Michole White is a 2008/2009 Ovation Award Nominee in the Acting Ensemble category for her work in STICK FLY at the Matrix Theatre Company.

As an Ovation Award Nominee, LA Stage asked Michole the following questions:

What was the moment that first inspired you to pursue working in the theatre?

My training was in the theatre. That is where it all began. I studied at Chicago Academy for the Arts and California Intsitute of the Arts. My first really professional job in the theatre was doing August Wilson’s Jitney. I did it in several major cities and then Off Broadway for nine months. There is a magical connection that you have with a live audience that you can get no where else. Each performance is different. You must always remain true to the present moment which is most extraordinary, challenging and exciting.

What do you feel made the production you were nominated for particularly successful, either overall or for you specifically?

I think that for starters that Lydia Diamond has written an exciting and intruiging play that reveals another dimension to African American culture that we don’t often see. Then the incredibly gifted director Shirley Jo Finney stepped in, brought in a group of extremely talented actors—- and she created magic…

What project or projects are you currently working on?

I just worked on a wonderful film callled “I Will Follow” directed by Ava Duvernay with Sally Richardson and Blair Underwood, the Fox tv show, Lie to me starring Tim Roth and CBS’s Medium.

What do you love most about theatre in Los Angeles?

First of all, I just love working period! Secondly I love theatre and I will always continue to do it. I love the process and the time that you are allowed to really sink your teeth into the work.

What’s your dream project?

One dream of mine is to continue working the rest of my life on a consistent basis, playing roles in every theatrical medium and in music, that feed my soul and others, challenge me in a healthy way and are always financially sound for my needs and beyond.

Biography:
Off Broadway:
“Jitney” (August Wilson) Obie, Drama Desk and
Audelco Awards
“Fuckin’A”: Public Theatre (Suzan-Lori Parks)

National Tours:
“Jitney”  Mark Taper Forum, The Huntington, The Goodman, Baltimore Center Stage, Studio Arena, Geva

Regional:
“Two Trains Running”: The Kennedy Center, Ebony Repertory Theatre (August Wilson) NAACP Nomination
“Joe Turner’s Come and Gone”: Kennedy Center (August Wilson)
“Of Equal Measure”: Kirk Douglas Theatre (Tanya Barfield)NAACP Nomination
“365 Plays in 365 Days” (Suzan-Lori Parks) Mark Taper Forum
“Stick Fly” The McCarter Theatre,(Lydia Diamond)
“Radio Golf” The Goodman, The Huntington, Kennedy Center (August
Wilson)

Film:
I Will Follow (Ava Duvernay)
“She Hate Me” (Spike Lee)
“The 25th Hour” (Spike Lee)
“The Break Up Artist” (Vinnie Rubino)
“Courage Under Fire”  (Ed Zwick)
“Into the Fire” (Michael Phelan)…

TV:
“Law and Order,” “Lie to Me,” “Medium,” “Numbers,” “Threshold,”"100 Centre St.” Series Regular (Sydney Lumet)”Cop Shop” TV movie/pilot series regular-Emmy Submission (David Black)…

For a full list of Ovation nominees, or for information about the Ovation Awards Ceremony on January 11th, click here!