LexisNexis is a part of the RELX corporation that sells data analytics products and various databases that are accessed through online portals, including portals for computer-assisted legal research (CALR), newspaper search, and consumer information. During the 1970s, LexisNexis began to make legal and journalistic documents more accessible electronically. As of 2006, the company had the world's largest electronic database for legal and public-records–related information.
Wiley Wiggins is an American game designer and film actor.
Elizabeth Johnson Kostova is an American author best known for her debut novel The Historian.
The Historian is the 2005 debut novel of American author Elizabeth Kostova. The plot blends the history and folklore of Vlad Țepeș and his fictional equivalent Count Dracula. Kostova's father told her stories about Dracula when she was a child, and later in life she was inspired to turn the experience into a novel. She worked on the book for ten years and then sold it within a few months to Little, Brown and Company, which bought it for US$2 million.
Susan Roesgen is an American television reporter. She has worked in radio and television broadcasting for more than two decades, including prime time news anchor positions at several TV stations. She has worked as a general assignment correspondent for CNN from 2005 to 2009, and now works for New Orleans TV station WGNO, the local ABC television affiliate.
The Mahalia Jackson Theater of the Performing Arts is a theater located in Louis Armstrong Park in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was named after gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, who was born in New Orleans. The theater reopened in January 2009, after being closed since the landfall of Hurricane Katrina.
State Palace Theatre is a performing arts venue located in downtown New Orleans, Louisiana. It is located at the uptown lake corner of Canal Street and Rampart Street. The Saenger Theater is directly opposite the State Palace on Canal Street.
E.J. Westlake is a playwright and performance studies scholar. She won an Oregon Book Award in 1991.
Universes is a New York-based American ensemble company of multi-disciplined writers and performers who fuse poetry, theater, jazz, hip hop, politics, down home blues and Spanish boleros to create what has been described as moving, challenging and entertaining theatrical works. The group, with four core members, breaks traditional theatrical bounds to create its own brand of theater.
Steven Sapp co-founded The POINT Community Development Corporation in 1993 and Universes in 1995, both in collaboration with Mildred Ruiz-Sapp.
Gamal Abdel Chasten was born and raised on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, Gamal is a core member of Universes, a poetic theatre ensemble.
Mildred Ruiz-Sapp is an American actress. Born and raised on New York's Lower East Side, she co-founded THE POINT Community Development Corporation in 1993 and Universes (1996), both in collaboration with Steven Sapp.
The Brick Theater is a venue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn that presents dance, performance art, drag, comedy, film, music, experimental theatre, and more. Gothamist has hailed the space as “one of the city’s most reliable sources for smart, funny, and surprising performance.”
Allan Trautman is an American puppeteer, best known for his work with The Jim Henson Company.
Marion Abramson Senior High was a high school in the New Orleans East area of New Orleans, United States. The former Abramson campus is adjacent to Greater St. Stephen Baptist Church. The school was operated by New Orleans Public Schools.
Caleb Wertenbaker is a scenic designer, known for his work with opera and regional theatre companies in the USA.
Jerry Ruiz is an American theatre director.
Toni Ann Johnson is an American screenwriter, playwright, and novelist.
A fautasi is a Samoan boat, similar to a longboat. Fautasi boats are around 100 feet in length and can accommodate a rowing crew of 50. A coxwain uses a drum to beat a tempo to coordinate the rowing. Each fautasi also has a captain. The meaning of fautasi is "to build as one," which reflects the need for teamwork in using the boats. Prior to the use of modern-day ferries, fautasi were the main mode of transport between Upolu and Savai'i.
Spin Theater was a performance company based in New York City between 1988 and 1995. Under the Artistic Direction of Paul Schiff Berman and Deborah Lewittes, the company created, produced, and performed seven productions at The Performing Garage in SoHo, Saint Mark's Church in the East Village, and on tour. The company was awarded two American Theater Wing Special Citations for Outstanding Stage Design.
