Local Lab Director – Cris Leaves Queens
upcoming / Recent Appearances
- BLEEDING LOVE film – Starring Ewan McGregor & Clara McGregor
- Colorado Department of Education & Think360: Arts Practices for Special Education & Behavioral Health – Teaching Artist/Facilitator on Culturally Responsive Education – April 2024
- Black History Month Workshop – Denver Public Library & Think360 – February 2024
- Colorado Thespian Conference – Presenter – December 2023
- Jeffco Theatre Festival – Commercial Workshops – November 2023
- REGIONAL PREMIERE of THE MINUTES @ Curious Theatre Company – Sept. 7 – Oct. 14, 2023
- Professional Development – Boulder Valley School District Educators
- Colorado I Have a Dream Foundation – Teaching Artist Residency – Summer 2023
- Young Audiences RAISE Convening – Indianapolis – Summer 2023
- Think 360 & Denver Public Schools Performing Arts Summer Intensive – Trainer – Summer 2023
- African Caribbean Heritage Camp -Opening Ceremonies Featured Performer & Presenter/Teacher – Summer 2023
- The Hunt Institute’s Race & Education Panelist – April 2023
- Cris Leaves Queens – Director, Local LAB – April 2023
- Storybooks on Stage – Dairy Arts Center – April 15, 2023 @ 1pm
- Arvada Center Workshop for Students of Contra Costa School of Performing Arts from the Bay Area – April 2023
- Colorado New Play Festival Youth Playwright Slam – Steamboat Springs – March 2023
- Black Lives Matter @ School Assemblies & Family Night – Host/Guest Speaker/Workshops – February 2023
- CALAMITOUS AFFAIR… World Premiere, Washington D.C – Live September-October, Streaming November-December 2022
- SPARKLE Film Premiere – December 2022 – Festivals March 2023
- Black Arts Festival – Teaching Artist
- Woodruff Arts Center Education Conference Speaker – Atlanta, GA
- South by Southwest (SXSW) Education Conference in Austin, TX
- IDEA Coordinator for the Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities
- Additional Performance:
- ACTING WHILE BLACK., Stories on Stage (Nomad Playhouse), Black. With A Capital B. (Tour w/Curious Theatre Company), CO2020 Documentary – Co-Creator & Actress (Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company), The Breath Project (National Virtual Festival – Acting While Black.)
- Additional Appearances/Speaking/Panels/Features:
- Colorado Public Radio Interview, Denver Westword Feature, Voyage Magazine Feature, We Are Listening (In Partnership with San Diego Rep., La Jolla Playhouse, & The Old Globe), “Inside the Artist’s Studio: Ilasiea Gray” (Black History, Month Feature Denver Public Library)
- American Alliance for Theatre & Education Panelist, Colorado Thespians Teacher Conference (facilitating essay workshop & performing), Onstage/Offstage Podcast, 9 News NEXT With Kyle Clark
- Internationally Published Essay
- Why Are There No “Great” Kids of Color in Performing Arts Spaces (Howlround Theatre Commons)
Photos from Projects
SXSW Education Conference Speaker
Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company’s CO-2020 docu-theatre production – Co-Creator & Actress
First IDEA COORDINATOR for Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities
Colorado New Play Festival Youth Playwright’s Slam
SXSW Education Conference Speaker
Arvada Center AMPLIFY Series – Featured on 9 News & Colorado & Company
THE BREATH PROJECT – National Virtual Festival – catch ACTING WHILE BLACK and Ilasiea’s artist Q & A
Creative Director & Mentor for OUTSPOKEN: A LISTENING PROJECT – YOUTH VOICES OF BLACK LIVES MATTER – Premiering 8/15
World Premiere of FLAME BROILED. or the ugly play. By Rodney Hicks – Local Theater Company
The Second City’s TWIST YOUR DICKENS @ Aurora Fox
EVERYBODY – The Catamounts – @ Dairy Arts Center
THE LITTLE PRINCE @ The Denver Children’s Theatre
