Curated by Culture
About
Sepia Works is a multimedia production company whose mission is to create dynamic stories that showcase, celebrate and uplift African Diaspora communities. Curated by culture, we believe in the power of story to broaden perspectives and change the world for black and brown people.
Sepia Works provides professional services in project development, production and distribution strategy in film, theater, and immersive storytelling. By working closely with our clients we develop strategic business timelines, fundraising plans, branding and distribution consulting.
Sepia Works' vision is to be a leading catalyst for cultural innovation, empowering artists and creatives of color to thrive in a global marketplace. We aim to redefine the business of arts and culture by fostering a dynamic ecosystem where diverse voices are celebrated, creative excellence is nurtured, and impactful stories are shared with the world.
Marjuan Canady
Founder / CEO
Named as a 2023, Woman to Watch on Broadway, Marjuan Canady is a Tony® Nominated Broadway Producer and award-winning Caribbean-American artist, entrepreneur, educator, artist-scholar and literacy advocate. Her work spans theater, film, television, children’s media and literature. Marjuan is currently an Artist in Residence at Eaton DC and was the Spring 2024 Kennedy Center Social Impact Local Playwright in Residence and a Research Scholar for The August Wilson Society. A DC native, Canady won the 2023 DC Mayor’s Arts LARRY NEAL Writers Award. Her Co-Producing Broadway credits include: Alicia Keys' Hell's Kitchen, The WIZ, and Death of a Salesman. She was the 2021-2022 inaugural Front Row Productions Fellow / Adjunct Research Scholar at Columbia University MFA Theatre Management and Producing Program. Her original work has been seen on Hoorae Media, Sensical TV, Sesame Street, at The John F. Kennedy Center, The Smithsonian, The Lincoln Center for Performing Arts, The National Theatre, and Folger Shakespeare Library. She is the CEO/ Author and Creative Director of the children's media brand, Callaloo Kids. Marjuan has held fellowships at The Kennedy Center, The Schomburg Center, , the Caribbean Cultural Center African Diaspora Institute, Lincoln Center, Harlem Stage, and the Anacostia Arts Center. She is a 13 time DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Artist Fellow. A creative-social-entrepreneur, she is the Founder of her production company Sepia Works and non-profit, Canady Foundation for the Arts. Canady is a graduate of Duke Ellington School of the Arts, and holds her B.A. in Theatre / African Studies Fordham University and her M.A. in Arts Politics from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. She is a member of the Producers Guild of America, Actors Equity Association, Dramatist Guild, and the Parent Artist Advocacy League. She is the proud mom of her four year old daughter.
Camille Thomas
Producing Associate
Camille Simone Thomas is a 5th generation Detroiter through her father’s side and a first generation Jamaican through her mothers. She’s a multi hyphenate playwright-producer-performer-educator. Her plays have been workshopped and performed at The Connelly Theatre, New York Theatre Workshop, Playwrights Horizons, Sanguine Theatre Company, Blackboard Playwriting series, Lime Arts Theatre company, American Slavery Project, The Obie Award-winning Harlem9 and Detroit Public Theatre Company, Dixon Place, Workshop Theatre, Barter Theatre Company, The National Women's Theatre Festival, The Brick, and more!
Anne Laurie Joseph
Producing Associate
Anne Laurie Joseph is a dynamic artist and advocate for equity, blending her talents as a playwright, poet, performer, and musician to create meaningful and transformative work. With a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Music, she serves as the Executive Coordinator for the Theatre Department at Duke Ellington School of the Arts, where she manages communications and operations to support the department’s creative and academic excellence. Anne’s artistic mission centers on amplifying silenced voices, addressing social injustices, and celebrating the multidimensional beauty of diverse communities.