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IRA ALDRIDGE THEATER COMPANY |
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The Ira Aldridge Theater Company of Nevada, a 501(c) (3) organization founded by producer, actor and director Walter Mason, is a professional theatre training program for people of all ages. The program provides quality theatre training for the beginner, who is exploring theatre and acting for the first time, as well as the advanced student with previous experience. The theatre’s name commemorates the American stage actor who made his career largely on the London Stage. He is the only actor of African-American descent among the 33 actors of the English Stage with bronze plaques at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon.
A native of Detroit, Michigan, Mason, who earned a Master’s Degree in Theatre from Wayne State University, is an award-winning actor, director and producer. He directed James Earl Jones in a European production of “Emperor Jones” and was an associate to Lloyd Richards, dean of the Yale University School of Drama, at Yale and on Broadway. Mason also worked as production manager for Now Grove (formerly Coconut Grove) in Los Angeles where he worked with Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, Gladys Knight, Ella Fitzgerald, Lola Falana, Duke Ellington, Liza Minnelli, Diana Ross, Aretha Franklin, Diahann Carroll, Jimmy Durante and Jackie Gleason. His fondest memory is serving as Sammy Davis Jr.’s production manager and drama coach for nine years. From 1986 to 1999, he was the first Black entertainment director of the Las Vegas Hilton. He began his career more than 50 years ago conducting and performing for the Detroit Institute of Arts. He has performed in or managed the production of such plays as A Raisin in the Sun, The Yearling, Golden Boy, and A Streetcar Named Desire. He has played the title role in Othello seven times and Caliban in The Tempest on two occasions. Mason is the founder and artistic director of the Ira Aldridge Theatre Company of Nevada.
The College of Southern Nevada Performing Arts Center
The College of Southern Nevada Performing Arts Center, located on the Cheyenne Campus at 3200 E. Cheyenne, has been providing artistic, cultural, educational and entertainment opportunities for the students, faculty and staff of the college and residents of the community since 1995. The center is host to a variety of events each year including dance, theatre, music concerts, lectures, pageants, conferences and seminars. The center’s two venues – Nicholas J. Horn Theatre (524 seats) and the BackStage Theatre (100 seats) – feature state-of-the-art equipment and are staffed by a professional technical team. |
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The Ira
Aldridge Theater Company of Nevada
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Mason