Kat Files is a Birmingham, Alabama native and a distinguished dance artist with a comprehensive background in the performing arts and digital marketing. She refined her dance technique at the Alabama School of Fine Arts and graduated from the prestigious Ailey/Fordham University BFA Program in Dance as a four-year Glorya Kaufman Foundation Dance Scholar. Kat…
A leader in global higher education for over two decades, Dr. Karen Jackson-Weaver is currently the Senior Associate Vice President of Global Faculty Engagement and Innovation Advancement at New York University (NYU). Prior to this role, she was a Visiting Scholar/Dean-in-Residence at the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University. She is a former Academic…
Private capital veteran Renée Beaumont brings her financial experience to engage new donors and fundraise towards CTH’s 2024 goals. Beaumont is currently a senior advisor to venture capital funds ReGen Ventures and Firework Ventures, a senior advisor to Blue Haven Initiative, as well as an advisor to BrainTrust. Additionally, Beaumont sits on the advisory board…
Kara Young most recently completed the Broadway run of Ossie Davis,’ Purlie Victorious, for which she won her first Tony Award. She made her Broadway debut in two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, Lynn Nottage’s Clyde’s, for which she received a Tony nomination. She was nominated for her second Tony award in 2023 for her work in…
Lico Whitfield comes to the Classical Theater of Harlem after having previously served as a Production Manager at The Public Theater where he was an active member of the theater’s cultural transformation committee. Prior to his time at The Public he was the Associate Producer for the Atlantic Acting School and Producing Director for The…
Andrew Wofford is a highly motivated and experienced Arts Educator who ispassionate about storytelling. With a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre from CaliforniaInstitute of the Arts, he possesses a strong foundation in performing arts and a deepunderstanding of the transformative power of theater education. He is an Italian Americanactor, director, educator & producer currently…
Kareem M. Lucas is a Brooklyn born and Manhattan based Actor/Writer/Producer/Director whose work has been performed at The Apollo Theater, The Public Theater, New York Theatre Workshop, American Repertory Theater, The Greene Space, Aaron Davis Hall at City College, The Town Hall, The Fire This Time Festival, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, HERE Arts Center, New Ohio,…
Lana Crowster is a singer, songwriter, producer, band leader and music educator from Cape Town, South Africa. Lana started singing at the age of 2 and began her career in performance at the tender age of 6. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Music and a Postgraduate Diploma in Jazz Performance from The University of…
Olander “Big O” Wilson is an actor/acting coach from the small rural town of Lake City, South Carolina. He can be seen on a plethora of national commercials and tv shows. He graduated from USC with his BFA in Theatre. He is also the owner of Olander Wilson Acting Studios where he teaches filmmaking, audition…