About Curtis
Curtis Lewis (Walter Lee Younger) was born and
raised in Rock Island, Illinois. He received his Bachelors of Arts degree in
Theater Performance at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He has
recently completed his first-year professional acting internship at the Saint
Louis Black Repertory Theater as a member of their touring company and he was
last seen in The Black Rep’s production of Ma Rainey’s “Black Bottom” as
Sylvester Brown.
Other credits include:
Jefferson in “A Lesson Before Dying”
Walter Lee Younger in “A Raisin in the Sun” (seen in 2009)
Traveler in “A
Trip to Bountiful”
Merchant in “Comedy of Errors”
George Armstrong in “Intimate
Apparel”
Tyrell Mayberry in “Good and Plenty”
William in “As You Like It”
Ensemble
cast member in “Hairspray”
Multiple roles in both “The Colored Museum” and
“Point of Revue”
His directing credits include:
“Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train”
“Beauty Inside
and Out” (written by Curtis)
SIUE’s Black Theater Workshops:
“We Wear the Mask”
“The Journey to Freedom”
“The Root”
Actor's Quotes:
He would like to thank God for love,
peace, creativity, family & friends! “If you have a dream, you really don’t
have to chase it...just know that it’s already yours and it’s destined to
happen!”
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