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DENNIS WHITEHEAD DARLING
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STAGE DIRECTOR
On Directing
Theatre has the innate ability to convey feeling, provide enlightenment and inspire change. My goal as a director is to tell emotionally engaging and provocative stories that challenge the viewer to see the world from a different perspective. As an African American stage and music director, I am passionate about presenting transformative art that addresses issues of marginalization and challenges oppression, bigotry, and racism.
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Dennis Whitehead Darling: The Power of ‘Porgy and Bess’ at Red Mountain Theater
BIRMINGHAM TIMES
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"It was a brilliant evening at the Ostranders for busy director Dennis Whitehead Darling."
MEMPHIS FLYER
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"Opera Memphis awards first McCleave Fellowship to local director."
HIGH GROUND MAGAZINE
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