Carl Cofield: Native Sun
CARL COFIELD was born and raised in Miami and was in the first graduating class of the New World School of the Arts. He is now a New York-based director, actor and educator. He is currently the Associate Artistic Director of the Classical Theatre of Harlem. He directed the award winning world premiere of One Night In Miami (Huffington Post best of L.A. 2013, N.A.A.C.P., L.A. Drama Critics Circle and others) for Rogue Machine Theater and the Denver Center Theatre, for which he received the Los Angeles N.A.A.C.P award for Best Director. He also directed the Miami premiere of One Night in Miami, which is set in the Historic Hampton House, Disgraced for The Denver Center, Henry IV part 2 for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, A Raisin In the Sun for Two River Theater Company, and The Mountaintop for Cleveland Play House. NYC directing credits include: Antigone for the Classical Theatre of Harlem, the 50th anniversary of Dutchman for the Classical Theatre of Harlem/National Black Theatre, The Tempest, Macbeth for Classical Theatre of Harlem, The Balcony (The New School), Better Than Yellow for 48 Hours In Harlem, The Seven by Will Power at the Connelly Theatre, A Midsummer Night’s Dream for N.Y.U, 1001, for Columbia University and The Tuskegee Airman Project for CUNY York College. He assisted Molly Smith in the world premiere of Camp David by Laurence Wright at Arena Stage, and he directed the reading of Camp David for President and First Lady Carter at the Carter Center retreat in Vail, Colorado. He also assisted Kent Gash on Langston in Harlem at Urban Stages.
As an actor, his work has been seen at The Manhattan Theater Club (Ruined), Berkeley Rep, Alliance, Arena Stage, The Shakespeare Theater, Intiman, Actors Theater of Louisville, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Milwaukee Rep, Alabama Shakespeare, The McCarter, The Acting Company, The Studio Theatre and many others.
Cofield earned an M.F.A. from Columbia University, and teaches at New York University and The New School.
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EXPOSURE TO BROAD INFLUENCES: 0:53 sec.
VALUES HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION: 1:19 min.
COLLABORATION: 0:37 sec.
EXPOSURE TO BROAD INFLUENCES: 3:38 min.
INSIGHT & INSPIRATION: 0:45 sec.
COMMUNITY VALUES: 1:15 min.
COLLABORATION: 1:21 min.
CREATES A UNIQUE PERSONAL BRAND: 1:00 min.
COMMUNITY VALUES: 1:02 min.
UNDERSTANDS THE AUDIENCE’S PERSPECTIVE: 2:02 min.
SEIZES OPPORTUNITIES: 0:56 sec.
DEVELOP A VOICE: 0:31 sec.
OVERCOMES CHALLENGES TO SUCCEED: 1:15 min.
OPEN TO CHANGE: 1:07 min.
INSIGHT & INSPIRATION: 1:03 min.
OVERCOMES CHALLENGES TO SUCCEED: 2:32 min.
CRITICAL THINKING: 3:53 min.
EMPATHY: 1:52 min.
RESPECTS OTHERS POINTS OF VIEW: 1:39 min.
