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Trazana Beverley Biography (1945-)

Full name, Trazana Mae Beverley; born August 9, 1945, in Baltimore, MD; father, a brickmason; mother, a schoolteacher. Addresses: Agent--Don Buchwald and Associates, 9229 Sunset Blvd., Suite 710, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Birth Details

August 9, 1945

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; Stage Appearances
• The Increased Difficulty of Concentration, Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center, Forum Theatre, New York City, 1969.
• Erlene and Carolyn's mother, Les Femmes Noires, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, New York City, 1974.
• A spectre, My Sister, My Sister, Little Theatre, New York City, 1974.
• Maxine, Attempted Rescue on Avenue B, Cubiculo Theatre, New York City, 1975.
• Lady in red, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, 1976, then Booth Theatre, New York City, 1976.
• Wedding Band, Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT, 1978.
• Mother Courage and Her Children, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, 1980, then Center Stage Mainstage, Baltimore, MD, 1980.
• Marietta Edwards, The Brothers, Women's Project, American Place Theatre,New York City, 1982.
• Boesman and Lena, Northlight Theatre, Evanston, IL, 1985.
• Iyaloja, Death and the King's Horseman, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New YorkCity, 1987.
• Reverend Sister Marion Alexander, God's Trombones, New Federal Theatre atRiverside Church, New York City, 1989.
• Reba, Before It Hits Home, Arena Stage, Washington, DC, 1991.
• Nurse Sue Wilcox, "Face Divided," Marathon 1991 Series B, Ensemble StudioTheatre, New York City, 1991.
• Tituba (understudy), The Crucible, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1991-92.
• Also appeared in (off-Broadway debut) Rules for Running, produced in NewYork City, 1969; Git on Board, 1981; as Queenie, Show Boat; Geronimo; and Antigone.
• Credits; Stage Work
• Directed Coconut Lounge, produced in New York City, 1980.
• Credits; Major Tours
• Lady in red, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf, U.S. cities, 1977-78.
• Also toured in The Spirit Moves (one-woman show), U.S. cities; toured NewYork State prisons with the theatrical group the Family.
• Credits; Film Appearances
• Dr. Ellen Baxter, Resurrection, Universal, 1980.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Episodic
• "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf,"American Playhouse, PBS, 1982.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Movies
• Johnny, Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies, CBS, 1987.
• City clerk, Carolina Skeletons, NBC, 1991.
• Goody, In the Line of Duty: Street War (also known as In the Line of Duty: The Two Tonys), NBC, 1992.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Specials
• Appeared in Keeping On, 1983.
• Writings;For Stage
• The Spirit Moves (one-woman show), toured U.S. cities.