Renee Matthews Jackson

 

 

Mine

My poem
is not about you.
It is about, me;
my life experiences;
how I was reared,
and what I have
purchased, interrelated to, and
tucked in the lining of truth’s heart;
living, loving, and letting  each live…
If you find yourself here
in the confines of my words,
understand, you invited yourself.

– Renee Matthews-Jackson

 

Renee Matthews-Jackson, was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. She made her theatrical debut in Joseph Walker’s The River Niger at the world famous, Karamu House Performing Arts Theatre. Chief Executive Officer with a history of working in the education management industry. Skilled in Acting, Nonprofit Organizations, Event Planning, Youth At Risk, and Customer Service. Strong entrepreneurship professional with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) focused in Nonprofit Administration from Cleveland State University. Renee Matthews-Jackson, made her Theatre debut in 1987 in Joseph Walker’s classic, The River Niger at the world famous, Karamu House Performing Arts Theatre. Ms. Jackson’s credits include: From The Mississippi Delta, Zooman and The Sign, Fires In The Mirror, The Waiting Room, and countless more. Renee was in the production of Jar The Floor, at Karamu House in Cleveland, Ohio. She directed Steal Away by Ramona King, at East Cleveland Theatre, She was seen in Sorrows and Rejoicings by Athol Fugard at The Brooks Theatre in the Cleveland Play House, an Ensemble Theatre production, and in Jungle Book as a cast member for The Cleveland Play House Youth Production.

K1B Lead Teacher at Gingerbread Christian Academy, Drama/Theatre/Mime Coach at The Studio on West Fourth Avenue and Artistic Director at SoMo PlayHouse

CSU Intern for “The Singing Angels”
Founder, RENEEissance Arts
Co-Founder, Urban Literary Artists Workshops
Co-Founder: African American Artist Movement
Youth Director, Cleveland Chapter – SCLC “Wings of Hope”
Assistant Youth Director – Karamu (D/TY) – Youth Outreach
Assistant Director, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cleveland
Director, Mt. Sinai Ministries – Youth Drama Ministries
Co-Founder, Monday Night Potpourri @ CAT
Co-Founder, 1 + 1 PRODUCTIONS
Co-Founder, Women of Season
Founder, I AM MIME
Founder, The Greater Cleveland Theatre Alumni (FB)

Pseudo names: Poetryality, MotherRapper

Specialties: Poet, Playwright, Actor, Instructor, Director, Rapper, Mime, Coach, Producer, Dramaturge, Art Events Organizer

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http://allpoetry.com/poetryality 

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ARCHIVIST, EDUCATOR, HISTORIAN, and ARTiST
Dale Ricardo Shields is a 2017 winner of The Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Award®, 2017 and 2015 Tony® award nominee for the Excellence in Theatre Education Award, the 2017 AUDELCO/"VIV" Special Achievement Award, 2020, 2021, and 2022 ENCORE AWARD / The Actors Fund and winner of the 2022.

Recently, he won the 2022 Legend Award from his alma mater Ohio University.

He is the 2021 winner of the Paul Robeson Award, presented (jointly) by the Actors Equity Association and the Actors Equity Foundation.

Research Accomplishments:
His extensive professional credits as a Director, Stage manager, and Actor (Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway, and Regional) As an actor he has appeared on Saturday Night Live, Another World, Guiding Light, The Cosby Show, and the ITV television series "Special Needs" and commercials and film.

Professor Shields is a member of the Actors Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild, the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, and the American Guild of Musical Artists performance unions and an associate member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers.

He began his artistic academic career in New York City at Playwrights Horizon, The South Bronx Action Theatre, and Mind Builders, and then was invited to join the teaching staff at the Joseph Papp Public Theatre (New York Shakespeare Festival). He represented the United States for Theatre Young Audiences at the ASSITEJ Theatre Festival in London, England.

He has been a Professor and Visiting Artist at Ohio University, The College of Wooster, Denison University, Macalester College, Randolph- Macon College, Susquehanna University, and SUNY Potsdam.

He holds B.F.A and M.F.A, Degrees from Ohio University.

Website(s)

Iforcolor.org [Research]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Ricardo_Shields [Career]