Dr. Sandra Shannon

Professor Emerita, Howard University; President Emerita & Founder, August Wilson Society; Dean Emerita, College of Fellows of the American Theatre

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You just saw Fences and want to know more about August Wilson and his American Century Cycle? Try starting here: https://t.co/05MMM9cnil

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Excited to join Georgia State University's Center for Studies on Africa and Its Diaspora on February 18 for an interview with noted journalist Suzanne Malveaux about my role in founding the August Wilson Society and my scholarship on Wilson. Watch live at https://t.co/tWYvOYMf69

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Spent Labor Day touring Baltimore’s Reginald Lewis Museum with daughter. Lewis was a Baltimore native, trailblazing African American billionaire & global entrepreneur. The museum showcases the proud history of the city’s African American communities.

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Dear HU students: Join me this fall for an enlightening study of one of America's greatest treasures: playwright August Wilson. We'll do an in-depth exploration of all 10 of his critically acclaimed American Century Cycle plays. Seats are still available!

[Kristen Shannon @KMShannon_]

I’m excited that @SandraShannon_ is returning to The Hilltop to teach a course on August Wilson! I’m obviously biased, but this is a unique opportunity for @HowardU to do a deep dive on the life & creative process of one of the greats in Black theatre: https://t.co/qtrJBAuICB

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Please join director Malcolm Washington, August Wilson Society President Michael Dinwiddie and me on Sunday, November 24 to learn the "keys" to the upcoming Netflix premiere of August Wilson's The Piano Lesson! Register for this free event today at https://t.co/KfcEaBj3A7

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Baltimore, MD is fertile ground for the BALTIMORE AUGUST WILSON CELEBRATION, the August Wilson Society, and anyone wanting to know more about this celebrated playwright.
Enjoyed offering pre-show insight on Joe Turners Come and Gone at CST! Two down; eight more to go!

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Coming soon to theaters and television screens across America: August Wilson’s, The Piano Lesson, directed by Malcolm Washington. This Pulitzer Prize winning 1930s play asks Africans in America What should we do our legacy? and How can we best put it to use?

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Beyond honored to be a last minute addition to a panel on Amiri Baraka at Howard University’s International Black Writers Festival! Moderator Carol Boyce Davies, fellow panelists Tony Medina and Greg Thomas, and inquisitive students honored his legacy

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At DC’s popular Wharf celebrating the start of Theatre Week with the dynamic Executive Producer, Bonnie Nelson Schwartz. Loved witnessing teasers from the very best of theatre in the nation’s capital! Join the celebration and get your tickets now to enjoy your favorite shows!

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@blkgrlpoet You’ve got such a powerful testimony! 🙌🏾. I saw and loved the enthusiasm! Keep soaring, Angel! ♥️

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Chance reunion with former student who brought his 11 year-old essay on Athol Fugard to my 3 year-old great nephew's birthday party? Still thinks he deserves higher grade. Re-graded it onsite and gave it an A+ We parted friends! He now teaches at Howard University's Law School!

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Chair of Performance at USC School of Dramatic Arts and acclaimed actress Michele Shay and her students speaking to a packed room at the Black Theatre Network Conference about their experiences directing and acting in August Wilson’s Gem of the Ocean.

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An exhilarating retreat at the breathtakingly beautiful Wintergreen Resort atop the lush green foliage of VA’s Blue Ridge Mountains. Since 2016, I’ve been a Scholar Coach in Howard University’s awesome Summer Academy for Junior Faculty! Surprise welcome from one of the locals!

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@alleannaharris @LevineQuerido Congratulations, Alleana! Would love to know more about this fascinating pub about this gifted playwright!

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Feeling soooo energized in Memphis at the 82nd Annual College Language Association Convention! Such a pleasure to be among a bevy of black scholars and intellectuals! @CLAscholar

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Tuned into MSNBC’s The ReidOut just in time to hear a passionate discussion about voting trends with Dr. Dana Williams, Dean of Howard University’s Graduate School & Founding Member of the August Wilson Society! So proud of my former English Department colleague and office mate!

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August Wilson Society's hot-off-the-press publication, "Encounters in th August Wilson Archive," details discoveries made by five curious scholars during their visit to this collection. Read about their experience in Theater 54:1. Plan your trip today!
https://t.co/nb7f5kSS9l

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@Yoda4ever Respect! ♥️

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Honored to uplift trailblazing Zora Neale Hurston, namesake for Laurence Holder's play "Zora," being revived to mark the 40th anniversary of Multi-Media Training Institution, founded by Lyn Dyson. "Zora" will run from Feb. 15 through March 30. Quoted here:
https://t.co/QyPB3cEkrV

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August Wilson Society President Dr. Sandra Shannon was a panelist at the recent forum Exploring August Wilson's Global Impact. Just steps away from the August Wilson Archive, the four speakers addressed topics that resonate globally in his Century Cycle.

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