Theatre Arts Program
5pm to 6pm
Penn undergrads are invited to join us for a meet and greet with Broadway actor and singer Amber Gray (Hadestown; Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812; Here We Are) in the Theatre Arts Office Suite on the Upper Mezzanine level of the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. Connect with our guest in a casual setting and enjoy cake in celebration of Ms. Gray’s birthday.
Amber Gray has originated roles in numerous productions over the years including: Claudia in Here We Are, Sondheim's final musical, at The Shed; Persephone in Hadestown at New York Theatre Workshop, Edmonton's Citadel, London's National, and on Broadway (Lortel, Drama League, Chita Rivera, and Tony Nominations. Sterling, Outer Critics Circle, and Grammy Awards); Hélène in Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 at Ars Nova, Kazino, and on Broadway (Theatre World Award); Laurey in Daniel Fish’s Oklahoma! at Bard SummerScape (that went on to win The Tony Best Revival on Broadway); and Zoe in Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' An Octoroon at PS 122, Soho Rep, and TFANA (Obie). Other theatre gems include Sam Gold's Macbeth on Broadway (AEA’s St. Clair Bayfield Award) and Taylor Mac’s A 24 Decade History of Popular Music at NYLA/Under the Radar and BRIC's Celebrate Brooklyn! (Pulitzer Prize Finalist). Gray is a company member of The TEAM and has codeveloped and performed in their Mission Drift, Primer for a Failed Superpower, and the upcoming Reconstruction. Check them out at theteamplays.org. Gray can always be found with radical performance community Reverend Billy and The Church of Stop Shopping. Check them out at revbilly.com. TV/Film: Currently filming the limited series of the book "Long Bright River." Past works: Barry Jenkins' “Underground Railroad,” Broadway cult favorites “Submissions Only” and "The Gilded Age," Ben Stiller's “Escape at Dannemora,” Alex Harvey’s Walden: Life in the Woods, Gabe Braden's Where There’s Smoke, Mariama Diallo's Master, and The Arens' Heartworm. MFA: NYU.