{"id":115201,"date":"2021-11-05T08:25:08","date_gmt":"2021-11-05T12:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=115201"},"modified":"2024-01-04T14:44:02","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T19:44:02","slug":"ddn-wright-state-grad-appears-on-cbs-drama-bull","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2021\/11\/05\/ddn-wright-state-grad-appears-on-cbs-drama-bull\/","title":{"rendered":"Dayton Daily News: Wright State grad appears on CBS drama \u2018Bull\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dayton native and Wright State University musical theatre alumna Ebony Blake appeared on the CBS legal crime drama \u201cBull\u201d Nov. 4, at 10 p.m.<\/p><\/div>\n

Dayton native Ebony Blake appeared on the CBS legal crime drama \u201cBull\u201d Nov. 4, at 10 p.m.<\/p>\n

Blake will play the featured role of Ruby Donaldson on the hit show, currently in its sixth season. Inspired by its co-creator and executive producer Dr. Phil McGraw, \u201cBull\u201d stars Michael Weatherly as Dr. Jason Bull, a psychologist and trial-science expert who owns and operates Trail Analysis Corporation (TAC).<\/p>\n

Tonight\u2019s episode, the season\u2019s fifth episode, is titled \u201cKing Bull.\u201d CBS\u2019 official description reads, \u201cThe TAC team asks Bull to step aside when they fear his recent issues could negatively affect their defense of a business mogul accused of being mentally unfit to lead his company.\u201d<\/p>\n

Blake says the episode, filmed in New York in September, is a nod to Shakespeare\u2019s \u201cKing Lear\u201d and includes Frankie Faison (\u201cComing to America\u201d) as the frazzled patriarch.<\/p>\n

\u201cI play Ruby, the middle sister,\u201d said Blake, a graduate of Middletown High School and Wright State University\u2019s musical theatre department.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy older sister and I believe our dad is in trouble because he\u2019s exhibiting really erratic behavior. We are at the helm of a very successful automotive company and losing millions of dollars by the minute. I was so pleased to be a part of this Black family seen in sort of a different space from a lot of Black families you see on TV. This family is affluent, with good money, and the sisters are three dynamic, sharp Black women. I really enjoyed my time on the set from the cast to crew. Everybody was gracious and really lovely.\u201d<\/p>\n

Blake\u2019s WSU credits include \u201cThe Piano Lesson\u201d (under the direction of the late Sheila Ramsey) and \u201cRagtime\u201d (under the direction of Greg Hellems). Her numerous professional credits include the first national tour of \u201cThe Book of Mormon,\u201d national tour of Elton John and Tim Rice\u2019s \u201cAida,\u201d \u201cNefertiti: A Musical Romance\u201d (Deeply Rooted Dance Theater), \u201cBlack Nativity\u201d (The Classical Theatre of Harlem), \u201cHairspray\u201d (Music Theatre Wichita), \u201cJitney\u201d (Human Race Theatre Company) and \u201cLittle Shop of Horrors\u201d (Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park). She has also traveled the globe working for Disney Cruise Lines and Universal Studios Japan.<\/p>\n

Pre-pandemic, she opened the San Francisco production of the acclaimed, Tony and Olivier Award-winning epic \u201cHarry Potter and the Cursed Child.\u201d She will resume rehearsals at the end of this month covering the roles of Hermione Granger and Ginny Potter. The production re-opens in San Francisco in January.<\/p>\n

\u201cSan Francisco is not really a theater town, it\u2019s more known for the wineries and Muir Woods, so it doesn\u2019t have a built-in audience like New York, but people have been really receptive,\u201d she said. \u201cHonestly, J.K. Rowling has been so kind and gracious. She believes in the production so much and everybody in the show has to (meet) her approval so she\u2019s definitely involved.\u201d<\/p>\n

Most recently, the New York-based actress wrapped an episode of Queen Latifah\u2019s CBS drama \u201cThe Equalizer,\u201d which could air as soon as next month. She notably appeared on CBS\u2019 \u201cBlue Bloods\u201d last March.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so thankful,\u201d Blake said. \u201cIt\u2019s a crazy, uncertain time for everybody right now. I thank God for anything that has come my way.\u201d<\/p>\n

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