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Mary E. Hodges (Actor/Director)
Recently performed in the All-Female OTHELLO, starring Debra Ann Byrd and Mary Chieffo as Othello and Iago this last November in Harlem. Directed by Tony Award Winner Trezana Beverley, Hodges played the role of Lt. Cassio. Also with Harlem Shakespeare Festival, Mary was in a concert reading of an All Female Julius Caesar as part of the new BOLD NEW VOICES initiative: MIST Harlem/Voza Rivers/New Heritage Theatre Group; the cast featured Trezana Beverley and Michele Shay. Other work with HSF: Hamlet (Ophelia); King Lear (The Fool). Also in New York, Mary has worked with Gideon Productions, Judith Shakespeare Company, The Lark, National Black Theatre, Target Margin, to list some. Regionally: Long Wharf Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, The Berkshire Theatre Festival, Connecticut Repertory Theatre. Mary appeared in Season 17 of Law & Order: SVU as Judge Anita Wright, in the episode titled "Maternal Instincts". As a director, Mary recently directed Michael Bradford's New York Premiere of "Fathers and Sons" at The Davenport Theatre, produced by The Negro Ensemble Company. She staged Cheryl Davis' play "Carefully Taught" for the Astoria Performing Arts Center Midwinter Reading Series. She has directed in numerous Estrogenius Festivals and too many staged readings to count.

STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
Second Stage Original Off-Broadway Production, 2022
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Marilu Henner, Sydney Lemmon, Jim Hogan & More to Join THE 24 HOUR PLAYS: VIRAL MONOLOGUES

Tonight, The 24 Hour Plays will present a special edition of The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues to celebrate the essential work of swings and understudies, which came to greater attention during the theater industry's unprecedented last three years.
Casting Announced For The 2nd Annual Black Motherhood And Parenting New Play Festival

Parent Artist Advocacy League (PAAL) and Blackboard Plays have announced the casting for the 2nd Annual Black Motherhood and Parenting New Play Festival, taking place virtually from October 20 - November 14, 2022.  
Second Annual Black Motherhood and Parenting New Play Festival Set For October

Parent Artist Advocacy League (PAAL) and Blackboard Plays have announced the festival programming for the nationally recognized 2nd Annual Black Motherhood and Parenting New Play Festival, taking place virtually from October 20 - November 14, 2022.
Photos: First Look at PATIENCE at Second Stage Theater

Second Stage Theater is now presenting PATIENCE by JOHNNY G. LLOYD. The production is directed by Zhailon Levingston and featured Justiin Davis, Jonathan Burke, Nemuna Ceesay, Zainab Barry, and Mary E. Hodges. Check out photos here!
Cast Announced For Johnny G. Lloyd's PATIENCE at Second Stage

Second Stage Theater has announced casting for the upcoming world premiere production of PATIENCE by JOHNNY G. LLOYD. The production is directed by Zhailon Levingston and will feature Justiin Davis, Jonathan Burke, Nemuna Ceesay, Zainab Barry, and Mary E. Hodges.
League of Professional Theatre Women Announces Leadership & 2022 Spring Events

The League of Professional Theatre Womenan organization which has championed women in the professional theatre for four decades, today announced the youngest, most diverse leadership in its history: co-presidents Mary E. Hodges & Katrin Hilbe, and Executive Vice President, Malini Singh McDonald.  
The League Of Professional Theatre Women Awarded Receives NYSCA Grant

The League of Professional Theatre Women (Mary E. Hodges and Katrin Hilbe, Co-Presidents), announced today a grant award totaling $59,500 from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to support the recovery of the nonprofit arts and culture sector. Following New York State's $105 million investment in the arts for FY2022, NYSCA has awarded more than $80 million since June 2021.
The League of Professional Theatre Women Kicks Off New Season on September 13

With its continuing mission to support women theatre makers and creators through discourse, resources, and mentorship, the League of Professional Theatre Women (www.theatrewomen.org) will kick off its 39th season on Monday, September 13 at 7 pm with a free virtual event, open to all League members and women interested in future League membership.
Photo Flash: See Estelle Parsons, Stephanie Berry, Taylor Reynolds & More at the Virtual 2021 Theatre Women Awards

