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Condola Rashad Joins Chiwetel Ejiofor’s Netflix Drama ‘Come Sunday’

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*Condola Rashad has joined Chiwetel Ejiofor in Netflix’s religious drama “Come Sunday,” based on the real life story of evangelical minister Carlton Pearson. As previously reported, Ejiofor plays Pearson, whose services at Higher Dimensions Family Church in Tulsa, Okla., drew as many as 5,000 people. But he was deemed a heretic by his peers in […]

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Condola Rashad: Phylicia Rashad’s Daughter Engaged to Fellow Actor

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Sebastian Vallentin Stenhøj and Condola Rashad are engaged
*Condola Rashad, the daughter of Phylicia Rashad and TV analyst Ahmad Rashad, said yes to fellow actor Sebastian Vallentin Stenhøj, who asked for her hand during a boat ride while reportedly on vacation in Mexico. The Tony-award nominated actress posted video of the aftermath of the proposal on Instagram, and captioned it “Sebastian!!!!!!!! The surprise!! […]

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Rashad & Rashad – A Conversation with Phylicia and Condola Rashad

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phylicia and ondola rashad
*Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director and Barry Grove, Executive Producer), Signature Theatre (Paige Evans, Artistic Director; Harold Wolpert, Executive Director; James Houghton, Founder) and Walk Tall Girl Productions (Marcia Pendelton, Founder/President) will present Rashad & Rashad, a stimulating conversation between mother-daughter duo Phylicia Rashad and Condola Rashad on Monday, May 21. This free event […]

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Condola Rashad to Play George Clooney’s Assistant in ‘Money Monster’

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*After Tony-nominated performances in Stick Fly and The Trip To Bountiful, Condola Rashad has taken her talents to feature films. According to Deadline.com, she’s been cast in a pair of upcoming features. She’ll play George Clooney’s assistant in the Jodie Foster-directed thriller “Money Monster,” about a Jim Cramer-style TV stock jockey taken hostage on air by […]

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Condola Rashad ‘Quiet, But Not Quiet’ in New Showtime Drama ‘Billions’ (Trailer)

Condola Rashad Lands Title Role in Indie Film ‘Bikini Sunshine’

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*Broadway veteran Condola Rashad (Romeo and Juliet, The Trip To Bountiful, Stick Fly) is moving to film for her next project. The daughter of Phylicia Rashad and Ahmad Rashad will play the title role in the independent film “Bikini Sunshine,” written and directed by Spirit Award winner Milcho Manchevsk. The film describes Bikini as a […]

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Condola Rashad Joins Chiwetel Ejiofor’s Netflix Drama ‘Come Sunday’

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*Condola Rashad has joined Chiwetel Ejiofor in Netflix’s religious drama “Come Sunday,” based on the real life story of evangelical minister Carlton Pearson. As previously reported, Ejiofor plays Pearson, whose services at Higher Dimensions Family Church in Tulsa, Okla., drew as many as 5,000 people. But he was deemed a heretic by his peers in […]

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Condola Rashad: Phylicia Rashad’s Daughter Engaged to Fellow Actor

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Sebastian Vallentin Stenhøj and Condola Rashad are engaged
*Condola Rashad, the daughter of Phylicia Rashad and TV analyst Ahmad Rashad, said yes to fellow actor Sebastian Vallentin Stenhøj, who asked for her hand during a boat ride while reportedly on vacation in Mexico. The Tony-award nominated actress posted video of the aftermath of the proposal on Instagram, and captioned it “Sebastian!!!!!!!! The surprise!! […]

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‘Billions’ Star Condola ‘Dola’ Rashad Debuts Video for ‘Give Up the Gold’ (Watch)

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*TV and theatre actress Condola Rashad is adding music to her resume with the upcoming release of her debut indie EP “Space Daughter.” Under the moniker Dola, the co-star of Showtime’s “Billions” and daughter of actress Phylicia Rashad and sportscaster Ahmad Rashad premieres her latest single and video today (April 30) called “Give Up the Gold.” It’s the follow-up […]

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Condola Rashad to Play George Clooney’s Assistant in ‘Money Monster’

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Condola Rashad walks the runway at the B Michael America fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall at New York Public Library on February 18, 2015 in New York City
Condola Rashad walks the runway at the B Michael America fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall at New York Public Library on February 18, 2015 in New York City

*After Tony-nominated performances in Stick Fly and The Trip To Bountiful, Condola Rashad has taken her talents to feature films.

