DaNiesha Carr is thrilled to be a part of the MFA program at UNLV. This is the culmination of a lifelong dream and she cannot wait to see how this experience will shape her as an artist. She has a BA in Theatre from Averett University in Danville, Va. Some of her previous credits include Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill (Billie Holiday), The Great American Trailer Park Musical (Pippi), Race (Susan), Once on This Island (Ti Moune), The Mountaintop (Camae), A Raisin in the Sun (Beneatha), Intimate Apparel (Esther), James and the Giant Peach (Spider), Hair (Dionne), and Ragtime (Sarah). “Thank you Kyle, Barkley, and my family back home in Virginia. I promise that I’ll make you all proud!”