▁and ▁with ▁U ta ▁H agen . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Lee ▁began ▁her ▁career ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁in ▁S lave ▁Sh ip , ▁a ▁stage ▁production ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁outline ▁of ▁Le R oi ▁Jones ▁later ▁known ▁as ▁Am iri ▁Bar aka . ▁She ▁appeared ▁at ▁The ▁Or phe um ▁Theatre ▁in ▁a ▁musical ▁production ▁called ▁Do ▁Your ▁O wn ▁Th ing , ▁based ▁on ▁Shakespeare ' s ▁Tw elf th ▁Night , ▁and ▁in ▁an ▁off - B road way ▁production , ▁The ▁Bel ie vers . ▁She ▁played ▁Cord elia ▁opposite ▁James ▁Earl ▁Jones ' s ▁King ▁Lear ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁in ▁the ▁Del ac orte ▁Theatre ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Shakespeare ▁in ▁the ▁Park ▁Festival . ▁She ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁six ▁A U DE L CO ▁Awards ▁for ▁Ex cell ence ▁in ▁Black ▁Theater ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁for ▁her ▁musical ▁play ▁Str utt in ’ , ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁Ros etta ▁Le No ire ▁A MA S ▁Re pert ory ▁Theater . ▁She ▁also ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁play ▁H osp ice ▁produced ▁at ▁The ▁Henry ▁Street ▁S ett lement ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Lower ▁Manh attan . ▁ ▁She ▁wrote ▁and ▁acted ▁in ▁her ▁one - w oman ▁play ▁Object s ▁in ▁the ▁Mir ror ▁are ▁Cl oser ▁than ▁They ▁Se em ▁first ▁as ▁a ▁reading ▁in ▁Miami , ▁Florida , ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁The ▁K itchen ▁Theatre