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Mirirai Sithole ’12

To be described as 鈥渟imply extraordinary鈥� by a听听critic is a feat few actors achieve. Less than four years after graduating from Adelphi with a ,听Mirirai听Sithole 鈥�12 has received this very rare acclaim for her performance in the Classic Stage Company鈥檚 highly publicized staging of the Bertolt Brecht classic听Mother Courage and Her Children.听Sithole鈥檚 performance in the role of Mother Courage鈥檚 mute daughter听Kattrin听in the production, which opened on January 19, 2016, marks yet another impressive milestone in her blossoming career.

Sithole has already been admitted to the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) for her costarring role in Comedy Central鈥檚听Broad City, which was followed by a costarring role in Aziz Ansari鈥檚听Master of None听on Netflix. She has also made a number of New York theater appearances, including a role in the 59East59 Theaters production of C.O.A.L. (Confessions of a Liar).

In a January 19, 2016, article,听听theater critic Charles Isherwood described Mother Courage听as 鈥渢errific鈥� and 鈥渟earing.鈥� He devoted two paragraphs of the brief review to Sithole鈥檚 performance, noting that she 鈥減rovides the production with a moving emotional center.鈥�

鈥淢irirai听has a tremendous amount of integrity,鈥� said Maggie Lally 鈥�82, associate professor, who worked with Sithole during her undergraduate days and has remained close to her. 鈥淪he leads with her integrity, and I think that was able to help sustain her in her latest role because that character is so vulnerable. 鈥�The person she is informs the artist she is, and I鈥檓 just thrilled her work has been acknowledged.鈥