Africana Studies Program
Thomas Ellis
Program Coordinator, Africana Studies
Education:
- B.A., California State University, Sacramento
- M.F.A., Michigan State University
Research/Teaching Interests:
- African American Theatre and Film
Select Publications:
Books
"Benny Ambush," "Michael Gates," and "Claude Purdy." In Theatrical Directors:
A Biographical Directory, edited by John W. Frick and Stephen Vallillo. Westport,
Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1994
Other Publications
- “Black Directors Still Plagued by Artistic Apartheid,” Atlanta Journal and Constitution
- “Chris Rock’s Black Humor Teaches, Irks, Entertains Us,” Fresno Bee
Selected Professional Productions Directed
- Livin Fat, University of Georgia
- Split Second, University of Georgia
- Jungle Bunnies, University of Georgia
- El Hajj Malik, National Theatre of Nigeria, Lagos
- Death and the Maiden, Van Troi Theatre, Santiago, Cuba
- Golden Child, Novell Hall, Taipei, Taiwan
- God’s Trombones, California Correctional Facility for Women, Chowchilla, Ca
