Marie Goodman Hunter

She also had the opportunity to act with other companies, including at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey; the Alabama Shakespeare Festival; and in Caux, Switzerland.

An Actress Who Happens to be Black With combined singing and acting talents, Goodman Hunter was hired as the first African American in the cast of Paul Green's The Common Glory, the annual patriotic pageant in Williamsburg, Virginia.

"[3] When VMT attained full professional repertory status, Goodman Hunter was one of the local actors who received an Equity contract.

She gained professional rank in the VMT Rep company, produced under the artistic direction of Keith Fowler, which included Ken Letner, E.G. Marshall, Alfred Drake, Janet Bell, Lynda Myles, and dramaturg M. Elizabeth Osborn.

[4] Among major roles she played at VMT were Berenice in The Member of the Wedding, Missy in Purlie, Ginny Jenny in The Threepenny Opera, and Adelaide in Guys and Dolls.

[7] In 1982, Goodman Hunter received the Mayor's Award for “Most Outstanding Contribution to the Arts.” Over her many years on Richmond stages, she has become one of the region's most extensively honored performers, widely celebrated for her singing and acting as well as for her passionate community spirit.