Tony Winner Produces Her First Play

Ms. April Yvette Thompson will be showcasing her first play, Liberty City at Eta Creative Arts Foundation, from February 22 until March 29, 2015. To learn more about “Liberty City,” Click Here

April Yvette Thompson is a Tony-winning producer, writer and actor working across media. Her acting credits include: The Teacher (directed by Jeremy Engle) opposite Hunter Parrish (Weeds) and Clarke Peters (The Wire). Her off-Broadway credits include: Medea, King Lear, Liberty City, Light Raise the Roof and Macbeth. Her numerous regional Theatre credits include: A Raisin in the Sun (both Ruth & Beneatha), Wine in the Wilderness (Seattle Footlights Award), Eclipsed, and Motherhood Outloud.

April’s Film/TV credits include The Exonerated, Accidental Husband, Blue Caprice, Backwards, “Blue Bloods,” “Law & Order” & “Third Watch.”

April is now staring in the new NBC pilot “Babylon Fields.”

For additional information on this talented performer, visit her site at http://www.aprilyvettethompson.com