Woodie King, Jr.
Woodie King, Jr, born 27 July 1937 in Baldwin Springs, Alabama, United States,[1] is a renowned African-American director and producer of stage and screen, as well as the founding director of the New Federal Theater in New York, New York, United States.[2]
Contents |
[edit] Early life and education
King was born in Alabama. He graduated high school in 1956 in Detroit, Michigan, United States, and worked at the Ford Motor Company there for three years. He then worked for the City of Detroit as a draftsman. He founded the New Federal Theater in 1970.[1] He earned an M.F.A. at Brooklyn College in 1999.
[edit] Film and Stage Direction
King has a long list of credits in film and stage direction and production.[2]
| Stage | Play | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Alliance Theater (Atlanta, Georgia) | A Raisin in the Sun | 1994 |
| American Cabaret Theater (Indianapolis,Indiana) | Eyes (based in Zora Neales Hurston's Their Eyes were Watching God) by Mari Evans | 1995–1996 |
| American Place Theatre | Splendid Mummer | 1987 |
| Arena Stage | ||
| Bermuda International Theatre Festival | Checkmates | 1995–1996 |
| Billie Holiday Theatre (Brooklyn) | Good Black Don't Crack | 1993 |
| Broadway (New York) | Checkmates | 1988 |
| Brooklyn College | Joe Turner's Come and Gone | 1996–1997 |
| Samm-Art Williams' Home | 1996–1997 | |
| Center Stage of Baltimore | ||
| Cincinnati Playhouse | ||
| Cleveland Playhouse | ||
| Crossroads Theatre Company (New Brunswick, New Jersey) | And The World Laughs With You | 1994 |
| Ali | 1998–1999 | |
| Detroit Repertory Theater | Joe Turner's Come and Gone | 1990 |
| The Ensemble Studio Theater | Mudtracks by Regina Taylor | 1994 |
| Ford's Theater | God's Trombone | 1990 |
| GeVa Theatre | A Raisin in the Sun | 1991 |
| The Member of the Wedding | 1992 | |
| Indiana Repertory Company | ||
| Inner City Cultural Center (Los Angeles) | Checkmates | 1987–1988 |
| Jomandi Theatre | ||
| New Federal Theatre | Checkmates | 1995–1996 |
| New York Shakespeare Festival | ||
| Northlight Theatre | ||
| Ohio State University | Angels in America | 1998–1999 |
| Pittsburgh Public Theatre | ||
| SUNY Purchase | ||
| St Louis Black Repertory Theatre | Checkmates | 1993 |
| Stage West | ||
| Studio Arena In Buffalo | ||
| Virginia Museum Theatre | ||
| Seminole State College of Florida | The Piano Lesson | 2012 |
[edit] Co-Produced Plays
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf
What the Wine Sellers Buy
Reggae
The Taking of Miss Janie, which earned the Drama Critic Circle Award
[edit] Awards and recognition
1985 Joseph Jefferson Award nomination for Appear and Show Cause
1988 NAACP Image Award for directing Checkmates at the Inner City Cultural Center
1993 AUDELCO awards for Best Director and Best Play for Robert Johnson: Trick The Devil
1997 Obie Award for Sustained Achievement
2003 Paul Robeson Award
2005 Rosetta LeNoire Award
2011 Induction into American Theatre Hall of Fame
[edit] Works
- Woodie King, Earl Anthony (1972). Black Poets and Prophets: The Theory, Practice, and Esthetics of the Pan-Africanist Revolution. New York: New American Library.
- Woodie King (1981). The Forerunners: Black Poets in America. Washington, D.C: Howard University Press. ISBN 0-88258-093-0.
- Woodie King (1981). Black Theatre: Present Condition. New York: National Black Theatre Touring Circuit. ISBN 0-89062-133-0.
- Ron Milner; Woodie King (1986). Black Drama Anthology. New York: New American Library. ISBN 0-452-00902-2.
- Woodie King (1989). New Plays for the Black Theatre. Chicago: Third World Press. ISBN 0-88378-124-7.
- Woodie King (1996). The National Black Drama Anthology: Eleven Plays from America's Leading African-American Theaters. Applause Theatre & Cinema Book Publishers. ISBN 1-55783-219-6.
- Woodie King Jr (2000). Voices of Color: 50 Scenes and Monologues by African American Playwrights (Applause Acting Series). New York: Applause Books. ISBN 1-55783-174-2.
- Woodie King Jr (2004). The Impact of Race. New York: Applause Books. ISBN 1-55783-579-9.
- Chuck Smith; Woodie King; Leslie Lee; Mark Clayton Southers; Kim Euell; Lisa Ebright (2007). Best Black Plays: the Theodore Ward Prize for African American Playwriting. Evanston, Ill: Northwestern University Press. ISBN 0-8101-2390-8.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Woodie King, Jr. Biography". The HistoryMakers. http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/biography.asp?bioindex=446&category=ArtMakers&occupation=Theater%20Founder%20%26%20Director&name=Woodie%20King%2C%20Jr.. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ a b "New Federal Theatre - About Us". New Federal Theater. Archived from the original on 21 June 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080621085956/http://www.newfederaltheatre.org/aboutus.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
