Mildred Ruiz-Sapp Explained

Mildred Ruiz-Sapp
Birth Place:New York City, New York, U.S.
Nationality:American
Occupation:Poet, playwright and actor

Mildred Ruiz-Sapp is an American actress.[1] Born and raised on New York's Lower East Side (Alphabet City), she co-founded THE POINT Community Development Corporation (Hunts Point) in 1993 and Universes (poetic theatre ensemble) (1996), both in collaboration with Steven Sapp.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Theater Credits Include

Television Credits Include

Film: Stay until Tomorrow by Laura Collela
Television: HBO's Def Poetry Jam (Season 4- Episode 9 (with UNIVERSES))

Awards/Affiliations

2008 Jazz at Lincoln Center Rhythm Road Tour;
2008 TCG- Theatre Communications Group – Peter Zeisler Award;
2002–2004 and 1999–2001 TCG- Theatre Communications Group National Theater Artist Residency Program Award;
2002 BRIO Awards (Bronx Recognizes its own-Singing) from The Bronx Council on the Arts;
1999 OBIE Award Grant (The Point CDC & Live From Theater Theater)
1999 Bessie Awards (The Point CDC)
1998 Union Square Award recipient
Co-Founder of The Point CDC;
New York Theatre Workshop Usual Suspect;
Board Member: National Performance Network
Former Board member: Network of Ensemble Theaters
Bard College, BA ’89.
Publications: UNIVERSES-THE BIG BANG (2010 release- TCG Books);
SLANGUAGE in The Fire This Time (TCG).

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Gazing Into the Universes . The Village Voice . Village Voice Media. New York, NY. November 16, 1999. McNulty. Charles . April 24, 2010.
  2. News: Beats and Keats. The Village Voice . Village Voice Media. New York, NY. July 24, 1999. Solomon. Alisa . April 24, 2010.
  3. Web site: New World Theater: Universes . University of Massachusetts, Amherst . April 24, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100529054118/http://www.umass.edu/fac/nwt/ . May 29, 2010.
  4. Web site: Poetic Theater Ensemble Enthralls Audiences on Six-Nation Tour. US State Department. Monsen. Lauren. April 25, 2008. April 24, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090530025423/http://www.america.gov/st/peopleplace-english/2008/April/20080424171946GLnesnoM0.9658167.html?CP.rss=true. May 30, 2009.
  5. Web site: Universes' 'Ameriville' looks at fear through lens of Katrina . TheDartmouth.com . April 24, 2010.
  6. Web site: 2009 Humana Festival Calendar . Actors Theatre of Louisville . April 24, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090408051523/http://www.actorstheatre.org/2009HumanaFestivalCalendar.pdf . April 8, 2009 .
  7. Web site: National Association of Latino Arts and Culture – June 2007 . National Association of Latino Arts and Culture . April 24, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727110050/http://www.nalac.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=79&Itemid=119 . July 27, 2011.
  8. Web site: OSF Commissions Second Round of Artists for U.S. History Cycle . Oregon Shakespeare Festival . April 24, 2010. June 12, 2009.
  9. News: Street-smart 'Slanguage' is as good as its words. subscription . Boston Herald, archived at LexisNexis. Boston Herald Inc.. Boston, MA. July 27, 2005. Nesti. Robert. April 24, 2010.
  10. News: The City's Beat, With an Iambic Heat. The New York Times. New York, NY. July 28, 2001. Van Gelder. Lawrence . April 25, 2010.
  11. News: 'Ameriville,' a hip-hop musical with a social conscience, is at its best when its focus is on Katrina's aftermath. subscription . The Times-Picayune, archived at LexisNexis. The Times-Picayune Publishing Company. New Orleans, LA. February 28, 2010. Spera. Keith . April 24, 2010.
  12. News: Staging Katrina's stormy legacy. The Denver Post. Denver, CO. subscription . November 19, 2009. The Denver Post. Brighton. Kurt . April 25, 2010.

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