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On Stage with LisaGay Hamilton

Admission is free.

Accomplished theatre, film and television actor LisaGay Hamilton will present a solo performance addressing her struggles and triumphs as an African American woman working in the visual and performing arts. Hamilton is best known for her role as attorney Rebecca Washington on the ABC drama The Practice and for her critically acclaimed performance as young Sethe in Jonathan Demme’s film adaptation of Toni Morrison’s Beloved. Hamilton has also worked with some of the most accomplished playwrights of the late twentieth century, including Athol Fugard, August Wilson and Adrienne Kennedy. Her leading roles on film and on stage include Isabella in Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, opposite Kevin Kline, and Ophelia in Shakespeare’s Hamlet, opposite Campbell Scott. Hamilton will perform excerpts from her remarkable career and will share autobiographical and historical anecdotes related to her work.

Organized by David Román (English and American Studies and Ethnicity).

Photo: Lisa Levart

For further information on this event:
visionsandvoices@usc.edu

Location: Ground Zero Performance Cafe

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Daria Yudacufski