Masi Asare is a Tony-nominated songwriter and dramatist, a voice teacher, and a performance scholar. She is assistant professor of theatre and performance studies at Northwestern University, and divides her time between New York City and Chicago.
BOOK COMING THIS FALL!
Masi's scholarly book on Black women, voice, and musicals is coming this fall from Duke University Press. It studies how Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, Bessie Smith, Ethel Waters, Pearl Bailey, Juanita Hall, Lena Horne, Eartha Kitt, Diahann Carroll, and Leslie Uggams form a lineage of highly trained, effective voice teachers whose sound and vocal techniques are still heard today.
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THE ACTING COMPANY GALA
A pleasure to attend The Acting Company's gala in April where my song “Raise Up the Sails” from Odyssey was performed. Featuring Tatiana Wexler, Layla Khoshnoudi, Anya Whelan-Smith, Zamo Mlengana, Abiola Obatolu, Holly Hinchliffe, and Peter Douskalis on guitar.