Art Manke is an award-winning theatre director and writer whose work has been seen at South Coast Repertory, Denver Center Theatre Company, Oregon Shakespeare Festival and the Mark Taper Forum, among others.
2. INTRODUCTION
• ART MANKE IS AN AWARD-WINNING THEATRE DIRECTOR AND WRITER WHOSE WORK HAS BEEN SEEN AT SOUTH COAST REPERTORY, DENVER
CENTER THEATRE COMPANY, OREGON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL AND THE MARK TAPER FORUM, AMONG OTHERS. HE WAS ALSO THE FOUNDING
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF LA'S ACCLAIMED CLASSICAL THEATRE COMPANY, A NOISE WITHIN. THROUGHOUT THE NEARLY THREE DECADES THAT
HE HAS BEEN IN THE INDUSTRY, ART MANKE HAS WORKED WITH A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF PERFORMERS AND PRODUCTION
PROFESSIONALSWHO HAVE RECEIVED WIDESPREAD ACCLAIM.
ONE SUCH PERSON IS MEG DELOATCH, WITH WHOM MR. MANKE WORKED WHILE HE WAS A DIRECTOR ON THE TV SHOW "EVE." SINCE THEN,
DELOATCH HAS WORKED ON VARIOUS PRODUCTIONS, SUCH AS "FULLER HOUSE" AND "AUSTIN & ALLY." SHE CURRENTLY SERVES AS THE
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF "FAMILY REUNION," WHICH IS SET TO BE DISTRIBUTED BY NETFLIX.
THE COMEDY SERIES HAS FINALIZED ITS WRITING ROOM AND CAST, WHICH INCLUDES "SISTER SISTER" STAR TIA MOWRY AND "GREY’S
ANATOMY" STAR LORETTA DEVINE, AMONG OTHERS. THE SHOW IS SET TO FOLLOW THE MCKELLAN FAMILY,WITH DEVINE PORTRAYING THE
FAMILY’S STRICT MATRIARCH, WHILE MOWRY PLAYS A FREE-SPIRITED MOTHER.
ALSO AMONG THE CAST ARE INSECURE STAR ANTHONY ALABI AND "SHAFT" ACTOR RICHARD ROUNDTREE. "FAMILY REUNION" IS SCHEDULED
TO BEGIN STREAMING ON NETFLIX ON JULY 10.