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 Samm - Art Williams (Playwright). As a member of the Negro Ensemble Company's Acting Repertory, Mr. Williams performed in The First Breeze of Summer (Broadway), Eden, Nevis Mountain Dew, No-Where to Run...No-Where to Hide, Old Phantoms, and The Brownsville Raid. His NEC-produced plays are Home (Tony nomination, Outer Critics Circle Award, Drama Desk Nomination, NAACP Image Award, and the North Carolina Governor's Award) O, A Love Play, Welcome to Black River, and Eyes of the American. Mr. Williams' other plays include Woman from the Town, Cork, Brass Birds Don't Sing, Friends, In My Father's House, Welcome to Black River, Home the Musical, Conversations on a Dirt Road, The Dance on Widows' Row, The Waiting Room, and Revival. Mr. Williams' film acting credits include Blood Simple, Huckleberry Finn, The Wanderers, A Rage in Harlem, Dressed to Kill, and Denmark Vesey's Rebellion. Television writing credits include “Solomon Northup's Odessey”, “Port Royal Experiment” (PBS), “With Ruby and Ossie” (PBS), “Badges” (CBS), “The New Mike Hammer” (CBS), “Cagney and Lacey” (CBS), “John Henry” (Showtime/Shelly Duval), “John Punch” (American Playhouse/PBS), “Motown Returns to the Apollo” (NBC), and “Frank's Place” (CBS, Humanitas Award). Mr. Williams was Co-Executive Producer of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” (NBC) and “Hangin' with Mr. Cooper” (ABC); Executive Producer of “Martin” (Fox) and “Good News” (UPN); and Consulting Producer of the Columbia Tri-Star talk show “Vibe”, with host Sinbad. He has received the Guggenheim Fellowship, the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship for Playwrighting, and the Roanoke Island Historical Association's Morrison Award.
RON OJ PARSON (Director) just directed The First Breeze of Summer by Leslie Lee at Chicago's Court Theatre, where he is resident artist. He has recently directed the world premiere of Palmer Park by Joanna M. Glass at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Ontario, and his upcoming slate includes the Pittsburgh premiere of August Wilson's Radio Golf, August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean at the Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati and then two more productions at the Court Theatre: the suspense thriller Wait Until Dark by Frederick Knott and The Piano Lesson by August Wilson. Parson is the co-founder and former Artistic Director of the Onyx Theatre Ensemble of Chicago, and a co-founder and co-director of Ripe Mango Productions Film and Television Production Company. Some of the theatres Ron has worked with in Chicago include The Chicago Theatre Company, Victory Gardens, Goodman Theatre, Steppenwolf, Chicago Dramatists, Northlight, Court, Black Ensemble Theatre, ETA Creative Arts Foundation and Writers Theatre. Some of the regional theatres include Virginia Stage Company, Portland Stage Company, Studio Arena Theatre, Studio Theatre, Roundabout Theatre, Wilshire Theatre, The Mechanic, Center Stage and, most recently, The Actors Theatre of Louisville. An accomplished actor, some of Ron's TV and film credits include “ER,” “Early Edition,” “Turks,” “American Playhouse,” Vamping, Ali, Barbershop 2, Primal Fear and Drop Squad. He is a native of Buffalo, New York and a graduate of the University of Michigan's professional theatre program.
 KEVIN T. CARROLL (Cephus Miles) Broadway: Take Me Out; 45 Seconds From Broadway; Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk, and Angels in America. Off-Broadway: Mr. Carroll is happy to return to Signature after August Wilson's Seven Guitars. Other Off-Broadway: Sleep Deprivation Chamber; Scapin; God's Heart (Lincoln Center Theater); Stop Kiss; Satellites; The Piano Teacher (South Coast Rep), and most recently "Horatio" in Hamlet (Public/NYSF).
 TRACEY BONNER (Woman Two) is honored to make her Signature Theatre debut. Other theatre credits include The Talented Tenth at Congo Square Theatre Company; Home at Madison Repertory Theatre; Joe Turner's Come and Gone at The Goodman Theatre; How the Kanye' West Was Won and Six Degrees of Reparation at Second City in Chicago. She holds an MFA in Acting from The Theatre School at DePaul University and is an Artistic Associate with Congo Square Theatre Company.
 JANUARY LAVOY (Woman 1/Pattie Mae Wells) Off-Broadway: Two Trains Running (Signature Theatre Company-- 2007 Lucille Lortel award, Best Revival), Joy (Actors' Playhouse). NYC and Regional: world premieres of Christopher Durang's Mrs. Bob Cratchit's Wild Christmas Binge (City Theatre); Dael Orlandersmith's Raw Boys (Wilma Theatre); Keith Glover's Jazzland (Contemporary American Theatre Festival); Brian Dykstra's Spill the Wine (Gayfest NYC); Measure for Measure (Shakespeare Theater of NJ); A Streetcar Named Desire, The Merchant of Venice, Hamlet, Lobby Hero, and Cyrano de Bergerac (Denver Center Theatre Company); The Piano Lesson (Pittsburgh Public Theatre). Film: War of the Worlds. Television: “3 lbs.”, “Law &anp; Order”, “Law & Order: SVU”, “Law & Order: Criminal Intent”, “Guiding Light”, and “All My Children”. Ms. LaVoy also plays the role of Noelle Ortiz on “One Life to Live”. MFA: National Theatre Conservatory (Denver). Proud member of Actors' Equity. www.januarylavoy.com
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