Michele Shay

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Beneath • Between • Beyond

Moréniké

10 episodes

1 week ago

Welcome to a space home to everything surrounding art. Be invited on a journey through lives shaped by creativity, meeting different inspiring artists of diverse crafts at varying points of their careers from all over the world, and exploring the ongoing and probably never ending question of the essence behind art.

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Michele Shay

Beneath • Between • Beyond

45 minutes 50 seconds

4 months ago

Michele Shay

It´s an honor to welcome Michele Shay,

actress, director, educator and longtime interpreter of August Wilson´s work. Michele is commited to the transformative power of storytelling, and works exploring the spiritual dimensions of theatre.

We met at the IBTS (International Black Theatre Summit) and she gifted me a bit of her time to talk about her journey in acting, the experience on the continent, inspirations, spiritual work as an actor and much more.

Where to find and support Michele:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mzmicheleshay/

Website: http://micheleshay.com/

Actors Mentioned:

Louis Gossett Jr. ("Eracism")
Morgan Freeman
Richard Wesley
Sidney Poitier
Frances Foster
Esther Rolle
Lloyd Richards
Harold Scott
Viola Davis
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
Roger Robison
Tonya Pinkins
Sanaa Lathan
Jonathan Majors

Playwrights/Directors Mentioned:

Eugene O´Neill
August Wilson
Ntozake Shange (Paulette Williams)
Israel Hicks
Lorraine Hansberry
Zora Howard
David Mboussou
Brandon Jenkins
Tyrone Guthrie

Plays Mentioned:

For Colored Girls
A Raisin In The Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
Golden Boy (Clifford Odets)
Seven Guitars (August Wilson)
Radio Golf (August Wilson)
Stew (Zora Howard)
Gem Of The Ocean (August Wilson)
King Hedley II (August Wilson)
War (Brandon Jacob Jenkins)
Echoes of Us

Movies & TV Series Mentioned:

Children of Blood and Bone (directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood)
Swagger (by Reggie Rock Bythewood)
The Woman King (directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood)
Love & Basketball (directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood)

Further Mentions:

Tuskegee Institute
George Washington Carver (the peanut)
The Newark Riots
Tyrone Guthrie Repertory Company
The Negro Ensemble Company
Black Theatre Movement
Eugene O´Neill National Playwright Conference
Cincinnati Playhouse
USC University of Southern California

International Black Theatre Festival
Siddhi Yoga Meditation
The Rasa Box Technique (Acting)

Information about the IBTS:

Website:

⁠⁠https://www.thecraftinstitute.org/2025-ibts⁠⁠

⁠⁠https://www.createensemble.com/⁠⁠

Instagram:

⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thecraftinstitute/⁠⁠

⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/createensemble/⁠⁠

If you are an artist and would like to be a part of "Beneath • Between • Beyond" don´t hesitate to send me a message on ⁠https://www.instagram.com/moreniqe/⁠ ⁠⁠⁠I´m looking forward to meet you!