CAROLLETTE PHILLIPS is a dynamic, creative artist.

She holds a B.A. in Mass Communications with a focus in Broadcast Journalism from Miami University (Ohio) and a M.F.A. in Theatre from Wayne State University (Michigan), including a summer abroad at the Moscow Art Theatre School (Russia). She earned full academic scholarships and cum laude honors for both her undergraduate and graduate studies.

Carollette’s acting accolades include the Opificer Media Film Award for Best Actress and the Rogue Critic Award for Best Lead Actress in a Musical. She was a recurring guest star on Comedy Central’s Detroiters(Rhonda Devereaux), recently starred in Dominique Morriseau’s Detroit ‘67 (Chelle) at the Detroit Public Theatre and is featured in the BET+ film Block Party (Delores), opposite Margaret Avery and Antoinette Robertson.  

Carollette is a two-time champion of the Heck-Rabi Playwriting Competition, through which she won productions of her plays Poinsettia Blues and Hurts So Good at Wayne State’s Hilberry Theatre (Detroit). Behind the scenes, Carollette has worked in production at Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, MTV and Radio One as well as internships with BET, ESPN and PBS. 

Carollette’s choreography has been presented at venues small and large such as Joe’s Pub at The Public Theatre (New York City), The MUNY Theatre (St. Louis) and The Wharton Center (Michigan State University). As creator of Detroit’s LSODance Foundation (www.LSODF.org) Carollette has produced and directed numerous live concerts and theatrical pieces at premier Detroit venues including Music Hall, Little Caesar’s Arena, the Masonic Temple and the Detroit Institute of Arts.

A native Detroiter, Carollette is invested in developing quality artistic experiences in the community and mentoring young artists.  She is an alum of Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit, which afforded her opportunities to produce, perform and choreograph original work everywhere from the Detroit Juvenile Correction Facility to The Kennedy Center (Washington D.C.) and world theatre festivals in Denmark and England.