According to Deadline.com, she’s been cast in a pair of upcoming features. She’ll play George Clooney’s assistant in the Jodie Foster-directed thriller “Money Monster,” about a Jim Cramer-style TV stock jockey taken hostage on air by a man who loses his savings after following the star’s advice.

Rashad also will join Rachel Weisz, Michael Shannon, Kathy Bates, and Danny Glover in Joshua Marston’s untitled feature film about a woman introduced at a dinner party hosted by Shannon, who increasingly believes he knows the woman, but by a different name and a different biography.

Rashad, the daughter of Phylicia Rashad and Ahmad Rashad, recently wrapped the Showtime pilot “Billions” opposite Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis, and she’s been seen on CBS’ “The Good Wife,” NBC’s “Smash” and ABC’s “Georgetown,” as well as the Lifetime remake of “Steel Magnolias.” She’s repped by ICM Partners and Brookside Artist Management.

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Condola Rashad ‘Quiet, But Not Quiet’ in New Showtime Drama ‘Billions’ (Trailer)

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Condola Rashad in the upcoming Showtime drama "Billions"
Condola Rashad in the upcoming Showtime drama “Billions”

*In the pilot episode of Showtime’s intense new drama “Billions,” Condola Rashad’s character makes a key discovery in a case involving her boss, U.S Attorney Chuck Rhoades (Paul Giamatti); and his No. 1 target, hedge-fund king, Bobby “Axe” Axelrod (Damian Lewis).

The information she passes on will chisel away at the big can of Federal whup-ass about to be unleashed on Axe, and Rashad says there’s plenty more where that came from.

“Whenever there’s a missing puzzle piece, she always seems to have the answer,” Rashad told journalists of her character Kate Zacker Tuesday at the Television Critics Association’s Press Tour in Beverly Hills. “She’s a problem solver, but quietly. She sees everything. She doesn’t comment on everything, but she sees everything.”

Actress Condola Rashad speaks onstage during the 'Billions' panel discussion at the Showtime portion of the 2015 Summer TCA Tour at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on August 11, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California
Actress Condola Rashad speaks onstage during the ‘Billions’ panel discussion at the Showtime portion of the 2015 Summer TCA Tour at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on August 11, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California

Rashad, whose previous TV credits include NBC’s “Smash” and Lifetime’s “Steel Magnolias” remake, talks more about her “Billions” character below:

“Billions” premieres Sunday, January 17 at 10 p.m. on Showtime.

Watch the trailer below:

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Condola Rashad Lands Title Role in Indie Film ‘Bikini Sunshine’

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Actress Condola Rashad attends the "Complete Unknown" Premiere during the 2016 Sundance Film Festival at Eccles Center Theatre on January 25, 2016 in Park City, Utah.
Actress Condola Rashad attends the “Complete Unknown” Premiere during the 2016 Sundance Film Festival at Eccles Center Theatre on January 25, 2016 in Park City, Utah.

*Broadway veteran Condola Rashad (Romeo and Juliet, The Trip To Bountiful, Stick Fly) is moving to film for her next project.

The daughter of Phylicia Rashad and Ahmad Rashad will play the title role in the independent film “Bikini Sunshine,” written and directed by Spirit Award winner Milcho Manchevsk.

The film describes Bikini as a charismatic, mercurial and troubled former Marine who returns from Iraq and inadvertently becomes the center of a documentary film while she tries to integrate herself back in society as well as regain custody of her young daughter.

Rashad, who currently plays Kate Sacher in Showtime’s “Billions” opposite Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti, will next be seen in the Sony movie “Money Monster,” with George Clooney, directed by Jodie Foster.

Recently, Rashad appeared in Joshua Marston’s film “Complete Unknown” with Michael Shannon and Rachel Weisz, which premiered at Sundance and was acquired by Amazon Studios.

