Other works

(2006, January - February) Appeared as Mrs. Dickson in the Lynn Nottage play "Intimate Apparel" at the Indiana Repertory Theatre, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.

(1996) She acted in Emily Mann's stage adaptation of the Delaney sisters memoirs, "Having Our Say," in Chicago, Illinois.

(September 2009 - October 19, 2009) She acted in Emily Mann's stage adaptation of the memoirs, "Having Our Say: The Delaney Sisters' First 100 Years," at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey with Yvette Freeman in the cast. Emily Mann was also director.

(October 6, 1999 - October 31, 1999) "Gum," musical; written by Karen Hartman; music and lyrics by Kim D. Sherman; directed by Loretta Greco; with Firdous Bamji (as Firdous E. Bamji); Angel Desai; Lizan Mitchell; Juan Rivera-Lebron; and Daphne Rubin-Vega in the cast; Off-Broadway at the Julia Miles Theatre, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.

(May 25, 2006 to June 25, 2006) She played Aunt Ester in August Wilson's play, "Gem of the Ocean," at the Public Theater in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with Kim Staunton (Black Mary) and Ed Onipede Blunt in the cast.

(March 1 to April 8, 1995) She played Mother and Angela Davis in Regina Taylor's play, "Between the Lines," in a Humana Festival production at the Actors Theatre of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky with Ellen Bethea (Nina); Dee Pelletier (Becca); Jacinto Taras Riddick (Jonathan, George Jackson); Gordon Joseph Weiss (Rufus); Ashley Savagé (Mercedes); Denise Gientlke (Pam, Nancy, Nadine); Andrew Pyle (Supervisor, Marcus); Jamison Newlander (Ensemble) and Leah Price (Ensemble) in the cast. Shirley Jo Finney was director.

(March 7 to April 5, 2003) She played Dell in Kia Corthron's play, "Slide Glide, The Slippery Slope," in a Humana Festival production at the Actors Theatre of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky with Tonye Patano (Erm); Cheryl Freeman (Elo); Shona Tucker (Retta); Dyron Holmes (Sear) and Bobbi Lynne Scott (Rosie) in the cast. Valerie Curtis-Newton was director.