Regina Marie Williams 2007-2008 Helen Hayes Nominee 2006-2007 McKnight Theater Artist Fellow Regina Marie Williams... A phenomenal actor and world-class vocalist, she consistently wows critics and leaves audiences enthralled, staying in high demand. At such nationally renowned venues as The Guthrie Theater, Penumbra Theatre Company, Mixed Blood Theatre and jazz hot-spot The Dakota, this lady of the stage leaves cataracts of applause in her wake. For good measure, acclaim comes from no less a source than Angela Bassett who, in Entertainment Weekly, named Regina Marie Williams "the best singer you've never heard." Williams first stepped on the boards in Los Angeles, California, inspired by Tina Turner and her Proud Mary. She hit Minneapolis in 1987, methodically went about making a name for herself and steadily picked up steam. The powerhouse performer gained traction, starring in Daughters of Africa (Mixed Blood), a solo vehicle in which Regina got to air out both her acting and singing chops, depicting a gallery of historic figures, including Aretha Franklin, Billie Holiday and Lena Horne. Williams then made waves across the theatre scene with a sterling turn in Gus Edward’s Louis & Ophelia (Penumbra), serving notice that a star had arrived. Her galvanizing stint as Dinah Washington in Dinah Was (Penumbra) cemented William’s standing as a front-line talent. Not only was the run extended, the production was remounted the following season. Williams has notched success after success ever since, including Constant Star and Crowns. Currently, she stars in the premier of Cori Thomas' "Pa's Hat:A Liberian Legacy" and recently "Ruined" at Mixed Blood Theater as well as "Caroline" at the Guthrie Theater. Ms Williams received many kudos, especially from audience members for her role in Mixed Blood’s production of Obie Award winner Dael Orlandersmith’s Yellowman at Guthrie Theater Dowling Studio. Currently, she’s in rehearsal for "A Streetcar Named Desire" at the Guthrie Theater Seizing a golden opportunity presented by her acclaimed tour de force in Dinah Was, Williams recorded the companion CD, Regina Is…The Songs of Dinah Washington. She follows it with Feel the Spirit, released in 2007. A soulful renderings of traditional spirituals that bring her own, captivating bent to gospel music. She has star quality written all over her in block letters.

AEA.-AFTRA-SAG Moore Creative Talent (612) 827-3823 Height:5’9” Eyes: Brown Weight: 145lbs Hair : Black THEATER GEE'S BEND (Sadie) Park Square Theater directed by Austene Van COOL DRINK OF WATER (Ruthie) Mixed Blood Theater directed by Marion McClinton STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE (Olive aka Negro Woman) Guthrie directed by John Miller-Stephany PA'S HAT:A LIBERIAN LEGACY (Cora) Pillsbury House directed by Marion McClinton RUINED (Mama Nadi) Mixed Blood directed by Aditi Kapil CAROLINE (Dottie Moffitt) Guthrie directed by Marcella Lorca REDSHIRTS (Dr. Charlene Bigelow) Penumbra Theatre Roundhouse Theater, Silver Spring MD directed by Lou Bellamy LADY DAY at EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL (Billie Holiday) The Milwaukee Rep's Stackner YELLOWMAN (Alma) Mixed Blood Theater Production at The Dowling Studio Theater at The Guthrie directed by Marion McClinton Constant Star (Ida #3) Park Sqare Theater-directed by Warren Bowles The Peoples Temple (Ensemble) The Guthrie Theater - directed by Leigh Fondakowski Dance on Widow’s Row (Lois) Mixed Blood Theater - directed by Tom Jones III She Loves Me (ensemble) Guthrie Theater - directed by John Miller-Stephany Oedipus (chorus) Guthrie Theater - directed by Lisa Peterson Jump at the Sun (Zora Neale Hurston ) Jungle Theater - directed by Bain Boehlke Crowns (Wanda) Guthrie Theater - directed by Timothy Bond Dinah Was (Dinah) Ordway Center - directed by Lou Bellamy Seven Guitars (Louise) Penumbra Theater - directed by Clinton Turner Davis Two Trains (Risa) Penumbra Theater - directed by Lou Bellamy Dinah Was (Dinah) Penumbra Theater - directed by Lou Bellamy Two Queens One Castle (Mother/Woman 3) Mixed Blood - directed by Tom Jones III Someplace Soft to Fall (Jessie) Penumbra Theater - directed by Lou Bellamy Black Nativity (Soloist/Ensemble) Pantages - directed by Kevin Aiega Jeff Produced by Penumbra Theater Love Song for Ms Lydia (Sarah Williams) Penumbra Theater - directed by Lou Bellamy Jew on Etheopia Street (Delal) Mixed Blood - directed by Michael Kissen Louie & Ophelia (Ophelia) Penumbra Theater - directed by Lou Bellamy Cut Flowers (Rhonda) Mixed Blood - directed by Tom Jones III The Trial… (Defense Attorney) Penumbra Theater - directed by Paul Carter Harrison Bee Luther Hatchee (Libby) Mixed Blood - directed by Warren Bowles Vices (ensemble) Mixed Blood - directed by Jason Moore I Believe I’ll Run On…(Gloria Brown) Illusion Theater - directed by Michael Robbins Silver Tongues Poison Lies Illusion Theater - directed by T.Mychael Rambo Daughters of Africa (All Eleven Personalities) Mixed Blood Nat’l Tour - directed by Warren Bowles A…My Name is Still Alice (Alice) Mixed Blood - directed by Sari Ketter & Risa Branin A…My Name is Alice Alice Ordway Center for Performing Arts Produced by Mixed Blood Theater Don’t Bother Me I Can’t Cope Soloist/ensemble Penumbra Theater - directed by Lewis Whitlock III Tin Types Soloist/ensemble Highland Summer Theater - directed by Lewis Whitlock III Unfinished Women…(Nurse Jacobs) Penumbra Theater - directed by Marion McClinton Tambourines to Glory (Laura ) Penumbra Theater – directed by Lewis Whitlock III Vinegar Tom (Susan) At the foot of the Mountain - directed by Jan Magrane Woman to Woman (Susan) At the foot of the Mountain - directed by Sheila Bland Lost in the Stars (ensemble) Penumbra Theater directed by Lewis Whitlock III

