Carmen Mathis
372 Central Park West, #8F ♦ New York, NY 10025
Tel: 212/662-5092
carmenmathis@hotmail.com
Director/Playwright/Actor/Associate Producer
2004 - 2005 Cleopatra and the Mass Meeting Director/Drama Coach
Boys and Girls High School, Brooklyn
Dollar and 25 Cents in the Haunted House Theatre Arts Instructor
P.S. 130, Bronx
2004 Elaina Vance’s Last Dance (World Premiere) Director/Associate Producer
by Stacy Presha; produced by
Theater for the New City.
2002 Roses Are Brown (World Premiere) Director/Associate Producer
by Dhana-Marie Branton; produced by
Theater for the New City.
2001 The Oldies Dance (World Premiere) Playwright, Director
by Carmen Mathis; produced by Theater and Associate Producer
for the New City. Jerome Foundation
Grant for Emerging Playwrights.
2000 House On Fire (World Premiere) Director
by Jamal Williams; produced by Theater
for the New City and the Frank Silvera
Writers' Workshop.
To Kiss the Cheek of the Moon (World Premiere) Floor Stage Manager
by Yolanda Rodriguez; produced by Theater and Clay Puppet Handler
for the New City.
1999 National Black Theatre Festival in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Readers' Theatre Series
30 Years in the Life of Cleopatra Jackson Solo Performer
by Carmen Mathis. Staged Reading
House On Fire Director
by Jamal Williams. Staged Reading
Naked Seasons: The Divine Assignment Director
by Kenthedo Robinson; produced by
Provocative Playwrights Festival at the
Producers Club. New York City
30 Years in the Life of Cleopatra Jackson Solo Performer
by Carmen Mathis; produced by The Women
of Color Festival at the Abron Arts Center
1998 30 Years in the Life of (World Premiere) Playwright, Performer
of Cleopatra Jackson
by Carmen Mathis; produced by Theater for
the New City. Jerome Foundation Grant
for Emerging Playwrights. New York City.
Movin' On (World Premiere) Director
by Nicole U. Hopkins; produced by the Frank
Silvera Writers' Workshop in the Harlem Summer
Arts Festival at Theater of The Riverside Church.
1998 Dusky Divas: Portrait Actor and Director
by Jo Tanner; excerpt produced at AFTRA, NY
Local for Women's History Month. New York City.
The Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop Actor and Director
Monday Night Readers' Critique Series
Staged Readings of new works. New York City.
1988 – 1996 Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey Actor and Director
Special Needs Project. Staged Readings
of plays written by Juveniles (Delinquents);
performed for their peers and parents through-
out the state of New Jersey.
Union Affiliations: SSDC (Pending), AEA, SAG, AFTRA
Theatre: Theater for the New City, 4th Unity Theatre, Actor
Negro Ensemble Company, Frank Silvera Writers’
Workshop, Circle Rep. Lab, Double Image Theatre,
Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Common Stages Theatre
in Woodstock, New York, Playwrights Theatre of
New Jersey, 19th Street Playhouse, Evening Shades
at the Samuel Beckett Theater, Harold Clurman Theater,
Wagner College.
Film and Television: U.S. Marshals, The Preacher's Wife, Actor
Cadillac Man, The Hard Way, Off Beat,
The Block Beauty, The Seasoned Woman, (video),
“911” by Wyclef Jean featuring Mary J. Blige
(video), Cosby Mysteries (NBC), The Mother (PBS),
Fools For Love (VH-1), People’s Choice Awards (CBS).
Education: M.A., Teacher’s College, Columbia University - New York, New York
B.S., Florida A&M University, magna cum laude – Tallahassee, Florida
Workshops: Frank Silvera Writers’ – Actor, Director, Playwright
Frederick Douglass Creative Arts Center – Playwright
Theater for the New City -- Street Theater
The Reading Group-- Cold Readings (Co-Founder)
Acting: Barbara Poitier, Frances Foster, Helen Mayer
Voice: Helen Phillips
Dance: Eleanor Harris (Tap), Pepsi Bethel, Shelly Frankel
Special Skills: Singer, Southern Accent, Move Well, Acting Coach, Very Good with Children
372 Central Park West, #8F ♦ New York, NY 10025
Tel: 212/662-5092
carmenmathis@hotmail.com
Director/Playwright/Actor/Associate Producer
2004 - 2005 Cleopatra and the Mass Meeting Director/Drama Coach
Boys and Girls High School, Brooklyn
Dollar and 25 Cents in the Haunted House Theatre Arts Instructor
P.S. 130, Bronx
2004 Elaina Vance’s Last Dance (World Premiere) Director/Associate Producer
by Stacy Presha; produced by
Theater for the New City.
