Mom, Artist, entrepreneur, educator

Marjuan Canady

 
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She’s basically the female Jordan Peele.
— VICE
 
 
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Marjuan Canady is a mom and an award-winning Caribbean-American artist, entrepreneur, educator, and literacy advocate. A native Washingtonian, her work spans theater, film, television, children’s media and literature. She is currently the inaugural Front Row Productions Fellow / Adjunct Research Scholar at Columbia University Theatre Management and Producing Program. Her original work has been seen at The John F. Kennedy Center, Sesame Street, The Smithsonian, The Lincoln Center for Performing Arts, Miami Book Fair, Ryan Seacrest Foundation and the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute. She is the CEO/ Author and Creative Director of the children's media brand, Callaloo Kids. She has held fellowships at The Schomburg Center, the DC Commission on the Arts, the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute, Lincoln Center, Harlem Stage, and the Anacostia Arts Center. She is the Founder of her production company Sepia Works and non-profit, Canady Foundation for the Arts. Canady is a graduate of Duke Ellington School of the Arts, Fordham University and NYU Tisch. She is a proud member of the Producers Guild of America, Actors Equity, and the Parent Artist Advocacy League.

Don’t miss this artist!
— Paul mooney

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Shop my books

Callaloo Kids is a children’s media brand that promotes cultural literacy for kids through books, digital content, live performance, and arts education resources.

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New York Magazine

“19 Gifts for Kids by Black Owned Businesses”

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A New Broadway

Front Row Fellow”

Marjuan Canady, a Caribbean-American producer, director, writer, performer, entrepreneur, and educator, has been selected as the inaugural Front Row Productions Fellow. As previously announced, the fellowship was created by Olivier-winning and Tony-nominated Broadway producers Stephen Byrd and Alia Jones-Harvey in partnership with Columbia University.

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Girls! Girls? Girls. on Kweli TV

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COVID Monologues

A Research based Theater performance

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