| A Brief History
Jomandi was begun in 1978, through an effort to endow the Dr. Thomas W. Jones memorial scholarship of the Morehouse College Medical School. "Every Father's Child", the company's first production written by Thomas W. Jones, II was part of that tribute. The name Jomandi is an amalgamation of the names of the Jones family members; it was discovered some time later that in a Senagalese dialect the name means "People gathered together in celebration". Today, Jomandi is Georgia's oldest and largest African American theatre in the country based on budget. Jomandi has emerged as a leading theatre nationally in the production of new work and a defining voice of its generation in the field of American theatre.
Vision To bring world class, highly diversified productions to its audiences wherever it performs: - To present the highest quality and professional standards possible in theatre, musical productions, educational programs and services. - To lead in the artistic development of African American cultural experience. - To provide timely, courteous, and professional customer service to those making us their theatre of choice. - To always operate in a fiscally and ethically responsible manner.
Mission Jomandi is a professional theatre founded in 1978 and based in Atlanta. The company exists to develop a body of work and programs, which assert African/American artistic expression, artists, and culture, into a global community to a broader appreciation of an evolving African/American aesthetic, and develops the creative and and entrepreneurial resources of African/American peoples.
Achievement Highlights Jomandi is recipient of the "first-time" and other major grants fro the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), Lila Wallace Reader's Digest Fund, AT&T, the Coca-Cola Company, the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, TCG/Pew (NTAAR), the Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund, and the National Endowment for the Arts. The company, the recipient of the 1990 Governor's Award for the Arts, was the first African-American theatre presented in New York's Joyce Theatre American Theatre Exchange, was invited two years to perform at Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors, and represented the South in Europe's "Other America" Festival. In addition, Jomandi has been awarded eight of the sixteen nominations for the prestigious Helen Hayes Awards in Washington, D.C.
Support Jomandi receives public support through the City of Atlanta & Bureau of Cultural Affairs, Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council, Georgia General Assembly and Council for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts. The private sector contributes through foundations, corporations, our annual Legacy Awards program and individual donations. Please click here for information how to donate to Jomandi.
Staff/Management Click for a listing of:
-features the presentation of 4-5 theatrical works for audiences in metropolitan Atlanta and surrounding communities and has included well over thirty world premieres developed by Jomandi since 1978.
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