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Condola Rashad Joins Chiwetel Ejiofor’s Netflix Drama ‘Come Sunday’

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Condola Rashad attends 13th Annual CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards at Spring Studios on November 7, 2016 in New York City.
Condola Rashad attends 13th Annual CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards at Spring Studios on November 7, 2016 in New York City.

*Condola Rashad has joined Chiwetel Ejiofor in Netflix’s religious drama “Come Sunday,” based on the real life story of evangelical minister Carlton Pearson.

As previously reported, Ejiofor plays Pearson, whose services at Higher Dimensions Family Church in Tulsa, Okla., drew as many as 5,000 people. But he was deemed a heretic by his peers in 2004 following his decision to begin preaching the doctrine of universal salvation — based on the concept that there is no hell — as what he called “the gospel of inclusion.”

According to Variety, Rashad will portray Pearson’s wife Gina, who filed for divorce from him last year, citing “incompatibility issues.”

Joshua Marston directs a script from Marcus Hinchey, based on a 2005 “This American Life” radio episode. Endgame Entertainment’s James D. Stern is producing alongside Ira Glass and Alissa Shipp of “This American Life.”

Rashad previously worked with Marston on “Complete Unknown,” which he directed and co-wrote. She appeared earlier this year in George Clooney’s “Money Monster.”

Rashad has been nominated for Tony Awards for “Stick Fly” in 2012 and “The Trip To Bountiful” in 2013. She is part of the regular cast on Showtime’s “Billions,” which returns for its second season in February.

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Condola Rashad: Phylicia Rashad’s Daughter Engaged to Fellow Actor

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Condola Rashad engaged

*Condola Rashad, the daughter of Phylicia Rashad and TV analyst Ahmad Rashad, said yes to fellow actor Sebastian Vallentin Stenhøj, who asked for her hand during a boat ride while reportedly on vacation in Mexico.

The Tony-award nominated actress posted video of the aftermath of the proposal on Instagram, and captioned it “Sebastian!!!!!!!! The surprise!! The shock! My sisters commentary in the background is to die for.”

Stenhøj also speaks a bit in the video, and explains the significance of the ring he presented Rashad with.

“This is white gold and sapphire, it’s half a century old. My grandmother has worn it her whole life,” he says.

READ RELATED STORY: Dick Clark Productions: Mariah Carey’s Comments Were ‘Defamatory’ – Possible Lawsuit?

First morning of a brand new chapter of my life. The most amazing last 24 hours EVER. ❤❤❤

A photo posted by Condola R (@dolamonster) on


The “Billions” star and her vanilla thunder have been dating for some time now and frequently share their lovely moments together on Instagram.

“The absolute best day of my life, ever. My best friend my fiancé and the most beautiful girl in the world… she SAID ‘YESSSSSSS’,” Stenhøj wrote as he posted the video of the big moment.

Watch the moment unfold and listen to Stenhøj explain why Rashad’s engagement ring is so special.

Sebastian!!!!!!!!!!!The surprise!! The shock! My sisters commentary in the background is to die for.

A video posted by Condola R (@dolamonster) on

 

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Condola Rashad to Play George Clooney’s Assistant in ‘Money Monster’

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Condola Rashad walks the runway at the B Michael America fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall at New York Public Library on February 18, 2015 in New York City
Condola Rashad walks the runway at the B Michael America fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Fall at New York Public Library on February 18, 2015 in New York City

*After Tony-nominated performances in Stick Fly and The Trip To Bountiful, Condola Rashad has taken her talents to feature films.

According to Deadline.com, she’s been cast in a pair of upcoming features. She’ll play George Clooney’s assistant in the Jodie Foster-directed thriller “Money Monster,” about a Jim Cramer-style TV stock jockey taken hostage on air by a man who loses his savings after following the star’s advice.

Rashad also will join Rachel Weisz, Michael Shannon, Kathy Bates, and Danny Glover in Joshua Marston’s untitled feature film about a woman introduced at a dinner party hosted by Shannon, who increasingly believes he knows the woman, but by a different name and a different biography.

Rashad, the daughter of Phylicia Rashad and Ahmad Rashad, recently wrapped the Showtime pilot “Billions” opposite Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis, and she’s been seen on CBS’ “The Good Wife,” NBC’s “Smash” and ABC’s “Georgetown,” as well as the Lifetime remake of “Steel Magnolias.” She’s repped by ICM Partners and Brookside Artist Management.

