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Mrs. Johnson in A Raisin in the Sun
TayLar is excited to make her OSF Debut! Off-Broadway: Manhattan Theatre Club (Ruined-u/s performed Mama Nadi); Regional: Goodman Theatre (Joe Turner’s Come and Gone - Bertha, Fat Ham - u/s Tedra/Rabby, performed Tedra, Gem of the Ocean - u/s Aunt Ester, Sweat, The Convert, Ruined, The Cook Arts Center of Coastal Carolina (Fences); Notre Dame Shakespeare (King Lear - Earl of Kent, Hamlet 50/50 - Gertrude, As You Like It - Duke Seena); Court Theatre (Arsenic and Old Lace - Abby, King Hedley II , Oedipus Rex); Eclipse Theatre (Blues for an Alabama Sky - Angel); Asolo Repertory Theatre (The Little Foxes, The Great Society-Coretta Scott King, et al); Steppenwolf (Intimate Apparel, Wedding Band); Constellation Stage & Screen (American Fast); Writers’ Theatre (The Old Settler); Black Ensemble (The Nat King Cole Story). TV/Film: The Watchful Eye (Hulu), Saint X Limited Series (Hulu), Chicago Med, Chicago PD, Chicago Fire, Empire, The Chi and NeXt. Heist 88 (Showtime), Southside with You, Teacher, and Ms. White Light. Awards: Black Theatre Alliance Awards for Best Leading Actress in a Play (Blues for an Alabama Sky and Ruined); Universal Film Festival’s Best Actress Award for Missing. TayLar is repped by DDO Artists Agency. She gives Love and Gratitude to God and to her family for their support!