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Lekethia Dalcoe

Playwright
A Small Oak Tree Runs Red, Butterflies in the Mist, An Ancient Tale of Debauchery
Participates in 1 Session
Lekethia Dalcoe is a playwright and actress from Houston, TX who now resides in New York City. She holds a MA in Theatre from Texas A&M University- Commerce and a MFA in Acting from the New school for Drama in NYC. Her recent playwriting credits includes A Small Oak Tree Runs Red (Full-length) commissioned by the Billie Holiday Theatre 2017-2018 season, produced by the Congo Square Theatre in Chicago for its 2015-2016 "Power of Her season"; directed by Tony nominated actor/director Harry Lennix.  Her play won best Theatrical Production and Director for the 2016 Chicago Black Excellence awards, and Best Play for the 2018 NYC Audelco Awards. Other plays include: Butterflies in the Mist, An Ancient Tale of Debauchery, and Valley of Bones.

Sessions in which Lekethia Dalcoe participates

Saturday 12 January, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
1:45 PM
1:45 PM

New York Hilton Midtown - 430 - PROJECTOR - Gramercy Room

Panel

Linda Armstrong, New York Amsterdam News (Moderator)

Ngozi Anyanwu, Good Grief, The Homecoming Queen (Participant)

Dael Orlandersmith (Participant)

Lekethia Dalcoe, A Small Oak Tree Runs Red, Butterflies in the Mist, An Ancient Tale of Debauchery (Participant)

Black female playwrights create sensitive, caring, and powerful works that explore the issues going on in the Black community. They look at the str...