Laff-it-Off

Appointed a Director of Laff- it-Off Productions Inc. in May 1997, Cecily has directed every Laff-it-Off production since then. Formally trained in Theatre Arts at the Jamaica School of Drama as well as Stirling University, Scotland, she also holds a Master of Arts degree in Educational Theatre from New York University.

Cecily has been awarded Actress of the Year for her role of Gloria in “Two Can Play“

and she has directed many successful plays including Lorraine Hansberry’s “Raisinin the Sun”, Dario Fo’s “Can’t Pay?Won’t Pay!” and Dennis Scott’s “Echo in the Bone”.

She is a director of Cross Caribbean Productions Inc. and has produced all of the company’s plays and hascol laborated with government agencies in producing other educational dramas focusing on HIV/AIDS.

Cecily recently retired as a tutor at the Barbados Community College and is the current President of theBarbados Association of Drama Educators (BADE).