Artist Bio

(Bio as of September 2019)

Charlayne Woodard (Actor and Playwright, The Garden) is a two-time Obie Award winner and Tony Award nominee. Plays include Pretty Fire (LA Drama Critics and NAACP awards) Neat (Irving and Blanche Laurie Theatre Vision Award, Outer Critics Circle nomination) In Real Life (Audelco, Backstage West Garland and NAACP awards, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations), The Night Watcher (LA Drama Critics and NAACP awards) and Flight. As an actor, acting credits include Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Tony and Drama Desk nominations). Off-Broadway credits include “Daddy” (Lucille Lortel nomination), Hamlet; War, The Substance of Fire, The Witch of Edmonton (Obie Award), In The Blood  (Obie Award), Fabulation…., Stunning, Sorrows and Rejoicings (Audelco award),  The Caucasian Chalk Circle.  Regional credits include A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Taming of the Shrew, The Good Person of Szechuan and Pretty Fire.