Morisseau began her performance career as a live poetry speaker, primarily in her hometown community of Harmonie Park in Detroit. After graduating from college, she continued acting and worked with several organizations. At the Lark Play Development Center, she worked as an actor in a workshop production of The Mountaintop by Katori Hall, developing the role of Camae. In 2013, in a production at the Actors Theatre of Louisville, she reprised the role of Camae. She continues acting but has said that she would not act in any of her plays' premieres.
Morisseau began writing plays in college. She has said ... read more
CAMILLE A. BROWN is a prolific Black female director / choreographer, who has received numerous honors including a Guggenheim Award, Bessie Award, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award, Doris Duke Artist Award, United States Artists Award, two Audelco Awards, five Princess Grace Awards, and a New York City Center Award. She has received a Tony nomination, three Drama Desk nominations, three Lortel nominations and an Obie award for her work in theater. She is an Emerson Collective fellow, a TED fellow and the recipient of a Ford Foundation Art of Change Fellowship. Brown is the 2021 Distinguished Artist, presented by The International ... read more
BROADWAY (assistant director): THE MOUNTAINTOP, DEF POETRY JAM on TOUR. Other credits include: WANTED at (PS122), AND HER HAIR WENT WITH HER (NJ REP Theater), SCOURGE (YERBA BUENA). She has worked at: Lincoln Center Theater, Public Theater, Lark Play Development, Arena Stage, Studio Theater, Artistic Director HIP HOP THEATER FESTIVAL. League of Women in Theater Award recipient. MEMBER OF SSDC. BFA, Howard University. ... read more