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Condola Rashad ‘Quiet, But Not Quiet’ in New Showtime Drama ‘Billions’ (Trailer)

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Condola Rashad in the upcoming Showtime drama "Billions"
Condola Rashad in the upcoming Showtime drama “Billions”

*In the pilot episode of Showtime’s intense new drama “Billions,” Condola Rashad’s character makes a key discovery in a case involving her boss, U.S Attorney Chuck Rhoades (Paul Giamatti); and his No. 1 target, hedge-fund king, Bobby “Axe” Axelrod (Damian Lewis).

The information she passes on will chisel away at the big can of Federal whup-ass about to be unleashed on Axe, and Rashad says there’s plenty more where that came from.

“Whenever there’s a missing puzzle piece, she always seems to have the answer,” Rashad told journalists of her character Kate Zacker Tuesday at the Television Critics Association’s Press Tour in Beverly Hills. “She’s a problem solver, but quietly. She sees everything. She doesn’t comment on everything, but she sees everything.”

Actress Condola Rashad speaks onstage during the 'Billions' panel discussion at the Showtime portion of the 2015 Summer TCA Tour at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on August 11, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California
Actress Condola Rashad speaks onstage during the ‘Billions’ panel discussion at the Showtime portion of the 2015 Summer TCA Tour at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on August 11, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California

Rashad, whose previous TV credits include NBC’s “Smash” and Lifetime’s “Steel Magnolias” remake, talks more about her “Billions” character below:

“Billions” premieres Sunday, January 17 at 10 p.m. on Showtime.

Watch the trailer below:

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Condola Rashad Lands Title Role in Indie Film ‘Bikini Sunshine’

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Actress Condola Rashad attends the "Complete Unknown" Premiere during the 2016 Sundance Film Festival at Eccles Center Theatre on January 25, 2016 in Park City, Utah.
Actress Condola Rashad attends the “Complete Unknown” Premiere during the 2016 Sundance Film Festival at Eccles Center Theatre on January 25, 2016 in Park City, Utah.

*Broadway veteran Condola Rashad (Romeo and Juliet, The Trip To Bountiful, Stick Fly) is moving to film for her next project.

The daughter of Phylicia Rashad and Ahmad Rashad will play the title role in the independent film “Bikini Sunshine,” written and directed by Spirit Award winner Milcho Manchevsk.

The film describes Bikini as a charismatic, mercurial and troubled former Marine who returns from Iraq and inadvertently becomes the center of a documentary film while she tries to integrate herself back in society as well as regain custody of her young daughter.

Rashad, who currently plays Kate Sacher in Showtime’s “Billions” opposite Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti, will next be seen in the Sony movie “Money Monster,” with George Clooney, directed by Jodie Foster.

Recently, Rashad appeared in Joshua Marston’s film “Complete Unknown” with Michael Shannon and Rachel Weisz, which premiered at Sundance and was acquired by Amazon Studios.

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Condola Rashad Joins Chiwetel Ejiofor’s Netflix Drama ‘Come Sunday’

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Condola Rashad attends 13th Annual CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards at Spring Studios on November 7, 2016 in New York City.
Condola Rashad attends 13th Annual CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Awards at Spring Studios on November 7, 2016 in New York City.

*Condola Rashad has joined Chiwetel Ejiofor in Netflix’s religious drama “Come Sunday,” based on the real life story of evangelical minister Carlton Pearson.

As previously reported, Ejiofor plays Pearson, whose services at Higher Dimensions Family Church in Tulsa, Okla., drew as many as 5,000 people. But he was deemed a heretic by his peers in 2004 following his decision to begin preaching the doctrine of universal salvation — based on the concept that there is no hell — as what he called “the gospel of inclusion.”

According to Variety, Rashad will portray Pearson’s wife Gina, who filed for divorce from him last year, citing “incompatibility issues.”

Joshua Marston directs a script from Marcus Hinchey, based on a 2005 “This American Life” radio episode. Endgame Entertainment’s James D. Stern is producing alongside Ira Glass and Alissa Shipp of “This American Life.”

Rashad previously worked with Marston on “Complete Unknown,” which he directed and co-wrote. She appeared earlier this year in George Clooney’s “Money Monster.”

