Glenda Dickerson

Glenda Dickerson (February 9, 1945 – January 12, 2012) was an iconic director, folklorist, adaptor, writer,choreographer, actor, black theatre organizer, and educator. She is known throughout the American Theater as a promoter of a “womanist” direction in the theater and her work focused on folklore, myths, black legends, and classical works reinterpreted. In 1971, Dickerson received an Emmy nomination and in 1972 a Peabody Award. –Wikipedia