On Monday, June 7th the League of Professional Theatre Women presented the 2021 Theatre Women Awards, dedicated to promoting the visibility of the theatrical work of women artists, across all genres
Tonya Pinkins, Ezra Knight, Pat Bowie & Others Perform in New Works for Black Motherhood and Parenting New Play Festival

In April 2021, Parent Artist Advocacy League and Blackboard Plays announced the 1st Annual Black Motherhood and Parenting New Play Festival, the four works that comprise the lineup, and the partner theatres with whom they are producing the plays: Bishop Arts Theater Center, Detroit Public Theater, Oregon Shakespeare, and St. Louis Rep.
Theaters Join Forces For First Annual National BLACK MOTHERHOOD AND PARENTING NEW PLAY FESTIVAL

In October 2020, Parent Artist Advocacy League (PAAL) and Blackboard Plays announced an open call for submissions to The Black Motherhood* and Parenting New Play Festival.
Virtual Theatre Today: Monday, March 22- with Marisha Wallace, Jenna Russell, and More!

Today (March 22) in live streaming: CFT is Celebrating Sondheim, BKLYN is back, Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards, and more!
Florida Rep's Virtual PlayLab Features All-Star Casts!

Florida Repertory Theatre's 2020 PlayLab Festival of New Works continues Dec. 3 and 10 with live 7 PM Zoom readings of 'White Party' by Brent Askari and 'A Sherlock Carol' by Mark Shanahan. The Festival closes with a Playwrights' Panel discussion on Dec. 11 at 3:30 PM, where the festival playwrights talk about their craft and take questions from audiences.
Planet Connections Winter Zoom Fest Presents, LIP SERVICE: Life, Art, And Tokenism

Planet Winter Zoom Fest presents, 'LIP SERVICE: Life, Art, and Tokenism.' A monologue and short plays that explore the bare minimum of inclusion.
Florida Rep's 2020 PlayLab Kicks Off November 5 With All-Virtual Festival

Florida Repertory Theatre's 2020 PlayLab Festival of New Works kicks off Nov. 5th at 7 PM with the virtual reading of 'Spay' by Madison Fiedler, and continues with LIVE virtual readings on Nov. 12, 19, Dec. 3, and 10. The Festival also includes a Playwrights' Panel on Dec. 11 at 3:30 PM, where the festival playwrights talk about their craft and take questions from the audience.
League Of Professional Theatre Women Announces 2020-21 Season

The League of Professional Theatre Women, an organization which has been championing women in the professional theatre for over three decades, announces their 38th season of programming, events, and advocacy along with new officers and board members. All events this season will be presented online via Zoom, unless otherwise noted. 
BWW Review: Governmental bureaucracy is serious yet slyly hilarious in Voyage Theater Company's THE HOPE HYPOTHESIS at The Sheen Center

Is playwright Cat Miller in possession of an oversized blender?  For her play The Hope Hypothesis, she tosses in Alice in Wonderland, a Kafkaesque tale, absurdist comedy, a spy thriller, soap opera histrionics and a deep state government mystery all together.  She turns the dial to frappe because that's the most fun setting.  Out pours a surprisingly refreshing and very delicious treat which successfully manages to be equally dark and light.
Photo Flash: First Look at FringeNYC Play ONAJE In Rehearsal

Betrayed by authorities and forced to survive no matter the cost, ONAJE opens in the 1980s with an explosive encounter that threatens to uncover long-buried secrets from a desperate past. Written by Robert Bowie, Jr., directed by Pat Golden, and produced by Susan Conover Marinello, ONAJE will run for five performances, October 13 - 21, in New York City. Three performances have already sold-out, October 13, 20 and 21.
Photo Flash: Inside Opening Night of Remount's THE PECULIAR PATRIOT

The Peculiar Patriot, Liza Jessie Peterson's powerful one-woman show and scathing indictment of the criminal justice system, opened Friday to fanfare at Dr. Barbara Ann Teer's National Black Theatre (NBT) in Harlem. The show is directed by Talvin Wilks and produced by NBT and Hi-ARTS and runs through July 29. Check out photos from opening night below!
CORPORATESTHENICS By Baindu D. Kalokoh To Be Featured At DUAF 2018

THEATER at Downtown Urban Arts Festival 2018 will feature Corporatesthenics, written and performed by Baindu D. Kalokoh. Mary E. Hodges is the director.

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