Rashad has been nominated for Tony Awards for “Stick Fly” in 2012 and “The Trip To Bountiful” in 2013. She is part of the regular cast on Showtime’s “Billions,” which returns for its second season in February.

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Condola Rashad: Phylicia Rashad’s Daughter Engaged to Fellow Actor

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Condola Rashad engaged

*Condola Rashad, the daughter of Phylicia Rashad and TV analyst Ahmad Rashad, said yes to fellow actor Sebastian Vallentin Stenhøj, who asked for her hand during a boat ride while reportedly on vacation in Mexico.

The Tony-award nominated actress posted video of the aftermath of the proposal on Instagram, and captioned it “Sebastian!!!!!!!! The surprise!! The shock! My sisters commentary in the background is to die for.”

Stenhøj also speaks a bit in the video, and explains the significance of the ring he presented Rashad with.

“This is white gold and sapphire, it’s half a century old. My grandmother has worn it her whole life,” he says.

READ RELATED STORY: Dick Clark Productions: Mariah Carey’s Comments Were ‘Defamatory’ – Possible Lawsuit?

First morning of a brand new chapter of my life. The most amazing last 24 hours EVER. ❤❤❤

A photo posted by Condola R (@dolamonster) on


The “Billions” star and her vanilla thunder have been dating for some time now and frequently share their lovely moments together on Instagram.

“The absolute best day of my life, ever. My best friend my fiancé and the most beautiful girl in the world… she SAID ‘YESSSSSSS’,” Stenhøj wrote as he posted the video of the big moment.

Watch the moment unfold and listen to Stenhøj explain why Rashad’s engagement ring is so special.

Sebastian!!!!!!!!!!!The surprise!! The shock! My sisters commentary in the background is to die for.

A video posted by Condola R (@dolamonster) on

 

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Rashad & Rashad – A Conversation with Phylicia and Condola Rashad

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Phylicia and Condola Rashad

*Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director and Barry Grove, Executive Producer), Signature Theatre (Paige Evans, Artistic Director; Harold Wolpert, Executive Director; James Houghton, Founder) and Walk Tall Girl Productions (Marcia Pendelton, Founder/President) will present Rashad & Rashad, a stimulating conversation between mother-daughter duo Phylicia Rashad and Condola Rashad on Monday, May 21. This free event will take place on The Irene Diamond Stage at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street between 9th and 10th Avenues), home of Signature Theatre, starting at 6pm.

Tony Award winner Phylicia Rashad, currently making her New York City directorial debut with Signature Theatre’s production of Stephen Adly Guirgis’ Our Lady of 121st Street, and four-time Tony Award nominee Condola Rashad, currently in Manhattan Theatre Club’s production of Bernard Shaw’s Saint Joan, will be moderated by award-winning director and Apollo Theater Executive Producer Kamilah Forbes. The mother-daughter duo will discuss their experiences as African American women working in the entertainment industry, their family relationship both in and out of the industry, their work on their current theatre productions, and more.

This special event is free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served and capacity is limited. To RSVP, go to https://tiny.cc/rashad.

Saint Joan opened on Broadway on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at MTC’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street). Four-time Tony Award-nominee Condola Rashad (“Billions,” A Doll’s House, Part 2) stars as one of history’s greatest heroines in a major new production of Bernard Shaw’s epic work directed by Daniel Sullivan (Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes). Tickets are available at Telecharge.com, by calling 212-239-6200, or by visiting The Samuel J. Friedman Theatre Box Office at 261 West 47th Street. Ticket prices are $65-$159. For more information and to sign up for MTC’s “30 Under 30” program for theatregoers age 30 and under visit www.manhattantheatreclub.com/30under30/.

