Article: Benny Sato Ambush has replaced Jennifer L. Nelson as the producing artistic director of African Continuum Theatre Company in Washington, D.C.(ENTRANCES & EXITS)(Brief article)

Article: Melvin D. Gerald Jr.: managing director, African Continuum ...
American Theatre;  January 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... position as managing director of the African Continuum Theatre Company in Washington, D.C. Of course, Gerald ... friend, "I've always wanted to run a black theatre company. She said, 'Melvin, this is it.'" Now ...

Article: African Continuum Theatre Company.(Jennifer ...
American Theatre;  February 1, 2007 ;     483 words ...Jennifer L. Nelson, founding artistic director of African Continuum Theatre Company in Washington, D.C., will step down at the close of this season. Nelson has led the company, which became a resident at ...

Article: Voodoo, Inc.; "Gris Gris" Through Feb. 11 African ...
The Washington Post;  February 2, 2001 ;     512 words ... ... red.) Du Plantis says he is excited and gratified to have "Gris Gris" make its debut with the African Continuum Theatre Company. "It's the first time I've heard it with professional-caliber actors. It's so nice to hear an actress ...

Article: Benny Sato Ambush will not become producing artistic director of ...
American Theatre;  February 1, 2008 ;     293 words ...Benny Sato Ambush will not, as previously announced, become producing artistic director of African Continuum Theatre Company in Washington, D.C.

Article: These Old Friends Have Gone and Come Back; "Joe Turner's Come and ...
The Washington Post;  February 27, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... a year in advance. Nelson is a freelance director throughout the area and is artistic director for African Continuum Theatre Company, which produced "Joe Turner." Nelson points to the continued growth of theater in the District. "The quantity ...

Article: Singing the Joyful Blues; "Spunk" Through Aug. 12 The African ...
The Washington Post;  July 27, 2001 ;     572 words ...Onstage, Kadejah Oni Higdon sings the blues. Offstage, it's a different story. "It was really just a big blessing from God," says Higdon of her role in "Spunk." A teacher at the District's Randle Highlands Elementary School, she thought she'd left theater behind in college. "I wasn't really

Article: A 'Corner' Filled With Contradictions; "The Amen Corner" Through ...
The Washington Post;  September 20, 2002 ;     640 words ...THE MUSIC -- the joyous, from-the-gut shout of the gospel choir in which sanctified aspirations meet earthly passions -- carries in its very nature the contradictions central to "The Amen Corner." Little wonder, then, that director Darryl V. Jones chose to approach James Baldwin's