Gavin Dillon Lawrence

Gavin Dillon Lawrence (He/Him)
Director, August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom

Here at APT, Mr. Lawrence most recently directed Tarell Alvin McCraney's The Brothers Size. His other work as a director, playwright, and composer has been seen at the Kennedy Center, Mixed Blood Theatre, Chicago Theatre Company, LatiNegro Theatre, and Penumbra Theatre where he wrote and arranged the original music for Waiting InVain, by the late Rebecca Rice. His play, Cut Flowers, garnered five Black Theatre Alliance awards in Chicago including the Lorraine Hansberry award for Best Writing Of A Play. His tribute to his grandmother, Salt Fish and Bakes, was named Best New Script by the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Gavin's solo show - Dear Son (The Black Body) - was born out his 3-year residency at Baltimore Centerstage where, under the artistic leadership of Kwame Kwei-Armah, the play was workshopped and developed. All Love To His Family. "HU...You Know!" #Blacklivesmatter