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“MY OWN DIRECTIONS: A BLACK MAN’S JOURNEY IN THE THEATRE"

Tonight, we talk with renowned director Sheldon Epps about his own efforts to bring inclusion and representation to the stage. His new book, “My Own Directions: A Black Man’s Journey in the American Theatre,” describes how his journey in the American theatre has been amplified by his experience as a Black man who has frequently been “one of the few,” “the first” or even “the only.”

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