Your Legacy: A Bold Reclaiming of Our Enslaved History

About Schele Williams

Schele Williams is a Brooklyn-based director committed to cultivating new musicals and devised work. She is the director of the revival of Aida for Disney Theatrical Group Mandela: The Musical and Indigo. She has directed at regional theaters and festivals across the country and has a long history of work on Broadway in Rent Aida and Motown: The Musical. Passionate about pairing social justice with the arts Schele is a founding member of Black Theatre United an organization committed to dismantling systemic racism on our streets and stages. She has been a member of Broadway Inspiration Voices for more than two decades and serves on the board. Tonya Engel is a self-taught artist living in Houston Texas. Folk artists of the deep South have influenced her work as well as contemporary masters such as Marc Chagall Frida Kahlo Romare Bearden and Gustav Klimt. Her bold style is figurative textured colorful and ripe with symbolism. Engel made a spectacular debut in childrens publishing with her illustrations in Rise!: From Caged Bird to Poet of the People Maya Angelou written by Bethany Hegedus and published by Lee & Low Books in 2019 and the recently published My Hair is Magic! by M.L. Marroquin.