Hilda Willis has been a performing artist since the age of 11 when she landed her first role with the Children’s Theatre Company in Roanoke, VA. Ms. Willis was granted a scholarship to study with the award winning Bachelor of Fine Arts program at North Carolina A&T State University. Ms. Willis has performed and directed throughout New York City and in regional theaters including: The Apollo, The Cotton Club, The Baby Grand, Sweet Waters, National Black Theatre, The Mint, The Trilogy, Theatre Row, Billie Holiday Theatre, Lime Kiln, Mill Mountain Theatre, 7 Stages, Jomandi Theatre, The Great Bay Plaza (Antilles), Highways Performing Arts Center, 4th Street Promenade Playhouse, The Beacon Theatre, and Madison Square Garden. Some of her favorite professional roles include: Lady Capulet (Romeo and Juliet), Dr. Charlotte (Falsettos), Amy (Stone Wall Country), Mother (Breath Boom), and Woman #1 in Mad At Miles: A Black Woman’s Guide to Truth. In 2007, she joined the True Colors Theatre Company staff as the Education Consultant. She served in that role for seven years and was responsible for The August Wilson National Monologue Competition. Other roles she has held include Director for India Arie and Creative Director for the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation.