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Dael Orlandersmith

Contains 4 performances.

Dael Orlandersmith (Donna Brown) is an actress, poet and playwright. She is known for her Obie Award-winning Beauty's Daughter and the 2002 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Drama, Yellowman. Taken from her Wikipedia page where there is a full biography.

  • Motor Mouths

    Motor Mouths

    24 May 1996 at 
    CCA (Glasgow) (11)
    Presented by the CCA (Centre for Contemporary Arts) and Cutting Teeth magazine, with the programming assistance of Apples & Snakes.
  • Motor Mouths: The Mo' Words & Jazz National Tour - (Perf 5)

    Motor Mouths: The Mo' Words & Jazz National Tour - (Perf 5)

    24 May 1996 at 
    CCA (Glasgow) (11)
    Slotted into the Motor Mouths season (presented by the CCA Centre for Contemporary Arts and Cutting Teeth magazine, with the programming assistance of Apples & Snakes).
  • Poetry in the Dark - Dael Orlandersmith - (Performance 4/6)

    Poetry in the Dark - Dael Orlandersmith - (Performance 4/6)

    3 June 1998 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (499)
  • Poetry in the Dark - Dael Orlandersmith - (Performance - 5/6

    Poetry in the Dark - Dael Orlandersmith - (Performance - 5/6

    5 June 1998 at 
    Battersea Arts Centre (London - Wandsworth) (499)
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