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01/02
If June Ambrose and James Baldwin had a baby, it’d be Ashley! Ashley M. Thomas (she/her(s)/herself) was born and raised in Harlem, NY, with roots in the deep South.
She’s done a little bit of it all: writing, dramaturgy, directing, producing, teaching, and organizing, which she’s most proud of combining altogether as the Producing Artistic Director of Yale Cabaret. As an artist, all of her work centers on Black life from the mundane to the surreal. Her plays, poems, creative criticism, and short stories are all crafted with a spirited curiosity and passion for storytelling. Her work has been published in Jabberwock, Broadway News, and 3Views Theater. As a dramaturg, she helps writers get clear about their story and characters through deep listening and deeper questions.
Ashley has dramaturged over 20 works, both regional & Off-Broadway. She is a proud alumna of the First Wave Urban Arts Scholarship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she graduated with her Bachelor of Social Work. Ashley has also developed work at The Workshop Theater and INTAR Theatre’s Unit 52. She currently an I Am SOUL Playwright Resident with the National Black Theater.
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02/02
Somewhere between arts and administration, Ashey graduated with her MFA in Dramaturtgy and Dramatic Criticism from Yale School of Drama.
In graduate school, her research focused on Black theater history spanning from topics of the oceanic to rituals to madness to intra-racial Diasporic works to humor. She enjoys a good fiction book, well-designed concert merch, and cooking for her loved ones. She’s a proud godmother to a teeny toddler. Ashley is a Libra Sun, Aries Rising, and Taurus Moon. You can catch more of her talking + reading + writing about culture, storytelling & politics on Substack @ Brownstone Bandit.
Words On The Street
Voices in the River: The Gift of Presence with Ashley Thomas
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Note
01/02
If June Ambrose and James Baldwin had a baby, it’d be Ashley! Ashley M. Thomas (she/her(s)/herself) was born and raised in Harlem, NY, with roots in the deep South.
She’s done a little bit of it all: writing, dramaturgy, directing, producing, teaching, and organizing, which she’s most proud of combining altogether as the Producing Artistic Director of Yale Cabaret. As an artist, all of her work centers on Black life from the mundane to the surreal. Her plays, poems, creative criticism, and short stories are all crafted with a spirited curiosity and passion for storytelling. Her work has been published in Jabberwock, Broadway News, and 3Views Theater. As a dramaturg, she helps writers get clear about their story and characters through deep listening and deeper questions.
Ashley has dramaturged over 20 works, both regional & Off-Broadway. She is a proud alumna of the First Wave Urban Arts Scholarship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she graduated with her Bachelor of Social Work. Ashley has also developed work at The Workshop Theater and INTAR Theatre’s Unit 52. She currently an I Am SOUL Playwright Resident with the National Black Theater.
Note
02/02
Somewhere between arts and administration, Ashey graduated with her MFA in Dramaturtgy and Dramatic Criticism from Yale School of Drama.
In graduate school, her research focused on Black theater history spanning from topics of the oceanic to rituals to madness to intra-racial Diasporic works to humor. She enjoys a good fiction book, well-designed concert merch, and cooking for her loved ones. She’s a proud godmother to a teeny toddler. Ashley is a Libra Sun, Aries Rising, and Taurus Moon. You can catch more of her talking + reading + writing about culture, storytelling & politics on Substack @ Brownstone Bandit.
Words On The Street
Voices in the River: The Gift of Presence with Ashley Thomas
Get in touch!
Have a project in mind?
Let's work together!
Get in touch!
Have a project in mind?
Let's work together!
Note
01/02
If June Ambrose and James Baldwin had a baby, it’d be Ashley! Ashley M. Thomas (she/her(s)/herself) was born and raised in Harlem, NY, with roots in the deep South.
She’s done a little bit of it all: writing, dramaturgy, directing, producing, teaching, and organizing, which she’s most proud of combining altogether as the Producing Artistic Director of Yale Cabaret. As an artist, all of her work centers on Black life from the mundane to the surreal. Her plays, poems, creative criticism, and short stories are all crafted with a spirited curiosity and passion for storytelling. Her work has been published in Jabberwock, Broadway News, and 3Views Theater. As a dramaturg, she helps writers get clear about their story and characters through deep listening and deeper questions.
Ashley has dramaturged over 20 works, both regional & Off-Broadway. She is a proud alumna of the First Wave Urban Arts Scholarship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where she graduated with her Bachelor of Social Work. Ashley has also developed work at The Workshop Theater and INTAR Theatre’s Unit 52. She currently an I Am SOUL Playwright Resident with the National Black Theater.
Note
02/02
Somewhere between arts and administration, Ashey graduated with her MFA in Dramaturtgy and Dramatic Criticism from Yale School of Drama.
In graduate school, her research focused on Black theater history spanning from topics of the oceanic to rituals to madness to intra-racial Diasporic works to humor. She enjoys a good fiction book, well-designed concert merch, and cooking for her loved ones. She’s a proud godmother to a teeny toddler. Ashley is a Libra Sun, Aries Rising, and Taurus Moon. You can catch more of her talking + reading + writing about culture, storytelling & politics on Substack @ Brownstone Bandit.
Words On The Street
Voices in the River: The Gift of Presence with Ashley Thomas
Get in touch!
Have a project in mind?
Let's work together!
Get in touch!
Have a project in mind?
Let's work together!