Gallery of Distinction

The Essential Theatre congratulates T’Keyah Crystal Keymah, Anika Noni Rose and Meshach Taylor for their enshrinement into the College of Arts and Sciences' Thomas DeSaille Tucker Hall’s Gallery of Distinction.

The Essential Theatre congratulates T’Keyah Crystal Keymah, Anika Noni Rose and Meshach Taylor for their enshrinement into the College of Arts and Sciences' Thomas DeSaille Tucker Hall’s Gallery of Distinction.

  • Enshrinement into one of FAMU's Galleries of Distinction is one of the highest honors the university may bestow upon one of its graduates.

    It specifically honors the contributions alumni have made to their disciplines, organizations, and communities at the local, national, or international level.

  • T'Keyah
    T’KEYAH CRYSTAL KEYMAH 

    PERFORMER, WRITER, PRODUCER, DIRECTOR
    CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
    B.S. – Theatre – 1984
    Enshrined, April 2, 2011

  • Anika
    ANIKA NONI ROSE

    PERFORMER, STAGE AND SCREEN
    NEW YORK, NEW YORK
    B.S. – Theatre – 1994
    M.F.A. – 1998, American Conservatory Theater
    Enshrined, April 2, 2011
  • Taylor
    MESHACH TAYLOR

    ACTOR
    ALTADENA, CALIFORNIA
    B.S. – Theatre- 1993
    Enshrined, April 2, 2011