Ensemble Members

Derrick Brent II

Derrick Brent II

Derrick Brent II (Performer)  holds a BA in Theatre from Prairie View A&M University.  He became an ensemble member of Progress Theatre in 2010, joining the cast of PEACHES. Additional theatre credits include at Bobby Green in Nacirema Society at The Ensemble Theatre, Page in the African American Shakespeare Company’s CinderellaCuttin’ Up, Spike B. in Lotto: Experience the Dream, and recently in the Atlanta Black Theatre Festival’s award winning production Emancipation. Derrick also works as a teaching artist, serving through several Houston arts organizations, including Express Children’s Theater, the Ensemble Theater’s TourEd Program and MadScience Houston. Being an artist is the greatest gift of service given him from the inside out.

Read Derrick’s Ensemble Blogs:“Teach’em & Watch’em” (Knoxville)
“This Is (Ain’t) No Unique Situation: A Question Unanswered” (New Orleans)

More Ensemble Bios: Cristal – Daniel  Rebekah – Tanya – Tiana