It is scientifically proven that the higher and longer the pressure applied, the brighter the diamond produced, and Angelica Cheri, is a vivid example of this scientific fact. Born and raised in California by her grandmother due to the loss of her mother at nine months of age, Angelica Cheri would literally hit the ground running and make overcoming adversity part of her being from an early age.
A graduate of UCLA with a BA in Theatre, Columbia University with a MFA in Playwriting, and NYU with another MFA in Musical Theatre Writing, Ms. Angelica Cheri positioned herself as one of America's top playwright, screenwriter, musical theater book-writer/lyricist, poet and spoken-word artist.
At the time of the opening of Phenomenal Woman - Maya Angelou, one of her latest bodies of work with collaborator legendary director Jackie Alexander, Angelica Cheri took time out of her busy schedule to stop by Diaspora Central to promote the play and share her journey in an in-depth SPOTLiGHT interview with international media personality Gil Ingles.