Who We Are
About Sue Johnson
Sue Johnson, Director of the Wake Up And Live’s Actors Studio (WUAL) is an actor, director, producer, coach and consultant. Sue Johnson is an actor whose professional stage credits include The Sunshine Boys, Simply Heavenly, Purlie, and The Merry Wives of Windsor. She received the Karamu Actors Guild, 1999-2000 (Outer Circle) Award), “Best Supporting Actress in a Musical,” for her role as Idella in Beck Center’s production of Purlie. Sue produces, directs and hosts “Wake Up And Live With the Arts” YouTube show which celebrates and showcases the diversity of performing and cultural artists. Under Sue’s leadership, established in 1997, WUAL has provided more than 800 aspiring and experienced performing artists and playwrights with an opportunity to learn, improve and practice their crafts and skills through artistic performance, which provides actors and other performing artists the opportunity to showcase their talents talents through plays, prose, poetry, performance pieces, dance and music. |
Mission Statement
Wake Up and Live (WUAL) is a 501©3 non-profit performing arts, and education organization committed to using an integrative approach to enrich aesthetics in northeast Ohio through empowering artistic, educational, and media programs and services.
Board of Directors
Sue Johnson, Executive Director
Chris Fortunato - Chair
Judy Allen
John Clegg
Lester H. Bryant, Sr.
James McGilbray
Honorary Members
Reverend Heidi L. Barham
Glenn Hendrix
Chris Fortunato - Chair
Judy Allen
John Clegg
Lester H. Bryant, Sr.
James McGilbray
Honorary Members
Reverend Heidi L. Barham
Glenn Hendrix