ABOUT
THE PRODUCER / FOUNDER
AYINDE HURREY hails from Goldsboro, North Carolina.
At an early age, he began his career on the stage as a drummer/musician
with The Cultural Movement, Inc.,
a company founded by his father, Raymond “Nilaja” Hurrey, the original
percussionist for The Last Poets.
His musical career eventually guided him to assume the responsibilities
as Musical Director for TCM, Inc., as well as Founder/Artistic Director of Ayoluwa
African Dance Company in Durham, NC. Ayinde’s
background in African dance and percussion has provided him with the opportunity
to perform as a guest artist with various dance companies all over the country
and abroad.
In the years to come, Ayinde decided to develop his talents
as an actor, writer, and director. He
studied at North Carolina Central University in Durham, where he received his
Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and pursued his graduate training at the University
of Florida in Gainesville, where he received his Masters of Fine Arts in Acting.
Ayinde landed his first role in a stage play in September 1991, as Reuben
Mercer in August Wilson’s, Joe
Turner’s Come and Gone. He has
played numerous roles in university as well as regional theatres. As a director,
he has produced numerous West African dance concerts, West African percussion
compositions as well as stage plays. His
first directorial piece was For Colored
Girls Who Have Considered Suicide…When the Rainbow is Enuf, by Ntozake
Shange. Ayinde’s most recent works have been Nappy
Journeys, a solo piece written, directed, and performed by Hurrey and the
role of T-Bone in T-Bone & Weasel.
Now
residing in Pensacola, Florida, Ayinde continues to spread his theatrical energy
to audiences both near and far through the efforts of Hurrey-UP
Stage & FilmWorks.
As producer and founder, Ayinde develops theatrical works in both stage
and film with particular focus on cultural awareness and diversity.
Hurrey-UP produces highly entertaining works while at the same time,
acknowledging the crucial educational value of the performing arts.
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