Casting non-union actors for OFF THE REALNESS a new play by Nick Gandiello directed by Lucia A. Peters to be produced at the New School for Drama as part of the 2011 New Voices Festival Addy, a rough white kid from the suburbs, has earned himself a spot in a rap concert with hip-hop star …
Amina Henry is a first generation American of Jamaican descent. She has a BA in English/Film Studies from Yale University and an MA in Performance Studies from New York University. She is a writer/actress who currently works as a Resident Teaching Artist for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon. She is in the process of applying to …
Friday, November 19, 2010 One week ago from tonight was Shoppin’ for N.I.G.G.A.S It’s over!…. It’s over 🙁 I definitely do not see what happened last week as the end of the play or the workshopping. I was very happy with the evening over all and appreciate all the help we had. Blackboard is really …
Rehearsals for Shoppin’ have been wonderful! The cast is wired for this play and director, LA Williams has really put everything in perspective. Our discussions at rehearsal have been exactly what this process who have included and what we all look forward to on Friday during our panel discussion. Toccarra Cash (Guinivere) mentioned at our …
LA Williams is a unique stage director, actor and teaching artist. Having directed and assistant directed over 15 productions, He has proven to be one of the most promising, young, African American directors today. In 2010, LA was among 70 directors from all over the world, invited to become a member of the prestigious Lincoln …
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Tuesday, Oct 12th, 2010 … they were all at last night’s Blackboard! (how i survive by Angel Dillemuth) I don’t think Almeria and I had ever seen a room full of so many Black men before… at Blackboard I mean I think 95% of the audience was male! With that said, a BIG Congratulations to …
Angel Dillemuth is from the Southeast Bronx; a graduate of The Actor’s Studio Drama School (Actor), member of Bronx Repertory Company and Manhattan Rep. Angel is a new playwright who began writing to give himself and other actors work. How I Survive being his fourth play. His plays have appeared at Manhattan Rep., The Tank and at …
That “N”asty Word ~musings over a title~ by Garlia Cornelia Jones Let me be very clear, that I do not use “The N-word” in my every day language. When I was around six or seven years old, I thought I was giving my little brother a nuggie, but it came out as “nigger”. My brother …
Blackboard has always been free? So why charge? Well – we’ve always asked for Donations, but never insisted. We’re not insisting now – just asking for a specific amount. It should never deter you from coming. We want the people more than anything, but we would like to be able to copy the scripts for …