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Ayesis Clay

Performance, Theatre

About the Artist

Ayesis Clay is an actress, director, and teaching artist. Some of her favorite acting credits include Mayme in Intimate Apparel (Anacostia Playhouse), Bud Not Buddy (Adventure Theatre), and Miss Leah in Flyin’ West (CVPA-Suitland). Ayesis has written and produced Standing on the Edge, which has toured in locations across the US and recently premiered her one-woman show, Sculpting Clay or How I Became Mother of Unicorns. She is currently a member of the Assistant Director Fellowship for People of Color at Adventure Theatre. For 15 years, Ayesis served as the Theatre Department Chairperson for the Center for the Visual and Performing Arts at Suitland High School. During that time, she sat on the Prince George’s County Theatre Advisory Board and served as Co-Director of the PGCPS Honor's Theatre Ensemble (2014-2018). She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Theatre, a Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction, and is a certified Arts Integration specialist. Ayesis currently serves as a teaching artist and has worked with such organizations as Young Playwrights Theatre (DC), Capital Charter Public Schools (DC), and Maryland Performing Arts Academy (MD).  Visit her online at www.AyesisClay.com

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Ayesis Clay is an actress, director, and teaching artist. Her most recent work with Theatre Alliance was stage managing for The Trans-Atlantic Time Traveling Company. Some of her favorite acting credits include Mayme in Intimate Apparel (DC Black Theatre Festival), Bud Not Buddy (Adventure Theatre), and Miss Leah in Flyin’ West (CVPA-Suitland). Ayesis has written and produced Standing on the Edge, which has toured locations across the US and recently premiered her one-woman show, Sculpting Clay or How I Became Mother of Unicorns, which will be presented in Geneva, NY (June 2019). She is a proud inaugural member of the Assistant Director Fellowship for People of Color (Adventure Theatre). For 14 years, Ayesis served as the Theatre Department Chairperson for the Center for the Visual and Performing Arts at Suitland High School. During that time, she sat on the Prince George’s County Theatre Advisory Board and served as Co-Director of the PGCPS Honor's Theatre Ensemble (2014-2018). She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Theatre (NC Central University), a Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction (University of Phoenix), and is a certified Arts Integration Specialist (University of Maryland, College Park). Ayesis currently serves as a teaching artist and has worked with such organizations as Young Playwrights Theatre (DC), Adventure Theatre, Imagination Stage, Capital Charter Public Schools (DC), and Maryland Performing Arts Academy (MD). Visit her online at www.AyesisClay.com
Performance still shot from Standing on the Edge
Performance Picture from Standing on the Edge
Sculpted Clay or How I Became Mother of Unicorns

Videos

  • Standing on the Edge

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    Standing on the Edge trailer
    Medium: Theatre
    Year: 2017
    Details: 80 minutes (with an optional 15 minute talkback)

  • Sculpting Clay or How I Became Mother of Unicorns

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    Sculpting Clay or How I Became Mother of Unicorns is a solo show written and performed by Ayesis Clay. It is a coming-of-age tale about one woman’s attempts to navigate the fantastical journey of her dreams while repeatedly being drawn into the complicated, often dark realities that her students face: self-actualization, oppressive systems in schools, incarceration, and even death. Weaving fantastical projections with live action, this solo performance addresses a silently increasing problem in our schools: secondary traumatic stress in educators.

    It usually accompanies the "REIGNITE: Addressing Compassion Fatigue and Burnout in Educators" workshop.
    Details: Run- Time: 1 hour (with accompanying workshop: 2 hours)

Written Works

Booking

Booking Price: $2,001-$5,000