Josephine Abady Award 2006 - Debra Ann Byrd

DEBRA ANN BYRD, Founder & Producing Artistic Director of Take Wing And Soar Productions, Inc.

In 2006 Debra Ann Byrd received the Josephine Abady Award, which honors the memory of League member and director Josephine Abady. The League honored Debra for her work in supporting grass roots theatre for women, youth, and classical actors of color. She is the Founder and Chief Executive of Take Wing and Soar Productions; a theatrical production company led by women and is a Producing Associate at the National Black Theatre. A graduate of Marymount College with a BFA in Acting, she is a member of Actors’ Equity, the Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Society and the American Scholars National Honor Society. She is the recipient of many awards including The Women’s Forum Educational Award, The Zonta Club of NY Dorothy L. Stickney Award) MMC’s Gold Cross Award and Gold Medal for Academic Excellence in Acting Award, and The Women in Excellence Award.