Lawrence Evans is a New York based actor and casting consultant. He currently serves as Celebrity Coordinator for the National Black Theatre Festival. Regional theatre credits include: Triad Stage, Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, Florida Studio Theatre, Arkansas Repertory Theatre, freeFall Theatre, Caldwell Theatre Company, Charlotte Repertory Theatre, North Carolina Black Repertory Company, Short North Stage. New York theatre credits: Black Stars of the Great White Way (Carnegie Hall), In a Clean House, Willie, Flat Street Sa’Day Nite, Monsieur Baptiste, the Con Man. National tours: And Still I Rise, (written and directed by Maya Angelou), The Sweet Spot with Clifton Davis and Ja’Net DuBois, Camp Logan. Television: “New Amsterdam,” “All My Children,” “Another World,” “Ryan’s Hope,” “As the World Turns,” “One Life to Live,” “The Good Wife,” “Law & Order SVU.” Film: “State Property II,” “The Devil Wears Prada.” He studied theatre at Jackson State University and the University of Michigan.
Casting credits: New Federal Theatre, National Black Touring Circuit, Billie Holiday Theatre, TheatreWorks Colorado Springs, Negro Ensemble Company, Black Spectrum Theatre Company, August Strindberg Repertory Theatre, Juneteenth Legacy Theatre.
Lawrence Evans is also affiliated with AUDELCO Nominating Committee, Actors’ Equity Association, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA), Canaan Baptist Church of Christ, Harlem, NY, Metro New York Chapter/Jackson State University National Alumni Association, National Black Theatre Festival, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc, and Screen Actors Guild (SAG).