Glenda Dickerson (born 1945, Houston, TX) is a director, folklorist, adaptor, writer, choreographer, actor, black theatre organizer, and educator.[1] She has worked in venues including the Biltmore Theatre[2] (Broadway), Circle in the Square (New York City), Lorraine Hansberry Theatre (San Francisco), Ford's Theatre and the Kennedy Center (Washington, D.C.). In 1971, she received an Emmy nomination and in 1972 a Peabody Award.[3]
She holds the distinction, along with Vinnette Carroll, of being one of the few African-American women to have directed on Broadway. Her work focuses on folklore, myths, black legends, and classical works reinterpreted.