Built Different Black History Show
GWC 6th Stem Learning Center Fine Arts Set to Inspire With Show Written by Teacher, Camika Spencer
Built Different is a showcase of Black History from then until now starring 6th graders in Lancaster Independent School District who attend George Washington Carver 6th Grade Stem Learning Center. The show's contents are 21 scenes and skits that present singing, dancing, acting, comedy, art, and music.
Event Details
Thursday February 19, 2026
7PM - 8:30PM
LMS
822 W. Pleasant Run Road
Seating is Limited
Admission is Free
The Stamped Initiative
Join us as we explore diverse stories that challenge and inspire.
The Stamped Project is the Bishop Arts Theatre's program centered around banned books. This year, six playwrights explore Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X Kendi, transforming its powerful themes into six unique plays that offer fresh perspectives on history, race, and identity.
Event Details
Thursday 8PM
Friday 8PM
Saturday 3PM
Sunday 3PM
Meet the Artists
Celebrating Artistry
Date: May 25, 2024
Time: 4pm - 6pm
Location: Arts Fort Worth
RSVP at https://events.humanitix.com/marking-the-journey-artist-meet-and-greet-with-artist-talk
Event Details
Upcoming Event Highlights
Featured along with four highly talented Dallas-based artists, Camika Spencer with be showcasing the spiritual work from her one year in Egypt. Please make plans to attend. The KIVA GALLERY is downstairs from the main art gallery (Cliff Gallery).
There will be an artist meet and greet on Friday February 17, 2023 from 4pm - 8pm.
Upcoming Art Showcase
Camika Spence: Artist Residency Finish
Join the Conversation
Language & Social Change
Dateline: DALLAS, TEXAS, 18 August, 2022 — The Writer’s Garret announced today that it will hold its first public event, a panel titled “Moving Beyond The Accommodation: the Power of Language in Shaping Social Change” followed by a reception, in its new location in Oak Cliff on 15 September,
2022.
Camika Spencer's Script Success
Camika Spencer: Celebrating a Top 100 Semifinalist
I have been trying to adapt one of my novels into a film script for about four years now. I finally let go and started entering these flimsy scripts into competitions for the notes. Well, low and behold, He Had It Coming has managed to get some industry attention! I'll take semifinalist! I'm very proud of the learning curve that getting scripts notes allows me to have. The final 30 will be announced soon, but what comes with a semi-finalist announcement is one year publicity for He Had It Coming by Scriptapalooza!
Camika Spencer Awarded 2022 Grant
Celebrating Black Heritage in Dallas
Camika Spencer is an Oak Cliff native of Dallas, Texas. Her revival of Black Legend Heirlooms (@blacklegendheirloom) as an art installation begins with Camika being able to open dialogue about black history in Dallas and one way to frame or capture the history in an art piece that can be handed down from generation to generation. She is also deeply interested in art that is versatile that can be "handled" in a particular way. She will be teaching a weeklong course on how to make a Black Legend Heirloom and curate shows with the work that will be showcased in businesses in African-American neighborhoods throughout the United States and around the globe. This project, sponsored by generous funds from the South Dallas Cultural Center will take root in her home city, Dallas, Texas in Fall of 2022.
Greetings
Teaching Abroad
In August of 2021, I packed up the house, took the dog to the ex-boyfriend, sold my car and left the United States. As I type this I am 10 weeks shy of returning. I have had the pleasure of teaching 5th and 6th grade students in Al Giza, Egypt as well as grow as a human being.
California Creative Journey
Camika Spencer Joins Creative Workshop!
On Friday the 13th an announcement was made that shook under represented creatives worldwide. Lee Daniels Entertainment in partnership with Represent OMV named the contest winners for The Creative Workshop.
The Creative Workshop will be a 3-Day intensive in Los Angeles, California where three extremely fortunate people will get the chance to be immersed in the world of producers, writers, directors, industry executives and more!
The winners were @simone_alezandria, @official_camika, and @officialnekeith!
