Woodie King, Jr.'s NFT receives Rosetta LeNoire Award

From: The New York Beacon | Date: May 11, 2005 | Copyright information

New York Beacon, The
05-11-2005
Woodie King, Jr.'s New Federal Theatre (NFT) recently received the Rosetta
LeNoire Award from Actor's Equity. The award was created by Equity in 1988
to recognize theatres and individuals that have made significant
contributions toward increasing diversity and non-traditional casting in
theatre.

The late Ms. LeNoire was the founder of the AMAS Repertory Theater. She was
also an award-winning playwright, stage, screen and television actress who
portrayed Mother Winslow on the long-running sitcom "Family Matters."

King started New Federal Theatre from a theatre program ...

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