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Theatre, Acting

Rep Stage | Home by Samm-Art Williams | Directed by Duane Boutte

Woman 2

Rep Stage | Las Meninas by Lynn Nottage | Directed by Eve Muson

Louise Marie-Therese

Everyman Theatre | A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry | Directed by Jennifer L. Nelson​

Beneatha

Theater of the First Amendment | 24, 7, 365 by Jennifer L. Nelson | Directed by Juanita Rockwell​

Shavondra

"The versatility and the malleable willingness of Quander and [Felicia] Curry to dive into the wide range of fully realized characters – all with different accents – are a memorable, smorgasbord display of talent that one rarely gets to see from individuals in a single production."

       -DC Metro Theatre Arts on Home at Rep Stage

"...a good deal of humor flows from the show's panoply of eccentric and witty characters -- roles brilliantly juggled by Quander and [G. Alverez] Reid, with the aid of simple costume changes. (You can barely spot the same actress in Miss Edna and in the babyish, raspberry-blowing, pink-ribboned Lili.)"

       -The Washington Post on Locomotion at 

              The Kennedy Center

"The performances are all first-rate. Quander is particularly impressive. At the outset, Shavondra seems a bit of a lightweight – a dimbulb who misuses words. But Quander allows her character’s quickness and wit to light up the stage, and eventually Shavondra establishes herself as an equal to the others."

       -DC Theatre Scene on 24, 7, 365 at Theater

               of the First Amendment

Some Quotables...

The Kennedy Center | Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson | Directed by Jennifer L. Nelson​ 

Miss Edna, Lili, et al

The Folger Elizabethan Theatre | Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare | Directed by Timothy Douglas

Margaret

The Kennedy Center (National Tour) | Color Me Dark: A Story of the Great Migration North by Jerome Hairston | 

Directed by Ricardo Khan

Nellie Lee 

Imagination Stage Junebug and the Reverend by Martha King DeSilva | Directed by Kathryn Chase Bryer

Ms. Williams

Areas of Expertise

Discovery Theater | African Roots/Latino Soul by Karen Zacarías | Directed by Roberta Gasbarre

Mamá, et al

Atlas Performing Arts Center | Coming Home by David Emerson Toney | Directed by Mary Hall Surface

Young Lilly 

Discovery Theater | Retratos by Karen Zacarías and Young Playwrights' Theater | Directed by Roberta Gasbarre

Jasmín

  • Stanislavski Method-based training

  • Full body, mind, and vocal preparations

  • Creating characters and building roles

  • Theatre curriculum development

  • Hip Hop Theatre

  • Devised Theatre

  • Dialects and use of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)               

Commercials
Training

Toyota | National spot | 2018

Principal

Under Armour/Dick's Sporting Goods | National spot | 2014​

Supporting

CareFirst BlueCross Blue Shield | Regional spot | 2015​

Principal

DC Health Link | Regional spot | 2014​

Principal

Honors and Awards

MFA, Actors Studio Drama School,

New School University | New York, NY

BA, Beloit College | Beloit, WI

Theatre, Directing

A Bicycle Country by Nilo Cruz

University of Maryland's School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies (TDPS),

November 2023

The Book Club Play by Karen Zacarías

UMD TDPS, February-March 2023

  • Inspiring Adjunct Faculty Recognition,

       Howard Community College 2020-2021

  • Best Supporting Actress Nomination for Home

       by Samm-Art Williams at Rep Stage,

       Maryland Theatre Guide 2013

  • Beloit College Young Alumni Award 2011

  • MFA Thesis Performance, Girl Bully by Carla Ching, featured in “Best of Repertory” Season/Director’s

       Showcase,

       Actors Studio Drama School 2005

  • Cum Laude and Theatre Departmental Honors,

       Beloit College 2001

  • Mortar Board (National Senior Honor Society) 2001

  • McNair Scholar (National Graduate School TRIO Program) 2001

  • Beloit College Dean's List (several years)

Recurrent Collaborators

I Love Luci: A Devised Play (co-directed with Jenny Male)

Howard Community College Department of Theatre, April 2021

Disruptions of the Body Saros by Pharyne Stephney Gremore 

Transformation Theatre,

September 2020

The Burn by Philip Dawkins

Howard Community College Department of Theatre, January 2020

HERstory: Love Forever, Hip Hop written and directed by Goldie Patrick

Associate Director, Fatima Quander

The Kennedy Center Family Theater,

June 2019

Feminine Folklore: The 53% (co-directed with Goldie Patrick) devised by the directors and cast

FRESHH Inc Theatre Company,

January 2017

Interviews

Behind the scenes at FRESHH Inc Theatre Company. Photo by Bryanda Minix.

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