Venida Evans

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I ORGINS 

I Origins (2014) / Directed by Mike Cahill

The Cast includes: Michael Pitt as Ian Gray Brit Marling as Karen Astrid Berges-Frisbey as Sofi Steven Yeun as Kenny Archie Panjabi as Priya Varma Cara Seymour as Dr. Jane Simmons Venida Evans as Margaret Dairy William Mapother as Darryl Mackenzie Kashish as Salomina Crystal Anne Dickinson as Julie Dairy

“As James Baldwin so aptly said, “Those who say it can’t be done are usually interrupted by others doing it!”

 

 

Venida’s first response to young people wanting to enter showbusiness was “Don’t” 

 

She then said she would remind them that whatever the ride, to remember, “And this too shall pass!”

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                                                            LINKS 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venida_Evans

http://youtu.be/2ItLB0KcW38

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0263287/

http://thatblackgirlsite.com/blog/pop-culture/mystery-solved-venida-evans-is-the-ikea-lady/.   

https://liachang.wordpress.com/2009/10/16/lia-chang-multimedia-the-river-crosses-rivers-opening-night-photos/ 

 

https://www.buzzfeed.com/sylviaobell/literally-every-person-of-color-who-had-a-speaking-role-on 

 

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ARCHIVIST, EDUCATOR, HISTORIAN, and ARTiST
Dale Shields is a professor of theatre, director, and actor (Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway, and Regional).
Research Accomplishments:
The 2017 winner of The Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Award®, 2017 and 2015 Tony® award nominee for the Excellence in Theatre Education Award, and the winner of the 2017 AUDELCO/"VIV" Special Achievement Award. In 2020 He was also awarded The Actors Fund / Encore Award

On the web, he is the archivist and historian of Iforcolor.org and Black Theatre/African American Voices [Facebook] (theatre, music, and art). He has taught classes and workshops at SUNY Potsdam, Susquehanna University, Denison University, Randolph-Macon College, Macalester College, The College of Wooster, Ohio University, Wayne State University, and the Joseph Papp Public Theatre (New York Shakespeare Festival).

Education
B.F.A. and M.F.A. degrees from Ohio University.