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Daniel Beaty

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About Me


2007 OBIE AWARD Outstanding Writing and Performance

Tickets for EMERGENCE-SEE on Sale Now !!!
UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
WASHINGTON DC
July 5- 22
The Kreeger Theater at Arena Stage
www.arenastage.com
ATLANTA, GA
July 26 - Jul 29
Alliance Theater Mainstage with True Colors
National Black Arts Festival
www.truecolorstheatrecompany.com
WINTSON SALEM, NC
July 31, August 1
National Black Theater Festival
www.nbtf.org
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND
August 3 - August 27
Edinburgh Festival
Assembly Rooms
www.assemblyrooms.com
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
September 21, 22
CD Forum
www.cdforum.org
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
September 28, 29
Colorado Festival of World Theater
www.cfwt.org
www.danielbeaty.com
Daniel Beaty is an award winning actor, singer, writer and composer most recently seen on the third and fourth seasons of HBO's Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry, as a guest artist on NBC's Showtime at the Apollo with Ruben Studdard, and on BET's 106 & Park. Daniel graduated with Honors from Yale University with a BA in English & Music. He also holds an MFA in Acting from American Conservatory Theatre (ACT).Daniel has worked throughout the US, Europe, and Africa in television, solo concerts theater, and opera including performances at The White House, The Apollo, and The Kennedy Center in tribute to Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis. Daniel is the 2004 Grand Slam Champion at the world famous Nuyorican Poet's Caféand the Fox Networks National Redemption Slam Champion. He has performed on programs with artists including Jill Scott, Sonia Sanchez, MC Lyte, Mos Def, Tracy Champan, Deepak Chopra, and Phylicia Rashad. Daniel's writings and compositions have been performed at The Public Theater, Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), New York Theater Workshop, La Mama, American Conservatory Theater, Yale University, The NAACP National Convention, The SCLC National Convention, and various other venues. His show Emergence-SEE! has been reviewed as a "brilliant, spellbinding performance" by the Amsterdam News and "a dazzling 90 minutes…full of memorable moments… intense…hilarious" by the New York Times.To follow Daniel's work, please visit www.danielbeaty.com

My Interests

Daniel Beaty at the Apollo

Daniel Beaty on HBO's Def Poetry

My Blog

Gratitude, Celebration, & Possibilities - The Reviews are In

 &Funnier than most serious plays and vastly smarter than most funny plays, Daniel Beaty's Emergence-See! is the most intriguing new show of the season.  Its premise is inspired:  On a ...
Posted by Daniel Beaty on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 05:01:00 PST

Dreams Do come True...

  When the lights came up on the final night of my play Emergence-See! at a small New York Theater Festival, stage & screen legend Ruby Dee stood with tears in her eyes and I knew my journey ...
Posted by Daniel Beaty on Wed, 18 Oct 2006 05:20:00 PST

Daniel Beaty Poetry on MySpace Blog

Often when I perform people ask if my text is published -- a book of my writing is in the works.  The following is the words to one of my favorite poems...    By Daniel Beaty from ...
Posted by Daniel Beaty on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 07:02:00 PST