Camika Spencer's Events
Camika Spencer Tapped to Direct
Back for a fourth year, BATC’s Down for #TheCount is a one-act play festival featuring six dynamic female playwrights from diverse social and ethnic backgrounds articulating the strong female voice in this #MeToo movement. The festival breathes life into their compelling, hilarious, and heartbreaking stories. True to BATC’s mission, Down for #The Count is a vital platform for the perpetuation of innovative theatrical productions where a variety of female voices may be heard. Directed by Camika Spencer
SPENCER NAMED AMONG THE 50 IN LETTERS TO OUR DAUGHTERS
The third installation OF DOMINIQUE MORRISEAU'S BRAINCHILD
The Billie Holiday Theatre in partnership with Frank Silvera Writers’ Workshop Present
50in50: Letters to Our Daughters
Curated by 2018 MacArthur “Genius” Dominique Morriseau
50 in 50: Letters to Our Daughters is the third annual installment of what’s become a highly anticipated, and sold-out, theatrical reading event. This year, a new group of 50 women “consider both the world they inherited and the one they’d like to create.” It’s an evening sure to be filled with emotion, unique points-of-view, and love.
Live music will be performed by Maritri Garrett.
THE CAST
Marsha Stephanie Blake ("Orange is the New Black," The Merchant of Venice on Broadway), Ebony JoAnn (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom on Broadway, "Grown Ups"), Jasmine Cephas Jones (Hamilton on Broadway, Dog Days, Mistress America), LaChanze (The Color Purple and Summer: The Donna Summer Musical on Broadway), Terria Joseph ("Empire," Autumn at The Billie), Celestine Rae (No More Mr. Nice Guy, Boardwalk Empire), Angelica Ross (Her Story, "Pose"), Michele Shay (Seven Guitarsand A Raisin in the Sun on Broadway) Phyllis Yvonne Stickney (How Stella Got Her Groove Back, The Women of Brewster Place), and Pauletta Pearson Washington (She's Gotta Have It, The Old Settler and Autumn at The Billie).
THE PLAYWRIGHTS
Amanda Graham, AriDy Nox, Arielle C Knight, Ashley Thomas, Benja Thomas, Bridget Doman, Camika Spencer, Colette Boston, Courtney Mericle, Cynthia L Dorsey, Daphne Busby, Debra Bramlett, Desiree Rucker, Dietra Kelsey, Donna Walker-Kuhne, Elisabeth Giffin Speckman, Eraina Ferguson, Felicia Fitzpatrick, Franceli Chapman, Geraldine Ezigbo, Ife Basim, Jackie Torres, Jameelah Nasheed, Jorjina Amefia-Koffi, Kaypri, Kendra Ann Flournoy, Kim Brandon, La'Needra "Lulu" Cornelious, Lexis Green, Lisa B. Thompson, Lola Cooper, Lyndor Jackson, Marcelle Davies-Lashley, Marcia Pendelton, Marleen Jasper, Marlow Wyatt, Paula Gillison, Penny Middleton, Renee Joshua-Porter, Robin Turner, S. Pearl Sharp, Safiya Bandele, Samantha Godfrey, Shalewa Mackall, Sharlee Taylor, Shemetra Carter, Sylvia Gail Kinard, Tajh, Terria Joseph, and Yoreel Fraser Trumpet.
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SPENCER PENS "GOT SOUL" SCRIPT FOR LANCASTER I.S.D
On May 2, 2019 Lancaster ISD presented it's annual fine arts district wide performance at Dallas' prestigious Majestic Theater in downtown Dallas. The show featured all of the fine arts departments in the district from elementary to high school with a cast of over 100 students.
This year's script was written by Camika Spencer after careful consideration by the department. This year's script gave L.I.S.D's fine arts department a reason to boast. For the first time in the projects seven year run, the show involved a full story, the script made sure the students interacted on stage, and the Director and Artistic Director were able to make changes up until the last minute without any snags. The show can be seen in its' entirety on the districts website under the Fine Arts tab.
Empower Your Journey
Celebrating 50in50 with Camika Spencer
The Billie Holiday Theatre presents the fourth monologue showcase of its popular series – 50in50: Letters to Our Sons. In response to MacArthur “Genius” Dominique Morisseau’s curatorial statement, 50 original monologues – selected from hundreds of submissions from women of African descent from across the globe – will be read by renowned actors to include: Lisa Arrindell (The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Saints & Sinners, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof), Marsha Stephanie Blake (When They See Us, The Photograph, The Merchant of Venice), Lilli Cooper (Tootsie, Wicked), LaChanze (The Color Purple and Summer: The Donna Summer Musical), Joie Lee (She’s Gotta Have It, Do The Right Thing), Celestine Rae (Boardwalk Empire, Blacklist), Phyllis Yvonne Stickney (How Stella Got Her Groove Back, The Women of Brewster Place), and Pauletta Pearson Washington (She’s Gotta Have It, The Old Settler and Autumn at The Billie) with live music performed by Maritri Garrett and Tayler Harris.