Our Lady of 121st Street is playing through June 10, 2018 and opens on Sunday, May 20 on The Irene Diamond Stage at The Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street between 9th and 10th Avenues). All tickets for the initial run of the production are $30 as part of the Signature Ticket Initiative: A Generation of Access, made possible by lead partner The Pershing Square Foundation. To purchase tickets for all Signature productions, call Ticket Services at 212-244-7529 (Tues. – Sun., 11am – 6pm) or visit www.SignatureTheatre.org

 

BIOGRAPHIES:

PHYLICIA RASHAD: Award-winning actress and director has appeared onstage at The Public: Head of Passes (Lucille Lortel Award), The Story, Helen, Everybody’s Ruby.  Broadway: August Osage County, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Raisin in the Sun (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award), August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean (Tony Nomination), Jelly’s Last Jam, Into the Woods, Dreamgirls, The Wiz, Cymbeline. New York Shakespeare Festival:  A Midsummer Night’s Dream.  Off-Broadway and Regional Theater: Blues for an Alabama Sky, Medea, Blue. Directing:  Mark Taper Forum (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Immediate Family, Joe Turner’s Come And Gone), Kirk Douglas Theatre, Ebony Repertory & Westport Playhouse (A Raisin In the Sun), Goodman Theatre, McCarter Theater & Long Wharf Theatre (Fences), Seattle Repertory Theater (Gem of the Ocean), The Kennedy Center (Four Little Girls). Film: Creed, Good Deeds, For Colored Girls, Just Wright, The Old Settler, Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored, The Visit. TV: “Empire,” “Jean-Claude Van Johnson,” “Cosby,” “The Cosby Show.”  Respected in the academic world, Ms. Rashad was the first recipient of the Denzel Washington Chair in Theater at Fordham University, and has served as Master Teacher in the Ten Chimney’s Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship Program

CONDOLA RASHAD has just received her fourth Tony Award nomination for her lead role in the current production of Saint Joan, now playing at Manhattan Theatre Club’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. She earned her third Tony Award nomination for her return to the Broadway stage in Lucas Hnath’s Tony-nominated new play A Doll’s House, Part 2, opposite Emmy Award-winner Laurie Metcalf, Academy Award winner Chris Cooper and Tony Award winner Jayne Houdyshell. Rashad began her career onstage and debuted off-Broadway at the Manhattan Theatre Club playing a young girl in a brothel in Lynn Nottage’s 2009 Pulitzer Prize-winning play Ruined. She was nominated for Tony Awards and Drama Desk Awards for her roles in Lydia Diamond’s Stick Fly and the late Horton Foote’s The Trip To Bountiful, opposite Cicely Tyson. In 2013, Rashad played “Juliet” to critical acclaim on Broadway, opposite Orlando Bloom’s “Romeo.” Rashad was recently seen in the Netflix film Come Sunday, which reunited her with director Joshua Marston and in which she stars opposite Chiwetel Ejiofor. In Spring of 2016, Rashad completed production on Academy Award nominee Milcho Manchevski’s independent film Bikini Moon, which she stars in as the title character. Later that year, Rashad was seen co-starring in Joshua Marston’s Complete Unknown opposite Michael Shannon and Rachel Weisz, and in Jodie Foster’s Money Monster, opposite George Clooney and Julia Roberts. On television, Rashad is known for her series regular role as the young, motivated Assistant District Attorney “Kate Sacker” in Showtime’s acclaimed series “Billions”, which was recently renewed for a fourth season. Previous television and film credits include a recurring role on NBC’s “Smash” and a starring turn in the Lifetime remake of Steel Magnolias, as well as appearances in Sex And The City 2, “Law and Order: Criminal Intent” and “The Good Wife.” A graduate of California Institute of the Arts, Condola currently resides in New York.

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Kamilah Forbes

KAMILAH FORBES is a director/producer and the historic Apollo Theater’s executive producer. She was associate director of Raisin in the Sun (2014) among other Broadway shows, and is the recipient of an NAACP image Award and a Tony. Forbes is a co-founder of the urban arts non-profit Hi-Arts.

