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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Renee Elise Goldsberry has received the 2017 Texas |
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Medal of Arts Award for theater from the Texas Cultural Trust; and |
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WHEREAS, Presented biennially, the Texas Medal of Arts Awards |
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acknowledge artists who have made exceptional contributions to the |
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arts at home and around the world; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Goldsberry originated the role of Angelica |
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Schuyler in the groundbreaking hit Hamilton; she received a 2016 |
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Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, and that |
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performance brought her a Grammy Award as well; her other Broadway |
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credits include Nettie Harris in the original cast of The Color |
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Purple, Mimi Marquez in Rent, and Nala in The Lion King; in |
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addition, she acted in several productions of the New York |
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Shakespeare Festival and appeared with Frances McDormand and Tate |
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Donovan in David Lindsay-Abaire's play Good People; and |
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WHEREAS, An acclaimed television actress as well, |
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Ms. Goldsberry won recognition for her work on One Life to Live, |
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including two Daytime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding |
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Supporting Actress in a Drama Series; she also had recurring roles |
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on The Good Wife, Law and Order: SVU, and The Following; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Goldsberry began her career in childhood at the |
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HITS Theatre in Houston; after graduating from the famed drama |
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department of Carnegie Mellon University, she went on to complete a |
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master's degree in vocal jazz at the University of Southern |
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California and sang in Los Angeles clubs and on the TV series Ally |
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McBeal; over the years, she has also returned to the Bayou City to |
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perform at the Alley Theatre and Houston Grand Opera; and |
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WHEREAS, Through her exceptional talent and her commitment to |
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the theater, Ms. Goldsberry has captured the imagination of |
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countless people, and she is truly deserving of this most recent |
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accolade; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Renee Elise Goldsberry on her |
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receipt of the 2017 Texas Medal of Arts Award for theater and extend |
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to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Goldsberry as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Thierry |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 527 was adopted by the House on |
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February 20, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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