36 min
Ep1: Gregg Daniel: Actor & Director - “What is a theatre’s commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility” (AUDIO) The StageLync Podcast
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- Performing Arts
Gregg T. Daniel is best known for his recurring role as David Carter in HBO’s show Insecure. In addition, he plays Reverend Daniels on another one of HBO’s hit shows True Blood. With over 100 credits in film and television, Gregg’s roles span the spectrum from comedy (I Am Not Okay With This) to drama (Insecure) to procedurals (911, Grey’s Anatomy), science fiction (Star Trek: Voyager) and children’s shows (Austin & Ally, Kickin’ It). Big screen credits include Spiderman 3, 7th & Union, and Truth Or Dare. Gregg recurred on HBO’s Insecure and starred in the award-winning film 7th And Union. Currently, he is set to be in the upcoming sequel of Joker, Joker: Folie à Deux.
Gregg is a very accomplished theater director. He is a founding member and Artistic Director of the Los Angeles-based Lower Depth Theatre Ensemble. He was nominated for a 2013 NAACP Image Award for helming the Los Angeles production of “Kwame Kwei-Armah’s Elmina’s Kitchen”, also winning the NAACP Award for Best Ensemble for 2013. In addition, he has directed three August Wilson Plays. Prior, his stage direction included 2009’s acclaimed production of Tom Stoppard’s “Heroes”, Sybyl Walker’s “Beneath Rippling Waters”, Lee Blessing’s “Cobb”, and Frank McGuinness's “Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me”. Gregg also directed Pulitzer Prize-winning author August Wilson’s “Seven Guitars” For Theatre 150 in Ojai, California, he directed Athol Fugards’ “Sizwe Bansi”, Diana Son’s “Stop Kiss”, and the 2004 Pulitzer Prize winner, “I Am My Own Wife by Doug Wright”. Gregg has also directed and acted in various theater productions including, “Hamlet”, “Radio Golf”, and “Les Blancs”. He recently directed his fourth August Wilson play, "King Hedley II," at A Noise Within Theatre and is set to direct his fifth. This marks the halfway mark through the playwright's ten-play cycle.
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Gregg T. Daniel is best known for his recurring role as David Carter in HBO’s show Insecure. In addition, he plays Reverend Daniels on another one of HBO’s hit shows True Blood. With over 100 credits in film and television, Gregg’s roles span the spectrum from comedy (I Am Not Okay With This) to drama (Insecure) to procedurals (911, Grey’s Anatomy), science fiction (Star Trek: Voyager) and children’s shows (Austin & Ally, Kickin’ It). Big screen credits include Spiderman 3, 7th & Union, and Truth Or Dare. Gregg recurred on HBO’s Insecure and starred in the award-winning film 7th And Union. Currently, he is set to be in the upcoming sequel of Joker, Joker: Folie à Deux.
Gregg is a very accomplished theater director. He is a founding member and Artistic Director of the Los Angeles-based Lower Depth Theatre Ensemble. He was nominated for a 2013 NAACP Image Award for helming the Los Angeles production of “Kwame Kwei-Armah’s Elmina’s Kitchen”, also winning the NAACP Award for Best Ensemble for 2013. In addition, he has directed three August Wilson Plays. Prior, his stage direction included 2009’s acclaimed production of Tom Stoppard’s “Heroes”, Sybyl Walker’s “Beneath Rippling Waters”, Lee Blessing’s “Cobb”, and Frank McGuinness's “Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me”. Gregg also directed Pulitzer Prize-winning author August Wilson’s “Seven Guitars” For Theatre 150 in Ojai, California, he directed Athol Fugards’ “Sizwe Bansi”, Diana Son’s “Stop Kiss”, and the 2004 Pulitzer Prize winner, “I Am My Own Wife by Doug Wright”. Gregg has also directed and acted in various theater productions including, “Hamlet”, “Radio Golf”, and “Les Blancs”. He recently directed his fourth August Wilson play, "King Hedley II," at A Noise Within Theatre and is set to direct his fifth. This marks the halfway mark through the playwright's ten-play cycle.
“ATTENTION SPOTIFY LISTENERS: IF you want to WATCH this with VIDEO, you can also subscribe to our video version:
https://open.spotify.com/show/5e9KnBRZdjUTXTvCe6Nrqm?si=6639537c61044396”
@stagelync
Thank you to our sponsor @clear-com
The StageLync Podcast is a branch of our larger StageLync Community. Come visit us at www.stagelync.com
36 min