Bennet Guillory (born November 7, 1949 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American actor,
theatre producer
Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors to present experiences of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The performers may communicat ...
and
director
Director may refer to:
Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty
Music
* Director (band), an Irish rock band
* ''D ...
.
Biography
Raised in San Francisco, California, Guillory co-founded the
Robey Theatre Company in honor of actor, activist, and operatic singer
Paul Robeson
Paul Leroy Robeson ( ; April 9, 1898 – January 23, 1976) was an American bass-baritone concert artist, actor, professional American football, football player, and activist who became famous both for his cultural accomplishments and for h ...
, with actor
Danny Glover
Danny Glover ( ; born July 22, 1946) is an American actor, producer, and political activist. Over his career he has received List of awards and nominations received by Danny Glover, numerous accolades including the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian A ...
in Los Angeles in 1994, is its
artistic director
An artistic director is the executive of an arts organization, particularly in a theatre company or dance company, who handles the organization's artistic direction. They are generally a producer and director, but not in the sense of a mogu ...
. He received an
Ovation Award nomination for Featured Actor in a Play in 2008, for his performance as Wining Boy in ''
The Piano Lesson'' produced at The
Hayworth Theatre
The Hayworth Theatre is a theater and performing arts venue at 2511 Wilshire Boulevard located in the Westlake, Los Angeles, Westlake neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
History
The building that houses the Hayworth is significant due to i ...
in Los Angeles.
2008 Ovations Awards Nominees announced
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Filmography
References
External links
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American male television actors
American male film actors
American theatre managers and producers
American theatre directors
Living people
1949 births