Mikayla LaShae Bartholomew
Latest News on Mikayla LaShae Bartholomew:
Kia Corthron's FISH to Present Accessible Performances and Post-Show Conversations (Apr 3, 2024)
Keen Company and Working Theater Bring FISH to the Stage in March (Jan 30, 2024)
Cast and Creative Team Set for the World Premiere of THE SALVAGERS at Yale Repertory Theatre (Oct 17, 2023)
Kia Corthron's FISH to Present Accessible Performances and Post-Show Conversations (Apr 3, 2024)
Keen Company and Working Theater Bring FISH to the Stage in March (Jan 30, 2024)
Cast and Creative Team Set for the World Premiere of THE SALVAGERS at Yale Repertory Theatre (Oct 17, 2023)
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Mikayla (pronounced mai/kay/luh) is an American actress and activist native to San Diego raised in Norfolk, Virginia by two United States Navy veterans. An award winning actor and activist, part of the Tony Award winning team at the Broadway Advocacy Coalition and known for her work in theatre, television and film. Her career began with a hope to change the landscape of Black femme representation in media. Since then, Mikayla has portrayed the eldest Williams sister Yetunde Price in the Academy Award winning film King Richard, has become a two time NAACP Award winner, led two globally acclaimed short films, Dear Mama (SXSW) and Pure (HBOMax), has worked both within the Broadway, Off-Broadway and regional circuit at theatres such as the noted Signature Theatre, the National Black Theatre and more. Her feet remain planted in the community as an Artist Ambassador for the NYCLU and working as a facilitator and staff of the Broadway Advocacy Coalition, the 2020 Special Tony Award honoree for their work to combat institutional racism within and beyond the theatre industry. She's helped to launch forums such as Broadway for Black Lives Matter... Again, The Miseducation, and And Still I Write: A Workshop Dedicated to Black Girls, Reimagining Equitable Productions, Group Play, the Arts in Action Festival and more.
She holds a BFA in Theatre Performance with minors in pre-nursing and Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies from Virginia Commonwealth University.
Mikayla LaShae Bartholomew Photos
Nafessa Monroe, Vincent Ramirez, Tre' Henley, Damian Thompson, playwright Chisa Hutchinson, Jason Babinsky, Edward O'Blenis, Mikayla Bartholomew, Ciara Monique McMillian, Bianca Laverne Jones, and Tyler John Fauntleroy
Date:
07/29/2016
From: Photo Flash: Chisa Hutchinson Speaks as Part of Dramatists Guild Fund's Traveling Masters Program
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Mikayla LaShae Bartholomew News
Kia Corthron's FISH to Present Accessible Performances and Post-Show Conversations
Keen Company and Working Theater will present a series of accessible performances and post-show conversations taking place in conjunction with the world premiere of Kia Corthron’s Fish.
Keen Company and Working Theater Bring FISH to the Stage in March
Keen Company and Working Theater will present the world premiere of Kia Corthron’s Fish. Directed by Adrienne D. Williams, Fish is a frank, funny, and fearless new play about the everyday people who make up America’s education system.
Cast and Creative Team Set for the World Premiere of THE SALVAGERS at Yale Repertory Theatre
Discover the cast and creative team behind the highly anticipated world premiere of THE SALVAGERS by Harrison David Rivers. Get all the details on this exciting new production.
Virginia Stage Company Will Get Raucous With Pearl Cleage's ANGRY, RAUCOUS, AND SHAMELESSLY GORGEOUS
Virginia Stage Company (VSC) presents Pearl Cleage's Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous, sponsored by Capital Group.
Broadway Advocacy Coalition to Present THE FELLOWSHIP HALL Festival Celebrating the BAC Artivism Fellowship
The Broadway Advocacy Coalition will present “The Fellowship Hall”, an inspiring virtual event celebrating the second annual cohort of the BAC Artivism Fellowship, supporting eight artist-activists using their artistic tools to have an impact on the world around them.
Winners Announced For The BroadwayWorld 2021 Central Virginia Awards
Winners have been announced for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Central Virginia Awards. The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.
Last Chance To Vote For The BroadwayWorld Central Virginia Awards; Wolfbane Productions's YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Leads Best Musical!
This is the last chance to vote for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Central Virginia Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.
Final Weeks To Vote For The BroadwayWorld Central Virginia Awards; Wolfbane's YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN Leads Best Musical!
Time is running out to vote for for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Central Virginia Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.
BWW Review: THE NICETIES at The Conciliation Lab
'The Niceties' is Eleanor Burgess's 2018 drama in which a white professor and a Black undergraduate argue over provocative issues of race and history--an excellent choice for The Conciliation Lab's season opener.
Larry Owens, April Matthis, Keith Josef Adkins and D. Woods Join 48HOURS IN...HARLEM
Tomorrow, Harlem9, the Obie Award-Winning producing collective, begins the stream of their 10th Annual and 1st Digital Festival. The Harlem based collective is no stranger to Black Playwrights, Actors and Directors who also make their living within the Theatre, TV and Film industry.
Harlem9 Presents 48HOURS IN...HARLEM Digital Edition
Harlem9 recently announced that their 10th Anniversary would be Digital. Last year, 2019, was the first year that the Obie Award-Winning collective went National.
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