 

About MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB

Manhattan Theatre Club, under the leadership of Artistic Director Lynne Meadow and Executive Producer Barry Grove, has become one of the country’s most prominent and prestigious theatre companies. Over the past four and a half decades, MTC productions have earned numerous awards including seven Pulitzer Prizes and 23 Tony Awards. MTC has a Broadway home at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (261 West 47th Street) and two Off-Broadway theatres at New York City Center (131 West 55th Street). Renowned MTC productions include Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes; August Wilson’s Jitney; Cost of Living by Martyna Majok; Vietgone by Qui Nguyen; Sell/Buy/Date by Sarah Jones; Heisenberg by Simon Stephens; The Father by Florian Zeller with translation by Christopher Hampton; Fool For Love by Sam Shepard; Casa Valentina by Harvey Fierstein; Outside Mullingar and Doubt by John Patrick Shanley; Murder Ballad by Julia Jordan and Juliana Nash; The Assembled Parties by Richard Greenberg; Wit by Margaret Edson; Venus in Fur by David Ives; Good People and Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire; The Whipping Man by Matthew Lopez; Time Stands Still by Donald Margulies; Ruined by Lynn Nottage; Proof by David Auburn; The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife by Charles Busch; Love! Valour! Compassion! by Terrence McNally; The Piano Lesson by August Wilson; Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley; and Ain’t Misbehavin’, the Fats Waller musical. For more information on MTC, please visit www.ManhattanTheatreClub.com.

About SIGNATURE THEATRE

Signature Theatre celebrates playwrights and gives them an artistic home. Signature makes an extended commitment to a playwright’s body of work, and during this journey the writer is engaged in every aspect of the creative process. By producing a series of plays by each resident writer, Signature delivers an intimate and immersive journey into the playwright’s singular vision. In 2014 Signature became the first New York City company to receive the Regional Theater Tony Award.

Signature serves its mission through its permanent home at The Pershing Square Signature Center, a three-theatre facility on West 42nd Street designed by Frank Gehry Architects to host Signature’s three distinct playwrights’ residencies and foster a cultural community. At the Center, opened in January 2012, Signature continues its original Playwright-in-Residence model as Residency 1, a year-long intensive exploration of a single writer’s body of work. Residency 5, the only program of its kind, was launched at the Center to support multiple playwrights as they build bodies of work by guaranteeing each writer three productions over a five-year period. The Legacy Program, launched during Signature’s 10th Anniversary, invites writers from both residencies back for productions of premiere or earlier plays.

The Pershing Square Signature Center is a major contribution to New York City’s cultural landscape and provides a venue for cultural organizations that supports and encourages collaboration among artists throughout the space. In addition to its three intimate theatres, the Center features a studio theatre, a rehearsal studio and a public café, bar and bookstore.

Through the Signature Ticket Initiative: A Generation of Access, Signature has also made an unprecedented commitment to making its productions accessible by underwriting the cost of the initial run tickets through 2031.

Founded in 1991 by James Houghton, Signature has presented entire seasons of the work of Edward Albee, Lee Blessing, Horton Foote, María Irene Fornés, Athol Fugard, John Guare, A.R. Gurney, David Henry Hwang, Bill Irwin, Adrienne Kennedy, Tony Kushner, Romulus Linney, Charles Mee, Arthur Miller, Suzan-Lori Parks, Sam Shepard, Paula Vogel, Naomi Wallace, August Wilson, Lanford Wilson and a season celebrating the historic Negro Ensemble Company. Stephen Adly Guirgis is the current Residency 1 playwright. Signature’s Residency 5 playwrights are Annie Baker, Martha Clarke, Katori Hall, Quiara Alegría Hudes, Kenneth Lonergan, Dave Malloy and Dominique Morisseau; Will Eno completed his Residency 5 in 2016. Signature’s productions and its resident writers have been recognized with the Pulitzer Prize, Lucille Lortel, Obie, Drama Desk and AUDELCO awards, among many other distinctions. For more information, please visit signaturetheatre.org.

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About WALK TALL GIRL PRODUCTIONS

Walk Tall Girl Productions is dedicated to connecting people and communities through the arts. The company, founded by Marcia Pendelton in 2000, uses marketing, audience development, communications, group sales and special events to create and implement strategies that make the arts accessible to the widest possible audience. Current and previous clients include a variety of arts organizations including Off-Broadway’s Manhattan Theatre Club and Signature Theatre.

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For more information, please visit www.signaturetheatre.org, www.manhattantheatreclub.com, or www.walktallgirlproductions.com

Follow Signature Theatre on Twitter: @SignatureTheatr, Facebook, or Instagram.

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Follow Walk Tall Girl Productions on Twitter: @blktheatronline, Facebook, or Instagram.

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source:
Melissa Cohen
mcohen@bbbway.com

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