night for theirBoy continuous love (Grumio), (Barnes),unconditional Diary of Anne and support!

Frank (Otto), Amadeus (Emperor Joseph)

Scottsboro Boys (Interlocutor), Into the NEHEMIAH SPENCER Woods (Mysterious(Ensemble) Man), Sunshine startedBoys train(Lewis), Little Shoping (Mushnik). in dance Theaters: at The Pittsburgh Playhouse, Pittsburgh Public, Cleveland School of the Goodman, Long Wharf, New Harmony, Arts. Through overcomingOff life's tough Dobama, Porthouse, The Wall,battles, Idaho Nehemiah stayed foShakespeare, Riverside Shakespeare, cused and followedGreat his dreams Cleveland Playhouse, Lakesto attend The Juilliard School in NYC, where Theatre Festival. Marc was the Founder he earned his Bachelor’s of Fine Arts in / Director of Cleveland’s Improv Troupe, dance. He has performed works by Paul Giant Portions has taught Taylor, Larry and Keigwin, DarrellImprov Grand at ImprovOlympic Second City solo Moultrie, as welland as the renowned in Chicago.

MarcBeatty, has taught actingBench. at work of Talley Mourner's Nehemiah appeared in the Broadway AMDA and CAP 21 in NYC and is the production of The Wiz directedMusicals

by Tony Midwest Affiliate for MainStreet Award-winning choreographer George (mainstreetmusicals.org).

RO MILLER (Irvin)

Rothe is making Faison. He has traveled world astheir a principal dancer with Complexions Conprofessional debut temporary Ballet, as well as with Abra-Black in Ma Rainey’s ham.in.Motion, under Bottom. the direction Ro, aofsenior Kyle Abraham (MacArthur Genius Grant at Oberlin College, recipient). He can also be seen in the Jill is a non-binary ritual Scott video “Back Together”. He now installation artist and actor who originally teaches at Notre Dame College andisalso New Jersey. They are grateful to in from Greater Cleveland.

He recently choretheir friends, familyat and partner for their ographed Dreamgirls Weathervane Playhouse Street for CMSD All support and 42nd all those involved in Ma -City Musical.

He Bottom has beenwithout recognized Rainey’s Black whom none forofhis community Ohio Governor this would be by possible.

John R. Kasich, and has appeared in both Dance Teacher magazine and CORNELL HUBERT Dance Magazine. He looks to continue CALHOUN III to share his love for dance and teaching (Cutler) Cornell all of the world and use its gift as an Hubert Calhoun III is Arts & instrument to move the world forward.

Culture Coordinator

CLAIRISSA WALKER for Mayor Frank G. (Ensemble) is an alumnus Jackson and the City ofof The ClevelandOhio.

School Cleveland, He is an accomplished of Arts. Her love for muactor, producer, director and an awardsical theater grew in high winning playwright and filmmaker. His school. She had her first play, The Scarabs (An East Tech leading roleMighty in Kiss Me, Story), received its World Premiere Kate appearing as Kate, as well as The at Karamu in 2015.

The playShe wasnow selected Wiz appearing as Dorothy. attends College by theCuyahoga ClevelandCommunity Plain Dealer as one of majoring music and performing arts. the TopinTen Plays during the 2015-2016 Follow her Season on Instagram Theater and is@rissa.phray. published by the

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