Lisa Fakir

Lisa Fakir is a native of Durham, NC. She attended North Carolina Central University where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in General Theatre with a minor in Dance. She was last seen in NCCU's original play, A Need Fulfilled produced by Dr. Arthur Reese. Fakir has also acted in NCCU’s play adaptation of the movie Sister Act. Expanding her theatre interests, she served as the stage manager for NCCU’s production of Best of Enemies, Speak My Soul, and Write Now We Will Heal, a collaborative ethnodrama between NCCU and Duke. She is a McNair Scholar and member of the national honor society, Alpha Kappa Mu. Lisa was a recipient of the prestigious 2019-20 Chancellor’s Award and the departments 2019 and 2020 Awards of Excellence in Academics and Dramaturgy. She was also a nominee for Dramaturgy in 2019 and 2020 at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival, Regional IV.