| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 527 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Renee Elise Goldsberry has received the 2017 Texas |
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| 6 | 6 | | Medal of Arts Award for theater from the Texas Cultural Trust; and |
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| 7 | 7 | | WHEREAS, Presented biennially, the Texas Medal of Arts Awards |
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| 8 | 8 | | acknowledge artists who have made exceptional contributions to the |
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| 9 | 9 | | arts at home and around the world; and |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Goldsberry originated the role of Angelica |
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| 11 | 11 | | Schuyler in the groundbreaking hit Hamilton; she received a 2016 |
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| 12 | 12 | | Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, and that |
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| 13 | 13 | | performance brought her a Grammy Award as well; her other Broadway |
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| 14 | 14 | | credits include Nettie Harris in the original cast of The Color |
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| 15 | 15 | | Purple, Mimi Marquez in Rent, and Nala in The Lion King; in |
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| 16 | 16 | | addition, she acted in several productions of the New York |
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| 17 | 17 | | Shakespeare Festival and appeared with Frances McDormand and Tate |
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| 18 | 18 | | Donovan in David Lindsay-Abaire's play Good People; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, An acclaimed television actress as well, |
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| 20 | 20 | | Ms. Goldsberry won recognition for her work on One Life to Live, |
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| 21 | 21 | | including two Daytime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding |
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| 22 | 22 | | Supporting Actress in a Drama Series; she also had recurring roles |
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| 23 | 23 | | on The Good Wife, Law and Order: SVU, and The Following; and |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Goldsberry began her career in childhood at the |
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| 25 | 25 | | HITS Theatre in Houston; after graduating from the famed drama |
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| 26 | 26 | | department of Carnegie Mellon University, she went on to complete a |
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| 27 | 27 | | master's degree in vocal jazz at the University of Southern |
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| 28 | 28 | | California and sang in Los Angeles clubs and on the TV series Ally |
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| 29 | 29 | | McBeal; over the years, she has also returned to the Bayou City to |
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| 30 | 30 | | perform at the Alley Theatre and Houston Grand Opera; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, Through her exceptional talent and her commitment to |
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| 32 | 32 | | the theater, Ms. Goldsberry has captured the imagination of |
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| 33 | 33 | | countless people, and she is truly deserving of this most recent |
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| 34 | 34 | | accolade; now, therefore, be it |
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| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 36 | 36 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Renee Elise Goldsberry on her |
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| 37 | 37 | | receipt of the 2017 Texas Medal of Arts Award for theater and extend |
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| 38 | 38 | | to her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 40 | 40 | | prepared for Ms. Goldsberry as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 41 | 41 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 42 | 42 | | Thierry |
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| 43 | 43 | | ______________________________ |
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| 44 | 44 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 45 | 45 | | I certify that H.R. No. 527 was adopted by the House on |
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| 46 | 46 | | February 20, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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