True Colors Theatre Announces New Associate Artistic Director

Tony Award-winning director Kenny Leon and True Colors Theatre have announced Jamil Jude will be joining True Colors Theatre Company in the position of Associate Artistic Director starting in September 2017.

As Associate Artistic Director, Jamil will work to support the artistic direct of True Colors in the development and delivery of all aspects of programming including the main stage season, education programming including our August Wilson Monologue Competition and our Community Conversation series maintaining an artistic presence for True Colors within the theatre and local arts community.

Jamil is a highly accomplished director, producer, playwright and dramaturg focusing on bringing socially relevant art comes to the community. Jamil is currently the Artistic Programming Associate Park Square Theatre in Minneapolis-St. Paul as well as the Co- Producer of The New Griots Festival, which is dedicated to celebrating, advocating, and advancing the careers of emerging Black artists in the Twin Cities.

Jamil was a participant in the Mellon Foundation funded Leadership U, One-on-One theatre residency program and previously serving as the National New Play Network (NNPN) Producer in Residence at Mixed Blood Theatre Company for three seasons. He remains an Affiliated Artist with NNPN. Before joining the staff at Mixed Blood, Jamil served as a New Play Producing Fellow at Arena Stage in Washington, DC and co-founding a culturally relevant theatre company, Colored People's Theatre.

Mr. Jude has lead productions for Olney and Forum Theatre in Washington D.C., Park Square, Daleko Arts, Freshwater, Lakeshore Players and Theatre in the Round in the Twin Cities Metro.

As a playwright, Jamil was the 2013/14 Jerome Many Voices Mentee at The Playwrights' Center, where he continues the role of affiliated writer. He has been commissioned and produced by CLIMB Theatre and D.C. Black Theatre Festival.

The Recipient of the Leadership U Andrew W. Mellon/TCG (2015), Management Fellowship Nautilus Music Theater (2014/15), SDCF Observership Member (2014/15), SPARK Leadership Program Finalist (2014), Jerome Foundation Many Voices Mentorship (2013/14), National New Play Network Producer Residency (2011/12; 2012/13). Jamil receive his Bachelors of Arts from Colgate University and studied at Duke University School of Medicine.

True Colors Theatre Company is a National Theatre Company based in Atlanta, GA. Lead by Artistic Director Kenny Leon, and Managing Director Jennifer Dwyer McEwen, True Colors mission is grounded and centered in the rich canon of African American classics with a strong commitment to diverse new voices. True Colors strives to be an important voice in the American discussion of diversity including plays and playwrights from various times, cultures and perspectives. True Colors' next shows are 2015 Pulitzer Winner Between Riverside and Crazy playing in July 2017 and Holler if You Hear Me, music by Tupac in September 2017.

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