Jefferson A. Russell*

Jefferson A. Russell (Duke Senior, Duke Frederick) Folger Theatre: The Tempest; Everyman Theatre (Resident Company Member):  The Piano Lesson, Primary Trust, Crumbs from the Table of Joy, Jump, The Lion in Winter, Sense and Sensibility, The Skin of Our Teeth, Flyin’ West, Pipeline, Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, Aubergine, The Soul Collector, Gem of the Ocean, others; Chesapeake Shakespeare Company: Joe Turner’s Come and Gone; Signature Theatre: Daphne’s Dive; American Players Theatre: Our Town, The Recruiting Officer, Our Country’s Good; Olney Theatre: Aubergine; Baltimore Center Stage/Cincinnati Playhouse: Shakespeare in Love; Ford’s Theatre: Fences, Ragtime; Round House Theatre: Father Comes Home From The Wars, Two Trains Running; Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company: Clybourne Park; Arena Players: The Meeting, Flyin’ West; Rep Stage: Sunset Baby. Regional: Milwaukee Rep: Two Trains Running; Pioneer Theatre Company: Fences; Cincinnati Playhouse: A Christmas Carol, Two Trains Running, Jitney; Marin Theatre Company: Fetch Clay Make Man, The Convert. National Tours: Kennedy Center: Harlem, Color Me Dark. Education: Hampton University, BA, (Sociology/Criminal Justice), George Washington University: MFA, Academy of Classical Acting. Founding member of GALVANIZE, a network for Artists of Color. Former Adjunct Professor: Bowie State University, Towson University.