Carman Cooper

Carman is an actress and singer born and raised in Detroit. She has been in productions such as Sister Act the Musical, Ain’t Misbehavin', and Dreamgirls. Most recently, you may have seen her in Obsidian Theater Festival’s production of We Own Everything and Shakespeare Royal Oak’s production of Romeo and Juliet. Carman made her professional debut playing Sister Rosetta Tharpe in Detroit Public Theatre’s production of Marie and Rosetta and is excited to return to be part of the cast of Mud Row. Carman has trained with the Black Arts Institute at the Billie Holiday Theatre in partnership with Stella Adler Studio of Acting NY , under the instruction of Ruben Santiago-Hudson and Sonia Sanchez, as well as private acting instruction with acting coach Kenshaka Ali. Carman is currently pursuing a degree in Administration & Instructional Design at Central Michigan University.

Previous DPT Work

Marie and Rosetta — Season Three
Mud Row — Season Eight