Fulbright in Africa for Theater Prof

Assistant professor of theater arts Cynthia Henderson is heading to Cameroon for the upcoming academic year. She received a grant from the Fulbright program to teach and direct a production of Suzan-Lori Parks's Pulitizer Prize-winning play, Topdog/Underdog, at the University of Yaounde 1. She will also be working with professors at the university on an AIDS project that will take them into Cameroon's rural villages.

"I'm extremely excited about doing this. It's an incredible opportunity to use the art that I love to make a difference in people's lives --- more than just an emotional difference, and hopefully a life difference," says Henderson.

Henderson, who came to the College in fall 2000, directs productions and teaches acting.
A member of the Actors' Equity Association, she has acted professionally in New York and in Europe. She holds a bachelor's degree in theater from Troy State University and an M.F.A. degree from Pennsylvania State University.

Henderson's award marks the fourth consecutive year an Ithaca College faculty member has received a Fulbright grant. In the last five years, four students have also won Fulbrights.