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“Director Khanisha Foster at the top of her game.”
- Steven Stanley STAGESCENELA
“Masterfully directed by Khanisha Foster”
-OC Register
A RAISIN IN THE SUN | By Lorraine Hansberry | South Coast Rep
"SCR's power-packed production of A RAISIN IN THE SUN is the perfect storm of a seminal work of theater that not only honors its canonical, historical significance, but also keenly highlights its stamped relevance for present audiences…
I would not change a single thing about this production.”
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-Broadway World
A NEW BRAIN | The Finn & Lapine Musical | Celebration Theatre in Association with the Los Angeles LGBT Center
“…the true stars of this Brain-trust are the talented team of Foster and Miller-Fisher…if they directed and choreographed the folks waiting in line at the DMV, they could make a trip to renew one’s driver’s license an enjoyable experience.”
- Travis Michael Holder
THE RIPPLE, THE WAVE THAT CARRIED ME HOME | By Christina Anderson | KC Rep
“Under Khanisha Foster’s direction, that water imagery flows beautifully throughout the production.”
- KC Studio
ROE | By Lisa Loomer | Occidental College
“Ms. Foster’s direction favors a vivid insight and emphasis on innovative staging, making for genuinely potent and enthralling theater.”
-Bucking Trends
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF | By Tennessee Williams | Virginia Stage Company
“Remember when the actors were the special effects? The OC premiere of Dael Orlandersmith’s ‘Yellowman' exemplifies what makes live theater so magical”
-Jordan R Young
YELLOWMAN | By Dael Orlandersmith | Chance Theater
“Shange’s vision—translated expertly here by director Khanisha Foster and choreographer Brigette Dunn-Korpel—is one in which movement and words are inseparable, their marriage crucial to making meaning.”
- Liz Cook, The Pitch
for colored girls who have considered suicide/ when the rainbow is enuf | By Ntozake Shange | Kansas City Repertory Theatre
“She is TRULY one of the BEST directors in the industry!!! Keep HIRING this woman!!!”
- Celeste M. Cooper, Steppenwolf Ensemble Member
TONI MORRISON'S THE BLUEST EYE | Adapted by Lydia R Diamond | Virginia Stage Company
“Khanisha Foster directs a cast that is up to the task, in terms of both energy and emotion.”
-The Virginia Pilot
INTIMATE APPAREL | By Lynn Nottage | Cape Fear Regional Theatre
DISGRACED | By Ayad Akhtar | Virginia Stage Company
GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER | Adapted by Todd Kreidler | Cape Fear Regional Theatre
TONI MORRISON'S THE BLUEST EYE | Adapted by Lydia R Diamond | Cape Fear Regional Theatre
NEW WORK
Geffen Playhouse: The Writers' Room | THESE TWO THINGS | By T. Tara Haynes
The Ojai Playwrights Conference | SUBURBAN BLACK GIRL | By Zakiya Young
Berkeley Repertory: The Ground Floor | 45 PLAYS FOR 45 FIRST LADIES | By The Neo-Futurists
Oregon Shakespeare Festival | YOU HAD A GOOD RUN | By Kevin Douglas
Black Motherhood and Parenting New Play Festival In Partnership With Oregon Shakespeare Festival | THERESA | By Naomi Lorrain
Chance Theater | OTR Reading Series | MATINICUS | By Jenny Connell Davis
TV & FILM
Look What SHE Did: Kausar Mohammed on Sophia Chang
Look What SHE Did: Beatriz Vasquez on Teresita Gomez
SANCHO Created by Khanisha Foster
Look What SHE Did
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