REGINALD “REGGIE” WILSON (Will Parrish), a native of Tallahassee, Florida, launched his professional career in New York City as an intern with Woodie King Jr. at The New Federal Theatre. He received the AUDELCO Award for Lead Actor for his powerful performance as Levee in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Wilson later portrayed Sugar Ray Robinson in Laurence Holder’s Sugar Ray, earning another AUDELCO for Best Solo Performance. In 2024, he won two additional AUDELCO Awards—Lead Actor and Best Supporting Actor—and was honored with a Special Achievement Award. Additional New York stage credits include Blues for Mister Charlie, Fences, Zooman and the Sign, Unentitled, Miss Julie, Stockholm Savings, Black Angels Over Tuskegee, Haiti’s Children of God, The Whistle in Mississippi, The Meeting, and Watch the Throne. Regional stage credits include Pipeline (Portland, Oregon), Fences (Pittsburg, PA), Radio Golf (St. Louis, MO), Newberry (Gainesville, FL), Cowboy (Miami, FL), Feed The Beast (Pittsburg, PA) and Searching for Willie Lynch (Pittsburg, PA). He served as Assistant Director for NEC’s award-winning remount of A Soldier’s Play and directed Dearly Departed at Mars Hill University. As a playwright, Wilson has penned Scrambled Eggs, Da Rapture, and Platinum Grilled and Spirit Filled, works that confront domestic violence with honesty and urgency. He holds a BA from Florida A&M. University and an MFA from the University of Florida and is represented by Gabrielle Holder at Gill Talent Group.