Sheri Williams Pannell, Narrator Sheri Williams Pannell has performed, directed or been commissioned to write for a number of Milwaukee’s theater and arts organizations including First Stage, Florentine Opera, InTandem, Milwaukee Arts Museum, Milwaukee Chamber Theater, Milwaukee Public Theater, Milwaukee Rep, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, African American Children’s Theater and Skylight Music Theatre. Beyond Milwaukee, Sheri has worked at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Utah’s Old Lyric Theatre, University Opera and University Theater at UW Madison, and the Children’s Theater of Madison. Ms. Pannell is an Education lead teacher and dramaturg at First Stage where she was commissioned to write a play celebrating Milwaukee’s Bronzeville history for First Stage's Wisconsin Play Cycle (premier January 2017).  September 2016, Sheri directs the musical VIOLET at Skylight Music Theatre. She is founding associate artistic director of the Bronzeville Arts Ensemble and co-directs the drama ministry at Calvary Baptist Church. Ms. Pannell is a graduate of Spelman College and holds a MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Sheri gives God the glory for blessing her with her husband Don and son, Don2.