Kelvyn Bell has been a contributing innovator to The Association for the Advancement of Creative Music (AACM), Black Artist Group (BAG), m-Base, The Harlem School of the Arts, The St. Louis Jazz Hall of Fame and The Black Rock Coalition (BRC) of which he is a founding member. Kelvyn has toured internationally and recorded with Arthur Blythe, Lester Bowie, Steve Coleman & Five Elements, James Carter, Maceo Parker and the JB's, Living Colour, Joseph Bowie & Defunkt of which he is a founding member. Mr. Bell was the Resident Composer for The Classical Theatre of Harlem from 2002 – ... read more
Tracy Jack is an actor, dancer, director and choreographer currently residing in NYC; the former resident choreographer for the Classical Theatre of Harlem; founding director of Triple Threat Performing Arts Academy, an intensive training program designed for teenagers who have a strong desire to work in the entertainment industry. Choreography Credits: Archbishop Supreme Tartuffe, Classical Theatre of Harlem; The Black Nativity (Mary), Duke on 42nd Street; Hip Hop Monologues: Inside The Life and Mind of Jim Jones, J Kyles Korner Entertainment; Sweet Sweetbacks Baad Aaaasssss Song The Musical (principal dancer/Assistant Director), Melvin Van Peebles; Romeo and Juliet (Benvolio); Aint Supposed ... read more
Christopher McElroen is a New York based Producer and Director. He co-founded the Classical Theatre of Harlem and served as the organizations Executive Director from 1999 – 2009 where he produced forty-one productions yielding 18 AUDELCO Awards, 6 OBIE Awards, 2 Lucille Lortel Awards, a Drama Desk Award and CTH being named "1 of 8 theatres in America to Watch" by the Drama League. Christopher has directed over thirty professional productions including four world premieres, The Cherry Orchard with Wendell Pierce and Earle Hyman, an original adaptation of Richard Wright's novel Native Son, Marat/Sade with T. Ryder Smith and The ... read more
Alfred Preisser is an award winning director, writer and producer of theatre. He has led over forty professional productions in New York and regionally. From 1999 – 2009 Mr. Preisser was the Founding Artistic Director of the Classical Theatre of Harlem, where he has created a wide and distinguished body of work noted for its physicality, originality, and use of music and dance. His production of Melvin Van Peebles' Aint Supposed To Die a Natural Death garnered seven Audelco Awards including Best Director, and his 2006 production of King Lear with Andrè De Shields opened the 75th Anniversary season at ... read more
