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November 15, 1952 (age 71) Los Angeles, California, U.S. Occupation (s) Television director, theatre director. Years active. 1981–present. Sheldon Epps (born November 15, 1952) is an American television and theatre director .
More at IMDbPro. Contact info. Agent info. Sheldon Epps, Artistic Director of the renowned Pasadena Playhouse, conceived and directed the Duke Ellington musical, "Play On!", which received three Tony Award nominations and was produced at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, where it received four Joseph Jefferson Awards, including Best Musical.
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Nov 23, 2022 · November 23, 2022. Sheldon Epps is regarded as one of the most successful and universally respected leaders in American theater. His new memoir, My Own Directions: A Black Man’s Journey in the American Theater (McFarland, 2022), shares his inspirational story of what it took to serve at the helm of the Pasadena Playhouse for 20 years as one ...
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Feb 2, 2023 · Feb. 2, 2023 7 AM PT. Sheldon Epps became the first Black person to lead a major theater in Southern California when the Pasadena Playhouse appointed him artistic director in 1997. At the time,...
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Feb 2, 2023 · Jessica Gelt. February 2, 2023 · 8 min read. Sheldon Epps sees his art form "fighting a long tradition of the American theater as a white institution." (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)...
Nov 2, 2022 · By Delaina Dixon | November 2, 2022. Sheldon Epps is finally putting his story center stage. As one of the most influential African American leaders in theater, his new book, My Own Directions:...
Dec 12, 2022 · ARTS. Q&A: Director Sheldon Epps talks new book, career as a Black artist in theater. In his new book, Sheldon Epps discusses his career highs and lows in the American theater as a Black man in a predominantly white industry. By Shu Lan Schaut. December 12, 2022 | 3:59pm CST.