2002 Roses Are Brown (World Premiere) Director/Associate Producer
by Dhana-Marie Branton; produced by
Theater for the New City.
2001 The Oldies Dance (World Premiere) Playwright, Director
by Carmen Mathis; produced by Theater and Associate Producer
for the New City. Jerome Foundation
Grant for Emerging Playwrights.
2000 House On Fire (World Premiere) Director
by Jamal Williams; produced by Theater
for the New City and the Frank Silvera
Writers' Workshop.
To Kiss the Cheek of the Moon (World Premiere) Floor Stage Manager
by Yolanda Rodriguez; produced by Theater and Clay Puppet Handler
for the New City.
1999 National Black Theatre Festival in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Readers' Theatre Series
30 Years in the Life of Cleopatra Jackson Solo Performer
by Carmen Mathis. Staged Reading
House On Fire Director
by Jamal Williams. Staged Reading
Naked Seasons: The Divine Assignment Director
by Kenthedo Robinson; produced by
Provocative Playwrights Festival at the
Producers Club. New York City
30 Years in the Life of Cleopatra Jackson Solo Performer
by Carmen Mathis; produced by The Women
of Color Festival at the Abron Arts Center
1998 30 Years in the Life of (World Premiere) Playwright, Performer
of Cleopatra Jackson
by Carmen Mathis; produced by Theater for
the New City. Jerome Foundation Grant
for Emerging Playwrights. New York City.
Movin' On (World Premiere) Director
by Nicole U. Hopkins; produced by the Frank
Silvera Writers' Workshop in the Harlem Summer
Arts Festival at Theater of The Riverside Church.
1998 Dusky Divas: Portrait Actor and Director
by Jo Tanner; excerpt produced at AFTRA, NY
Local for Women's History Month. New York City.
The Frank Silvera Writers' Workshop Actor and Director
Monday Night Readers' Critique Series
Staged Readings of new works. New York City.
1988 – 1996 Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey Actor and Director
Special Needs Project. Staged Readings
of plays written by Juveniles (Delinquents);
performed for their peers and parents through-
out the state of New Jersey.
Union Affiliations: SSDC (Pending), AEA, SAG, AFTRA
Theatre: Theater for the New City, 4th Unity Theatre, Actor
Negro Ensemble Company, Frank Silvera Writers’
Workshop, Circle Rep. Lab, Double Image Theatre,
Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Common Stages Theatre
in Woodstock, New York, Playwrights Theatre of
New Jersey, 19th Street Playhouse, Evening Shades
at the Samuel Beckett Theater, Harold Clurman Theater,
Wagner College.
Film and Television: U.S. Marshals, The Preacher's Wife, Actor
Cadillac Man, The Hard Way, Off Beat,
The Block Beauty, The Seasoned Woman, (video),
“911” by Wyclef Jean featuring Mary J. Blige
(video), Cosby Mysteries (NBC), The Mother (PBS),
Fools For Love (VH-1), People’s Choice Awards (CBS).
Education: M.A., Teacher’s College, Columbia University - New York, New York
B.S., Florida A&M University, magna cum laude – Tallahassee, Florida
Workshops: Frank Silvera Writers’ – Actor, Director, Playwright
Frederick Douglass Creative Arts Center – Playwright
Theater for the New City -- Street Theater
The Reading Group-- Cold Readings (Co-Founder)
Acting: Barbara Poitier, Frances Foster, Helen Mayer
Voice: Helen Phillips
Dance: Eleanor Harris (Tap), Pepsi Bethel, Shelly Frankel
Special Skills: Singer, Southern Accent, Move Well, Acting Coach, Very Good with Children