612-251-9048AffiliationsAEA-AFTRA-SAGPenumbra Theater Company Member Height: 5’9”Weight: 145 lb.Eyes: BrownHair: Black REGINA MARIE WILLIAMS 2006-2007 McKnight Theater Artist Fellow COMMERCIALS: National On Camera McClain Finlan -Ad Agency Wild Scientific - Production Company, David Wild – Director Ameriprise – Principal on Camera Ameriprise Production Company, Mike Plant – Director Minnesota Tourism “Skooch” Collie & McVoy Explore Minnesota tourism Producer: Lynn Anderson Best Buy “Front And Center” Producer: Meg Bertas Best Buy #7490 Producer: Stephanie Miller Best Buy “Floor With Sweepstakes” Producer: Mark Riddle KSTP Channel 5 w/Ed Asner background Minnesota Lottery Crazy 8’s Sam Goody/Musicland James Production Olive Garden Wilson Griak Armed Forces Northwest Teleproductions FEATURE FILMS: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun featuring Helen Hunt and Sara Jessica Parker Background Anna, an educational film, Azteca Films, Joe Senkyr Menjares, Producer Principal LIVE INDUSTRIALS/BUSINESS THEATRE: Mayo Clinic, Minneapolis Community & Technical College, U of M Law School, Minnesota Department of Health & Human Services, William Mitchell College of Law, Dayton’s, Bryant Community, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Norwest Technical Services, IDS, HealthPartners, Medtronic, 3M WRITTEN PRESS: Angela Bassett’s Must List Entertainment Weekly 5/06 You Heard it Here Minnesota Monthly 12/05 Featured Article Minnesota Monthly 9/05 Best Actress in Musical for “Dinah Was” Minneapolis StarTribune 2003 ON AIR BROADCASTING GUEST: Mid Morning With Keri MillerTalking Volumes – Edwidge DanticatTalking Volumes – Jon O’Dell RECORDINGS: Regina is…The Songs of Dinah Washington (solo recording) READING/WORKSHOPS/UNDERSTUDY: Alchemy Theatre The Guthrie Guthrie Lab Illusion Theater Mixed Blood Theater Penumbra Theatre Playwright Center www.reginamariewilliams.com regina@reginamw.com

Regina is…the songs of Dinah Washington (see Music for song list) Drums-Steve Jennings Bass – Gordon Johnson Tenor Sax & Flute – Dave Karr Piano – Sanford Moore Lead vocals Regina Marie Williams Featuring T.Mychael Rambo & Dennis Spears Background vocals J.D. Steele Thomasina Petrus Dennis Spears Marcus Williams Regina Marie Williams Executive Producer - Regina Marie Williams Producer – Sanford All Arrangements by Sanford Moore ( except track 6 by Roberta Carlson) Creative Consultant - J.D. Steele Recorded at Wild Sound Studios Mixed and Mastered by Matthew Zimmerman (Track 2 Recorded at Creation Studios & Engineered by Jim Ryberg) Capital Consultant – Chet Harrison Cover credits Hair – Bessie at Malobe CD design – Regina Marie Williams & Rich Sladek 2004

