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Dee Selmore is a Theatre and Performance Research Ph.D. student at the Florida State University School of Theatre. Her research interests include decolonizing actor training methods, spirituality in creativity, and Black women in Theatre and Performance. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Theatre Performance from Florida A&M University. She also holds master’s degrees in Theatre from Florida State University and Innovation and Entrepreneurship from Full Sail University. Dee is a member of several prestigious organizations, such as Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Black Theatre Network (BTN), Theatre Communications Group (TCG), Southeastern Theatre Conference (SETC), and the Florida Association of Theatre Educators (FATE). Dee is a member of Actors' Equity Association (AEA), where she serves as the co-chairperson of the BIPOC Community Group. She has served as an adjudicator for various state colleges and both Thespians and Junior Thespians festivals. Dee's leadership prowess is evident in her role as the president of Tallahassee's Irish Repertory Theatre Board of Directors and her tenure as the College/University & Conservatory Rep Chairperson for the Florida Theatre Conference (FTC) Board of Directors. She has also directed several plays. Her entrepreneurial spirit is equally impressive, having co-founded Essential Theatrical Associates, ETArts (a non-profit), and owning Oluse Performing Arts. A few of the productions that Dee has performed in include The Winter's Tale (Shephard, Southern Shakespeare Co.), Letters to Kamala (Charlotta Bass, American Stage), Macbeth (Lady Macbeth, Digital Shakespeare Co.), Skeleton Crew (Faye, Barter Theatre)(Faye, American Stage), A Raisin in the Sun (Mrs. Johnson, American Stage), Sister Act (Deloris Van Cartier, Round Barn Theatre), The Color Purple (Sofia, Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe), To Kill a Mockingbird (Calpurnia, Mill Mountain Theatre), Doubt (Mrs. Muller, Crane River Theatre), Hairspray (Motormouth Maybelle, Shenandoah Summer Music Theatre), Footloose (Vi Moore, Jenny Wiley Theatre) and The Drolls (Roxolana, Florida Studio Theatre). Her most recent films include Noseeums, QueerBNB, My Music, and The Adventures of Brooklyn Barnes. Dee has also performed several readings at the International Black Theatre Festival. Dee's talent and dedication were recognized when she was honored as the 2019-2020 Theatre Tampa Bay Award winner for Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actress in a Play. This accolade was awarded for her compelling performance of Faye in Skeleton Crew by Dominique Morisseau at American Stage.

Listed skills include Leadership, Theatrical Production, Public Speaking, Dance, and 17 others.