Harlem Shakespeare Founder Debra Ann Byrd Joins Southwest Shakespeare Leadership Team
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 13, 2022
As Southwest Shakespeare Company enters its 29th Season, the theatre company has named the Founder of Harlem Shakespeare Festival, Debra Ann Byrd, as the company’s new Artistic Director. A native of Spanish Harlem, New York, Byrd is an award-winning classically trained actress and producer and arts administrator.