Career Paths of African American Directors: Pushing Boundaries

About Clinton Turner DavisSaundra McClain

Saundra McClain is a theatre professional with more than fifty years of experience. She has performed in plays and musicals many of them world premieres on and off-Broadway and at many notable theatres including The Kennedy Center New York Shakespeare Festival McCarter Theatre A Noise Within New Federal Theatre Spoleto Festival Alliance Theatre and the Negro Ensemble Company. She also created many recurring and guest-starring roles in films and on television and acted in numerous commercials. A recipient of Ovation LA Drama Critics and NAACP Theatre nominations amongst other awards Ms. McClain is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society Screen Actors Guild-American Federation Television and Radio Artists and Actors Equity Association.Clinton Turner Davis is a director playwright dramaturge arts consultant educator literary manager board member casting director production supervisor actor dancer singer and puppeteer who has collaborated with world-renowned artists in the United States and abroad. A recipient of the Lloyd Richards Directing Award from the National Black Theatre Festival and numerous national and international awards Mr. Davis is a noted interpreter of the August Wilson canon. He has mentored many young and mid-career artists and has held residencies and guest-lectured at universities in the United States and Taiwan. A member of the Negro Ensemble Company for 16 seasons and associate professor at Colorado College for 17 years Mr. Davis is co-founder of one of the first organizations addressing diversity and inclusion issues in the performing arts.