My Name & Pronouns
My name is Teshonne Nicole Powell and my pronouns are she/her/hers. My first name is pronounced tee-SHAHN. In fiction writing, I prefer to be listed as T. Nicole Powell. In playwriting, I can be referred to as Teshonne Nicole Powell or T. Nicole Powell.
My Current Biography
Teshonne Nicole Powell (she/hers) is a writer and arts administrator from Providence, RI. She has worked extensively with FRESHH Incorporated Theatre (FRESHH) in Washington, D.C. as a performer, arts administrator, and manager of Sister Cipher, a playwriting circle for Black women. She’s directed staged readings with Silenced Voices: Anacostia Playhouse New Works Festival (2018), and FRESHH’s Next to Kin One-Act Festival (2019). FRESHH also produced her short play, Afromemory (2018), and presented an extended version at The Kennedy Center Page-to-Stage New Play Festival in 2018. Teshonne is also a member of The Welders and produced her play, Girls’ Night (with Spirits), in October 2021. She is a former company member of Mixed Magic Theater in Pawtucket, RI, and a graduate of Duke University and Howard University. Learn more about Teshonne at tnicolepowell.com.
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Press
Theatre Review: ‘Girls’ Night (With Spirits)’ presented by The Welders
Maryland Theatre Guide, October 22, 2021
In time for Halloween, a haunting ‘Girls’ Night (with Spirits)’ from The Welders
DC Metro Theater Arts, October 20, 2021
Teshonne Powell on terror and healing in the lives of Black women
DC Metro Theater Arts, September 28, 2021
D.C. based playwright and Howard alum Teshonne Powell
The Afro News, September 16, 2020
New film highlights Black Lives Matter movement and DC's fight for statehood
Good Morning Washington, September 16, 2020
DC Playwright Collective The Welders announce third generation of playwrights
DC Metro Theater Arts, March 20, 2019
Media
University of Louisville Department of Theatre Arts Interview with Teshonne Powell
In anticipation of the University of Louisville’s production of Afromemory (February 2022), theatre student and cast member Candace Spencer talks with Teshonne about the play.
Girls’ Night (with Spirits) Bonfire Listening Session Q&A, 2021
This video is a recording of a Q&A following the presentation of Girls’ Night (with Spirits) at Rhizome in Washington, DC.
Afromemory Post-Show Talk-Back, 2018
This video is a snippet of a post-show talk-back at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts following the reading of my play, Afromemory, at the Page-to-Stage New Play Festival in 2018.