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Parker is a native of Stockton, California. Parker began his theatre life at the tender age of fourteen. Born on January 20th, 1960, under the sign of Aquarius, At age seventeen, William got his first taste of Black Theatre when he performed in the San Joaquin Delta Community College production of, <I>Leslie Lee’’s</I>, "The First Breeze of Summer." Like a virgin, Parker was smitten with love by this beautiful suitor and he has been unable to break free of theatre every since. Bestowed with a scholarship from the <I>"Black Teachers Association" and the "Bank America Award for Drama", </I>Parker graduated from Edison High School, in Stockton, California-Class of "78", took his Diploma and enrolled at <B>CSU, Sacramento</B> to pursue a degree in Drama, but more specifically, to study Black Theatre in the African Continuum, a curriculum designed in large part by Paul Carter Harrison. In 1980, Parker became a Morehouse Man when he transferred to the historical Black College in Atlanta, Ga. Ultimately, William returned to California and Graduated from <I>California State University, Sacramento</I> with a <B>BA</B> in Theatre. </div> <bR> <div> In 1986, William contracted with the City of Sacramento's, Parks & Recreations Division to write, direct and produce three of his original one-act plays at the Oak Park Community Center in Sacramento, Ca. It was the beginning of Parker’’s life as a Director/Producer. The series of plays were packaged and presented under the title; <I>"Life In The Park."</I> Parker has gone on to write and produce four full-length drama’’s and nine plays for Teens and Young Adults. All of his short plays have been produced at schools and community centers in California. On November 3rd, 2001, his play, <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#990066" FACE="Staccato222 BT" >"Waitin</FONT>’<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#990066" FACE="Staccato222 BT" >’ 2 End Hell",</FONT> was presented as a part of a readers series by famed <I>New York Theater Producer</I>- <A HREF="id47.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="WOODIE KING, JR."><U><B>Woodie King, Jr</B></U></A>. The series featured 30 plays by top Black Playwrights in the country, including; <I>Walter Mosely, Amiri Baraka, Ossie Davis, Ed Bullins, Richard Abrons, Sam-</I></div> <div> <I>Art Williams, Ron Milner, P.J. Gibson, Bill Harris, Steve Carter</I> and many others. The same play opened at UC, Santa Cruz on October 25th and ran through Nov. 3rd. </div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#990066" FACE="Staccato222 BT" ><A HREF="http://www.waitin2endhell.com/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.waitin2endhell.com/index.htm"><U>"Waitin</U></A></FONT><A HREF="http://www.waitin2endhell.com/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.waitin2endhell.com/index.htm"><U>’</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#990066" FACE="Staccato222 BT" ><A HREF="http://www.waitin2endhell.com/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.waitin2endhell.com/index.htm"><U>’ 2 End Hell"</U></A>,</FONT> opened Off-Broadway in NYC, at the 47th Street Theatre <I>on May 27th, 2004,</I> and after 15 weeks, closed on Sunday, <I>September 12th, 2004</I>. The play was directed and Co-produced by the legendary <B>Woodie King, Jr.</B> Parker is sharing the producer hat with Mr. King. </div> <bR> <div> Parker produced a full season of Adult Drama’’s in the City of Sacramento, under the banner of his company, <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#990066" FACE="Staccato222 BT" >Parker</FONT>’<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#990066" FACE="Staccato222 BT" >’s Place </FONT>in 2003. The season consisted of four, original, full length plays written by Parker. William believes that it is his destiny to figure prominently in the alignment of playwrights when the final chapters of history are written. <I>Mel Gussow</I> was the first New York Writer to witness this chance meeting of producer Woodie King, Jr. and playwright William a. Parker, at the National Black Theater Festival in 1995. Since that time, Parker and King have become good friends. Both are excited about future collaborations.  In fact, Parker and King will be convening at the <A HREF="http://www.nbtf.org/celebrity_pics.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.nbtf.org/celebrity_pics.htm"><U><B>NATIONAL BLACK THEATRE FESTIVAL</B></U></A> from  August 1-6, 2005, where the play will be presented.  It's the biggest Black Theatre Festival in the world. Last year, an estimated 55,000 people attended.</div> <bR> <div> Nicknamed <I><B>Wee-Wee</B></I><I>,</I> because he weighed just <I>4pds, 8oz’’s at birth</I>, Parker believes that pound for pound he measures up with some of the best. With more than <B>15 play scripts</B> under his belt and <B>3 screenplays</B>, he is ready to share his voice with the world. </div> <bR> <div> His smooth blend of Old skool, New skool drama is the perfect offering for the commencement of a new and refreshing era of Theatre in America. </div> <div>      </div> <div> <A HREF=" http://www.enflyer.com/app/support/af2.php?fid=2727&cid=2006" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" http://www.enflyer.com/app/support/af2."><U><B>Join Our Email List</B></U></A> </div> <bR> <div>                                                        </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>“Drama for the New Millennium”</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>