Glenda Dickerson By Dale Ricardo Shields Glenda Dickerson (February 9, 1945 – January 12, 2012) Influential American theater director, folklorist, writer, and educator. The second African American woman to direct on Broadway with the 1980 musical Reggae. Professional Career & Contributions Dickerson’s work focused on “womanist” adaptations of folklore and myth, particularly through ritualistic …