RUBEN SANTIAGO-HUDSON (Caesar) received a Tony Award for his portrayal of Canewell in August Wilson’s Seven Guitars (a role he also played for the Huntington), for which he was also the recipient of Outer Critics, Drama League, and Clarence Derwent Awards. He made his Broadway debut in Jelly’s Last Jam opposite Gregory Hines. Other stage credits include the Obie, Helen Hayes, and AUDELCO Award-winning Lackawanna Blues, also written by Mr. Santiago-Hudson, and East Texas Hot Links (The Joseph Papp Public Theater); A Raisin in the Sun (Williamstown Theatre Festival); Ceremonies in Dark Old Men (Negro Ensemble Company); Henry VIII and Measure for Measure (New York Shakespeare Festival’s Delacorte Theater); and Deep Down (INTAR). His extensive television appearances include “The West Wing,” “Law & Order,” “NYPD Blue,” “Whoopi,” “Early Edition,” “Michael Hayes,” “Rear Window,” “Hunt for the Unicorn Killer,” “Little John,” “Unchained Memories,” and “American Tragedy.” In film, Mr. Santiago-Hudson can be seen in Shaft, The Devil’s Advocate, Blown Away, The Red Sneakers, Domestic Disturbance, Coming to America, and Solomon and Sheba. Recently he co-starred in the upcoming Oprah Winfrey Presents Their Eyes Were Watching God, opposite Halle Berry, and the HBO original movie Lackawanna Blues, directed by George C. Wolfe, from a screenplay written by Mr. Santiago-Hudson. Lackawanna Blues will have its world premiere in early 2005. Mr. Santiago-Hudson has an MFA from Wayne State University and an honorary MFA from American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.