Donald Lewis Jr. is a graduate of NOCCA and studied theater at the College of Santa Fe, NM and University of New Orleans. He currently teaches Gifted and Talented Theater in New Orleans Public Schools. He has worked with Edward Albee and been invited to Sundance Institute. He is on the Board of WRBH 88.3 FM, Radio for the Blind and Print Handicapped, and volunteers for WWOZ.

“It was a fantastic experience! Sometimes you don’t know the presence of something until you encounter the absence of it! This residency helps to create profound peace. I have a better idea of what I want to do. The environment is glorious!” – Donald Lewis