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Sheldon Epps Sets A New Path For Himself With ‘My Own Directions’ - Blavity

Moving on from your dreams is the mindset that many creatives have after being disappointed in their career. But for industry veteran Sheldon Epps, he is still making strides towards making every project shows positive images for the Black community, despite not being recognized for it for quite some time. After initially getting his start at Carnegie Mellon University, Epps was met with a new reality from being the majority in his neighborhood to the minority in his classes. Despite his upbringing in Los Angeles, he did not let this stop him from pursuing a career in acting and casting his net further to different cities.  This eventually led to him working at the Pasadena Playhouse for the span of 20 years serving as an artistic director.  This also opened up the door for him to direct on Broadway. He was awarded with three Tony nominations for directing Duke Ellington’s musical, Play On! and his own musical called Blues In The Night which was also nominated for a Tony for “Best...
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