Kyle Gates is excited to join the Classical Theatre of Harlem as the Director of Production. Most recently Kyle served as Producing Manager for Playwrights Horizons Theater School, an NYU Tisch studio, producing 50+ student theater projects a year. Before working in educational theater Kyle was a stage manager for over 15 years working on…
Ethan Hawke is a four-time Academy Award®-nominated artist and one of Hollywood’s most multi-faceted stars, Ethan Hawke is an actor, screenwriter, director, producer, and best-selling novelist. He recently directed the critically-acclaimed six-part documentary, The Last Movie Stars, about Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman. Hawke’s recent onscreen roles were in the TV series Moon Knight, the…
Stacey Scott is a Juilliard graduate, founder of Setting Your Stage, an acting coaching program, and current working actress in the entertainment industry. Stacey is excited to lend her skills to the Classical Theater of Harlem as Director of Education and Community Engagement and continue to work and interact with today’s youth in theatre arts.
Kelli brings over 20 years of experience in nonprofit development to CTH’s board of directors. She currently serves as the Senior Director of Philanthropy at REFORM Alliance, an organization that aims to transform probation and parole processes by changing laws, systems and culture to create real pathways to employment and wellbeing. Prior to REFORM Alliance,…
Carol Kaplan has broad experience advising clients on licensing, acquisition, disposition, financing and exploitation of intellectual property assets within and across multiple platforms, including in connection with live theatre, immersive events, film, television and new media exploitations. She has excellent relationships in the live-stage industry, and worked in the field as a writer, director and…
Shawn René Graham is a freelance writer and dramaturg from San Jose, California who has worked with many writers including Dennis Allen, France-Luce Benson, Nilo Cruz, Steve Harper, Walter Mosley, Lynn Nottage, Paul Rudnick, Susan Sontag, Dominic A. Taylor, Judy Tate, and Cori Thomas. She has been a guest dramaturg at the O’Neill Playwrights Conference, the…
Betty Shamieh, Playwright In Residence and recipient of the prestigious Andrew W. Mellon Foundation National Playwright Residency Program Fellowship, is an acclaimed author of fifteen plays. Her Off-Broadway premieres include The Black Eyed (New York Theatre Workshop, Director: Sam Gold) and Roar (The New Group, Director: Marion McClinton). Roar was selected as a New York Times Critics Pick and…
Jason Delane Lee is Co-CEO of the Lagralane Group as well as an actor, philanthropist and father to three with his wife and co-founder, Yvonne Huff Lee. Through his work at Lagralane, Jason co-executive produced the 2018 Academy Award winning documentary ICARUS. Jason’s producing credits also include 2019 Berlinale premiere THE BODY REMEMBERS WHEN THE…
Alexis Marnel is an energetic and creative professional offering 20+ years experience in multicultural arts programming, education, grant writing, and administration for government agencies, schools, community centers, cultural institutions and the private sector. As founder of the Artists Collective for Social Change (ACSC), Marnel combined a passion for the arts with an ongoing commitment to…
Alessandro has over a decade of experience helping theatre, entertainment companies, and artists engage with new audiences around the world. Online content that he has created as a director/writer/editor has been viewed over two billion times across social media. For press inquiries, please contact alessandro@cthnyc.org