Phylicia Rashad

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A DIALOGUE WITH PHYLICIA RASHAD
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2007
4:30PM
McConomy Auditorium, University Center

Free tickets available at the UC Info Desk.
Two tickets per Carnegie Mellon ID available beginning February 5.
Tickets to general public available February 15.

Actress Phylicia Rashad is best known for her role as Clair Huxtable on the hit television sitcom The Cosby Show. In 2004 she became the first black woman to win a Tony Award as Best Leading Actress for her role in the play A Raisin in the Sun. Her Broadway credits also include a turn as Aunt Ester in Pittsburgh native August Wilson¹s play Gem of the Ocean. Ms. Rashad is a committed advocate for children, women's issues, and the fine arts.

Dan Green (A 94) will moderate the discussion.


Sponsored by the School of Drama, Division of University Advancement and the Division of Student Affairs in celebration of Black History Month. For more information contact Emily Half at ehalf@andrew.cmu.edu or 412-268-2075. For a full calendar of events for Black History Month, visit http://www.studentaffairs.cmu.edu/multicultural/festivals/blackhistory.html