Woodie King Jr.

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:activeYearsStart 1960s
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Detroit_Institute_of_Technology
Will-O-Way School of Theatre
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:AUDELCO_Award
gptkb:Emmy_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1937-07-27
gptkbp:birthPlace Baldwin Springs, Alabama, USA
gptkbp:founder gptkb:New_Federal_Theatre
gptkbp:genre African-American theatre
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Woodie King Jr.
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork founding New Federal Theatre
producing "The Dance and the Railroad"
producing "The Taking of Miss Janie"
producing "What the Wine-Sellers Buy"
producing "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow Is Enuf"
producing "The Trial of One Short-Sighted Black Woman vs. Mammy Louise and Safreeta Mae"
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:theatre_director
playwright
producer
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Edith_King
gptkbp:website https://www.newfederaltheatre.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:National_Black_Theatre_Festival
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7