Jevetta Steele’s Two Queens, One Castle Original Cast Recording Featured Vocalists Thomasina Petrus Dennis Spears Regina Marie Williams Austene Van Williams James Rich Jevetta Steele Additional Background vocals J.D. Steele, Jearlyn Steele and Patdro Harris Featured Musicians Keyboards: Sanford Moore & Billy Steele Drums: Kirk Johnson Bass: Chance Howard Guitar: Mike Scott Vocal Arrangements: J.D. Steele, Jevetta Steele, Thomas W. Jones III, William Hubbard Recording Credits: J.D. Steele and Jevetta Steele Executive Producers: Blake Anderson…Angel Beach Records and Jack Reuler for Mixed Blood Theater Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by Joe Johnson 2003 CD also available at: www.thesteelesmusic.com www.themixedblood.com

SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS the evolution of gospel PRODUCED BY GARY HINES, JIMMY JAM & TERRY LEWIS CHAINS/OPTIMISTIC/AH BEEN WORKIN’/THE PRESSURE PT. 1/TESTIFY/GONNA BE FREE ONE DAY/ STAND/THE PRESSURE PT. 2 YOUR WISH IS MY COMMAND/HALLELUJAH LORD!/ WE GIVE YOU TTHANKS/HE HOLDS THE FUTURE/WHAT SHALL I CALL HIM?/BETTER WATCH YOUR BEHAVIOR//PLEASE TAKE MY HAND/I’LL FLY AWAY/HARAMBEE 1ST SOPRANOS JAMECIA BENNETT, DOROTHY A. BROWN, SANDRA HARRIS, ANGELA HENDERSON, WANDA LEWIS, RENEE J. MC CALL 2ND SOPRANOS JAYN R BELL, ANN BENNETT-NESBY, KELLIE HICKMAN, CHERYL D. WARDER-REEVES, ELIZABETH J. TURNER 1ST ALTOS KIMBERLY GAYLE BROWN, CORE COTTON SHIRLEY MARIE GRAHAM, CARRIE HARRINGTON, WENDY INGRAM, VALERIE JOHNSON, Regina Williams 2ND ALTOS PATRICIA LACY, LISA D. RUSSELL, DOROTHY SHELBY, DOROTHY J. TONES, JENNIFER WHITLOCK 1ST TENORS MICHAEL L. BOWENS, ROBERT EDWARDS, TERRENCE O. FRIERSON, WILLIAM H. SMITH 2ND TENORSDR. ROBERT J. JONES, RUSSEL B. KNIGHTON JR., OTIS MONTGOMERY, WILLIE WESLEY BARITONES FREDDIE WINSTON, DAVID BRIM YOUNG BASSES REV. IRA CONLEY, TIMOTHY W. LEE, ROJEEM TAYLOR THE SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS ORCHESTRA GARY HINES/MUSICAL DIREECTOR, CONDUCTOR, ARRANGER LA SALLE GABRIEL-GUITAR TRENON GRAHAM-DRUMS, PERCUSSION GARY HINES-PIANO,CONGAS, TYMPANI, DRUM PROGRAMMING SOLI HUGHES-GUITAR JEANINE MC ADAMS-KEYBOARDS KEVIN WHITLOCK-CONGAS, TYMPANI REV. JOSEPH YOUNG, JR.-BASS THE SOUNDS OF BLACKNESS HORNS LARRY SIMS-TRUMPET FRANKLIN WHARTON-ALTO SAX, FLUTE, BALIFON’ LOIS J. WILSON-TENOR, SOPRANO SAX, HORN CHARTS DAVID WRIGHT-BARITONE, SOPRANO SAX ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS ROBIN BARRY-HARP KEVIN JOHNSON-KEYBOARDS LARRY WADDELL-KEYBOARDS JIMMY JAM-KEYBOARDS, DRUM PROGRAMMING TERRY LEWIS-BASS LANCE ALEXANDER-DRUM PROGRAMMING ADDITIONAL VOCALS SONYA KATES, BOB THOMAS, STOKLEY WILLIAMS, JEANINE MC ADAMS SPIRIT V GORDON BRUCE, GREGORY SEARS, GEOFFREY JONES MGS (MINNEAPOLIS GOSPEL SOUND) BILLY STEELE-ORGAN ROBERT ‘SPEEDY’ PITMAN-BASS CHICO COCKRELL-DRUM PROGRAMMING Recorded at Flyte Tyme Studios-Edina, MN 1999 Perspective Records Inc. Manufactured and Distributed by A& M Records