S2 Ep5: August Wilson (w/ Rafeal Clements) - Part 1

The nerds are honored to have with them for this mini-series an esteemed guest, Rafeal Clements, who was present at Yale Rep during the development of mulitple Wilson plays.

RAFEAL CLEMENTS has worked as an actor, teacher, and director since 1985 - performing the works of playwrights as varied as William Shakespeare, Tony Kushner, Caryl Churchill, Lynn Nottage, Bertolt Brecht, Tennessee Williams, Anton Chekov, Kia Cothron, Romulus Linney, Timberlake Wertenbaker, and Michael Henry Brown. Rafeal has performed regionally with Houston's Alley Theater, Yale Repertory Theater, Hartford Stage Company, Indiana Repertory Theater, Portland Stage Company, Berkshire Theater Festival, Playmakers Repertory Company, The Clarence Brown Company, Playhouse on the Green, and the Carpetbag Theater. New York Theater credits include stints with the Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival, New Federal Theater, Target Margin, Circle Rep Company, HERE, Prospect Theater Company, The Hotel Savant, Ensemble Studio Theater East, and The Lark Play Development Center. Los Angeles Theater includes time with Sacred Fools, Company of Angels, City Garage, and Independent Shakespeare Company. Film and TV credits include roles on “Law and Order”, "As the World Turns”, “Another World”, “New York News”, “Bandwagon”, “Fireflies”, and “The Heartland Series.” . Rafeal has taught acting, scene study, voice, and speech on the high-school level and in acting schools. He currently has spent the past 15 years working with a public charity that provides healthcare to low-income communities in Los Angeles. Rafeal is a graduate of the University of Tennessee and Yale School of Drama.

On PART 1 we cover:

• Introduce Rafeal Clements
• Context
• MA RAINEY'S BLACK BOTTOM
  • Film vs Play

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SCENE: The Piano Lesson - performed by Rafeal Clements as Boy Willie

THEME and Stingers: Ryan Thomas Johnson
Original Song: Pamela Quinn

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