Anedra Johnson Small
- anedra.small@famu.edu
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- 850-599-8066
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Tucker Hall, Room #112
Mondays/Wednesdays • 12:45 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday/Thursday • 1:00 p.m. - 2:-00 p.m
THE 2300HB Critical Analysis of Drama • Mon. Wed. Fri. | 10:10 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
THE 2000 Introduction to Theatre • Mon. Wed. Fri. | 11:15 a.m.- 12:05 p.m.
TPP 2110 Elements of Acting • Tu. Thurs. | 9:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Professor Small attained a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from Florida A&M University and a Master of Fine Arts in Acting from the University of Florida. She is a dedicated professor, wife, mother, accomplished actor, director, and cake artist.
Small possesses over 25 years of acting experience and 15 years of teaching experience in the field of theatre. Before assuming a professorship at FAMU, she honed her craft as a working actor in Atlanta and New York before returning to Tallahassee, FL, to impart her knowledge of theatre and arts infusion in primary education. Though Small’s expertise lies in performance, she takes particular pleasure in creating a realistic but safe and engaging space for students to collaborate and explore the art of theatre. She also enjoys directing, serving as the director and advisor for The FAMU Connection, and creating memorable professional development opportunities.
Aside from academia, most recently, Small showcased her culinary talents and appeared on the Food Network’s Season 4, Holiday Wars, competing as a baker with her team, Best in Snow. She also appeared as the lead in a short film, Bookworm (2024), produced by Florida State’s School of Film.
- Script Analysis
- Theatre Performance
- Directing
- Acting for the Camera
- Classical Acting
- Voice Training for the Actor
- Baking & Cake Design
- African American Studies
- Natural Hair
- University of Florida • 2011
M.F.A. in Acting - Florida A&M University • 2008
B.A. in Theatre Performance with a minor in Education
- Associate Professor of Theatre • 2021- Present
Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL - Assistant Professor of Theatre • 2015- 2021
Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL - Theatre and Dance Teacher/ Arts Integration Instructor • 2011 - 2015
Apalachee Tapestry Magnet School of the Arts - Actor • 1999- Present
Miami, Tallahassee, Atlanta, New York - Director • 2011- Present
CREATIVE PUBLICATIONS | Role: Director
Pipeline by Dominique Morisseau
FAMU Essential Theatre, Tallahassee, FL 2024
A New Era Conceived by Anedra Small
FAMU Essential Theatre, Tallahassee, FL 2023
Romeo & Juliet: A Miami Love Story Reimagined by Yonel Aries and Anedra Small
FAMU Essential Theatre, Tallahassee, FL 2023
It’s About That Time Conceived by Anedra Small
FAMU Essential Theatre, Tallahassee, FL 2022
An Epic Return Conceived by Anedra Small
FAMU Essential Theatre, Tallahassee, FL 2021
School Girls; Or the African Mean Girls Play (Remounted) by Jocelyn Bioh
FAMU Essential Theatre, Tallahassee, FL 2021
Rise Up: A Recruitment Film Conceived by Anedra Small
FAMU Essential Theatre, Tallahassee, FL 2020
School Girls; Or the African Mean Girls Play by Jocelyn Bioh
FAMU Essential Theatre, Tallahassee, FL 2020
This Just In Conceived by Anedra Small
FAMU Essential Theatre, Tallahassee, FL 2019
Blood at the Root by Dominique Morisseau
FAMU Essential Theatre, Tallahassee, FL 2019
Keepers of Legacy, Conceived by Anedra Small
FAMU Essential Theatre, Tallahassee, FL 2018
From the Mississippi Delta by Endesha Ida Mae Holland
Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Edinburgh, Scotland 2018
From the Mississippi Delta by Endesha Ida Mae Holland
FAMU Essential Theatre, Tallahassee, FL 2018
Akeelah and the Bee by Cheryl West
FAMU Essential Theatre, Tallahassee, FL 2017
Coming to FAMU, Conceived and directed by Anedra Small
FAMU Essential Theatre, Tallahassee, FL 2017
Can You Feel It?!, Conceived by Anedra Small
FAMU Essential Theatre, Tallahassee, FL 2016
No Exit by Jean-Paul Sartre
FAMU Essential Theatre, Tallahassee, FL 2016
Emancipation Blues, Conceived by Anedra Small
Artists and Bloom Festival, Tallahassee, FL 2016
Passport to Success, Conceived by Anedra Small
FAMU Essential Theatre, Tallahassee, FL 2015
Peter Pan Jr., Book by David Zellnik
Apalachee Tapestry School of the Arts, Tallahassee, FL 2015
Annie Jr., Lyrics by Martin Charnin, Book by Thomas Meehan
Apalachee Tapestry School of the Arts, Tallahassee, FL 2014
High School Musical Jr., Book by David Simpatico
Apalachee Tapestry School of the Arts, Tallahassee, FL 2013
PUBLICATIONS/ PRESENTATIONS
Anedra Small. “Inclusivity in Theatre”. Florida Theatre Conference News Summer Newsletter.
2019; Page 6.
Presentation: The Creative: Creative Research for the Artist. Florida A&M University
Office of Undergraduate Research World Class Scholars Program. Tallahassee, FL. July
22, 2019.
Presentation: Stanislavki Meets Uta Hagen: Creating a Truthful Character. American
College Theatre Festival at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Edinburgh, Scotland. August
4, 2018.
Presentation: Nailing the Audition. Leon High School Dramathon. Tallahassee, FL. January
4, 2016
- THE 2300 Critical Analysis of Drama
- TPP 2110 Elements of Acting
- TPP 2111 Advanced Acting
- THE 2000 Introduction to Theatre
- TPP 2100 Basic Principles of Movement
- THE 3930 Special Topics: Performance ( Acting Styles)
- ORI 2000 Oral Interpretation
- TPP 1700 Voice and Diction
