Thembi Duncan

Actor | Director | Playwright | Educator | Arts Administrator. Thembi (she/her) is delighted to revisit LADY DAY AT EMERSON’S BAR & GRILL with MusicalFare after directing CROWNS by Regina Taylor. Other WNY highlights include: SANCTUARY CITY (Martyna Majok) and KING JAMES (Rajiv Joseph) at D'Youville Kavinoky; FABULATION (Lynn Nottage) at UB Dept of Theatre and Dance. DC regional directing highlights include BR’ER COTTON (Tearrance A. Chisholm), DISGRACED (Ayad Akhtar), EVERYBODY (Branden Jacobs-Jenkins), YELLOWMAN (Dael Orlandersmith), and WTF HAPPENED TO BABY SISTER?! (Thembi Duncan). Thembi holds a B.A. in Theatre, Summa Cum Laude, from the University of Maryland, and an M.S. in Instructional Design and Educational Technology from SUNY Potsdam. She serves on the faculty of the Dramatic Arts MFA program at D’Youville University, is the Chair of the Board of Directors of the African American Cultural Center, and hosts two podcasts. To learn more, visit thembiduncan.com