Bridgehampton Child Care & Recreational Center Thinking Forward Lecture Series with Charnele Brown

Saturday, March 23 at 3pm 
Bridgehampton Child Care & Recreational Center Thinking Forward Lecture Series with Charnele Brown 
Karen Charnele Brown is a native of East Hampton, New York. Charnele is best known for her portrayal of Kim Reese, the pre-med student on the hit NBC sitcom A Different World. She was also one of the first Americans in the hit Broadway musical Sarafina, which was nominated for a Tony Award. She’s done numerous off-Broadway plays, as well as cabaret in New York City. She has also toured with the musical Heaven’s Child, The Emmet Till Story, with Regina Bell.  Charnele’s film credits includes: Spike Lee’s Drop Squad, The Kangeroo, and Tendrils, which won 9 indie awards. She’s appeared on numerous hit sitcoms: Girlfriends, My Wife and Kids, Living Single, Oliver Beene, Martin. She’s also spearheaded an acting workshop at The Challenger Memorial Correctional Facility offering young adults an opportunity to develop skills and possibly another way out of gang life. Charnele has also assisted in creating an acting workshop at A Place Called Home.  

Free. Reservation Encouraged. Tickets at GuildHall.org; Box Office 2 hours prior to screening 631-324-4050; GH Reception during Museum Hours: Fri, Sat and Mon 11am–5pm and Sun 12–5pm; Theatermania.com or 1-866-811-4111.

The John Drew Theater in the Dina Merrill Pavilion at Guild Hall, 158 Main Street, East Hampton, New York 11937, 631-324-4050; GuildHall.org  

All Theater Programming is supported in part by Barbara Slifka, Marders, and the Daryl and Steven Roth Foundation, and funding from The Ellen and James S. Marcus Endowment for Musical Programming, The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust, The Hess Philanthropic Fund, The Melville Straus Family Endowment, The Schaffner Family Foundation, and Vital Projects Fund, with additional support from Brown Harris Stevens, Saunders & Associates, and public funds provided by Suffolk County.