NAIS - Conference Preview - December 5-7, 2008 - (Page 10)

speakers Wendell Pierce Closing Ceremonies Address SunDay, DeCember 7 Michael sidney Fosberg Special Performance for all PoCC and SDLC participants ThurSDay, DeCember 4 PoCC Featured Speaker Workshop Session A FriDay, DeCember 5 11:45am – 1:15pm 7:30pm – 9:00pm 1:00pm – 2:30pm Audiences everywhere recognize Wendell Pierce for his extensive work on the big screen, TV, and stage. In 2007, he was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for his role on the HBO series The Wire. A native of New Orleans, Pierce appeared in Spike Lee’s documentary When the Levees Broke regarding the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. He holds at least 60 acting credits over the past three decades with noted directors like Lee, Woody Allen, Brian De Palma, and Barry Levinson. Most recently Pierce appeared in I Think I Love My Wife and The Fighting Temptations. His credits include network television and cable broadcasts, along with collaborating with the BBC. Heralded for his work in the world premiere of Queenie Pie at the Kennedy Center, Pierce includes among his Broadway stage credits roles in The Piano Lesson, Serious Money, and The Boys of Winter. Michael Sidney Fosberg founded the Small Change Original Theater in Minneapolis where he wrote and directed tours of educational shows. In Los Angeles, he served as director of education for the Living Library Theatre and teacher/ director for South Coast Repertory’s Young Actor’s Conservatory program. In Chicago he has appeared at Steppenwolf, Remains, Wisdom Bridge, and Goodman theaters, and co-founded the Huron Theater Ensemble. Fosberg spends summers at Northwestern University teaching acting and directing productions as part of the National High School Institute “Cherubs” program. For seven years he has been touring Incognito, his one-man autobiographical play. He also conducts workshops on issues of race, identity, and stereotypes with students, faculty, and corporations. His memoir, Incognito, will be published in 2009. The film company Number 8 is making a documentary about his life and play. 10

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