Beareather Reddy, a native of Sylvania, Georgia, received a B.A. in performance arts from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. Since graduation, she has performed in numerous plays throughout the New York metropolitan area, including "The First Wife", "Going Homeless", "The Mayor's Wife", the Audelco nominated, "Nzingha's Children" "Cinderah" and "Freedom Trail - The Life of Harriet Tubman".
Ms. Reddy has also performed in such night clubs as Sweetwater's, Two Steps Down, The Duplex, 966 jazz, the 14th Street Playhouse (Atlanta, GA) Food For Thought, Petit Bassam and Solomon's Porch. She has worked with such great musicians as Archie Shepp, Max Roach, Abdullah Ibrahim, Sheila Jordan, Jimmy Sigler, Gerry Eastman, George Gee & the Jump Jivers, Mferghu, Michele Rosewoman, Donald Smith, Rachim Sahu and Atiba and the Befo' Quotet. She has appeared on " The David Letterman Show", "Jazz Corner", " Annie & Her Friends" and ABC's WORLD NEWS NOW.
In 2001, Ms. Reddy formed her own Edutainment/Performance Arts Organizatiion called Big Eyed Productions, Inc. BEP is dedicated to introducing community youths to Blues music and perserving Blues cutlure throughout the entire community.
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