Saturday, March 4, 2017

BLACKED OUT in Sanguine Theatre Company's Project Playwright Festival

2017 has been frenetic so far, with exciting projects on all fronts: music, teaching, activism, and theater.  I'm very grateful to Sanguine Theater Company for selecting my play, Blacked Out, as one of four finalists in their Project Playwright competition. 

Shakeerah Fredericks (Ruby) and David Laws (Saul)
 I got to work with the amazing TJ Walker on staging a reading of an excerpt from the play (part of the Blackout77 outage-act); it was performed at Soho Playhouse on January 16th (MLK Day!). 


Andi Morrow (Nicki), Mario Haynes Sean, Shakeerah Fredericks (Ruby), and David Laws (Saul)
 I was so impressed with our amazing actors as well: Shakeerah Fredericks, David Laws, Andi Morrow, and Mario Haynes. 


Shakeerah Fredericks as Ruby

 I continue to learn so much about this play every time I get an opportunity to return to it with a creative team.  Thanks again to Sanguine Theatre Company, TJ Walker, Shakeerah Fredericks, David Laws, Andi Morrow, and Mario Haynes!
Shakeerah Fredericks as Ruby, David Laws as Saul