Theatre Alumna Named New Producing Artistic Director of African Continuum Theatre Company

The new Board of Directors of African Continuum Theatre Company takes pleasure in introducing  Thembi Duncan as Producing Artistic Director, following the retirement of former African Continuum Executive Director JoAnn M. Williams.

Thembi Duncan, BA Theatre '09, actress/playwright/director, has served as Lead Teaching Artist at Ford’s Theatre for the past four years and is a 15-year veteran of the D.C. area theatre scene. She will officially take the helm of African Continuum on September 2.

Ms. Duncan’s vision is to produce high-quality theatre that highlights the range of African-American voices and strengthens African Continuum’s brand on a local, national, and global level. She also plans to develop strong education programming. "Having spent the past four years focused on arts integration, I plan to continue exploring the benefits of the arts as tools for learning," Ms. Duncan said.

To read the entire press release prepared by Carmen Samuel, click here.