as Prospero in Shakepeare's Tempest
SF Shakespeare Festival
Summer, 2024
From reviews for Prospero
(photo on left by Neal Ormond)
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"formidable" "hilarious"
"revelatory line reading"
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I specialize in new plays as both an actor and director. As a workshop leader, guest director, or visiting faculty I will excite your organization and offer a unique theatrical experience.
Bring the generative work of Edris Cooper-Anifowoshe to your organization, institution or project.
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Upcoming acting projects:
the boiling, directed by Ellen Sebastian Chang, Magic Theater, Spring 2025
Upcoming directing projects:
a new play by Ashley Smiley (Dirty White Teslas Make Me Sad), workshopping January 2025
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what the people say
directing
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"Edris..strikes a good balance between knowing exactly what they want and having a clear vision...but is also very mindful of giving the actors freedom" " strong critiques that are easy to work with" - Matthew Canlas, Stanford University theater student
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"create(s) moments of dazzling artistry" - Lily Janiak, SF Chronicle
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"wonderfully fluid staging" - Robert Hurwitt, SF Chronicle
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"skilled directing...searing, powerful" - David John Chavez, SF Chronicle
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"what more could you want from a night of theatre" J.P Shufmann, Knoxville Theatre Club
acting
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"In a variety of roles, Cooper-Anifowoshe is so natural, so unstudied, that the whole theater experience melts away, and you’re surprised, as a scene moves on, to remember that you’re in a performance space." Lily Janiak, SF Chronicle
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" a hoot" - Eddy Reynolds, SF Theatre Critic