EMPOWERING WOMEN OF COLOR THROUGH EDUCATION & THE ARTS
Alumni
The women and TGNC folx who participate in In Full Color and our other programming join a family that spreads across the country and beyond. We also are deeply invested in helping each of our artists continue growing over time and supporting them in their projects. Watch this page to see what these talented writers, actors and artists are up to!
ALUM OF THE MOMENT
Kendra Augustin
Kendra is a Florida-born and -bred, New York-based, multi-hyphenate. She has written several short plays including DYING IS AN ART (InspiraTO Festival, 365 Women A Year) , BLACK STAR (LIC One Act Play Festival), SISTERHOOD IN THE TIME OF THE APOCALYPSE (The Fire This Time Festival), LIVING CREATURES ( The Midsummer All-Nighter, Iowa State University’s Student Showcase, Valencia College’s BIPOC Playwright Festival), THE ASTONISHING AND THE LILY (NOplays) and STRANGER which won Best Play, Best Lead Actress (Ilana Walker) and Best Director (Daphnie Sicre) at the Stage Black Festival in 2014. In 2015, she and Patricia Cardona launched The Leela NYC Theatre Festival: a two day short play festival that featured seven 10 minute plays, including one by Mario Fratti, at Centro Español de Queens. She has been part of the sketch comedy collective Boogiemanja since 2017. She is currently the inaugural resident playwright of The Bechdel Group's 2021-2022 "The Bechdel Test- it's a damn low bar" residency.
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