Charles Randolph-Wright

Charles Randolph-Wright is an American film, television, and theatre director, television producer, screenwriter, and playwright. 2Early life A native of York, South Carolina, Randolph-Wright graduated with honors from York High School. He attended Duke University where he was a recipient of the prestigious A.B. Duke Scholarship and a pre-med student. As an undergraduate, he studied acting with the Royal Shakespeare Company in London and danced with the Alvin Ailey School in New York City. Randolph-Wright graduated with honors from Duke University with a B.A. degree in theater and religion. 2Career 3Theater Randolph-Wright's earliest Broadway credit was as a member of the original cast of the musical Dreamgirls. He then went on to establish a distinguished career as a director. His recent credits include Motown: The Musical which opened on Broadway in April 2013; Daniel Beaty's Through The Night, which opened Off-Broadway at the Union Square Theatre in the fall of 2010. He also staged a national tour of George and Ira Gershwin's Porgy and Bess that launched in 2010 in celebration of the opera's 75th anniversary. Notable credits include Arena Stage's Sophisticated Ladies starring Maurice Hines, which enjoyed a record breaking run at the historic Lincoln Theatre in 201