Do what you have to do, to do what you want to do
Born in Mount Vernon, New York. My father was a Pentecostal minister and worked for the local water department and at S. Klein department store. My mother owned a beauty parlor. When my parents divorced, my mother sent me to Oakland Academy, a private boarding school that probably saved my life. Fordham University gave me the education and a drama professor named Robinson Stone who said, 'You should try acting.' Best advice I ever received. Tip: Fall forward. Every failed audition, every bad review, every closed door is pushing you FORWARD if you let it. I trained at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. Sidney Poitier walked so I could run -- and I've told him that to his face. Glory, Malcolm X, Training Day, Fences. Each one demanded everything I had. August Wilson's plays are scripture to me -- I've directed and produced them for the screen because that man's words deserve to be heard by everyone.
Dramatic Acting
Art · 45y
Film Directing
Art · 20y
Stage Acting
Art · 45y
Public Speaking
Education · 35y
Whether it's a boardroom, a courtroom, or a battlefield, I teach you to walk in like you belong. We work on voice projection, stillness under pressure, and the art of the deliberate pause. Tip: Don't ...
€30 per_session
For Malcolm X, I read every speech, visited every location, and fasted for three days. For Training Day, I rode with real narcotics officers. Preparation is the foundation. We build your character's b...
€28 per_session
We work scenes from Fences, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, and The Piano Lesson. Wilson wrote the poetry of ordinary Black American life with the weight of Shakespeare. I direct these workshops personally....
€25 per_session
My commencement speeches have millions of views because I don't lecture -- I TELL STORIES. Every speech is a performance. Every performance is a truth. We work on structure, delivery, vulnerability, a...
€22 per_session
The complete American Century Cycle -- ten plays spanning ten decades of Black American experience. My copies are marked up with director's notes, blocking ideas, and questions I still haven't answere...
€4 per_day
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