tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16407487604277509112024-03-19T08:05:49.266-04:00Spotlight on ...AND Company TheatreThe official blog of "...AND Company Theatre," a semi-professional theatre company presenting new plays and ensemble performances in and around Philadelphia, PA. Updates include information about our upcoming shows, our casts and crew, tickets, reviews, auditions and press....AND Company Theatrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16873222832443199300noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640748760427750911.post-83638286322884419162013-02-19T20:17:00.001-05:002013-02-19T20:17:30.228-05:00A Song For Coretta [promo]<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In celebration of Martin Luther King Day, ...And Company Theatre is offering a Buy One Get One Free special to A Song for Coretta, Pearl Cleage's play celebrating the accomplishments of Dr. King's wife, and the civil rights era within the context of contemporary America.<br />
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Thursday February 21- 7:30pm
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Friday February 22 - 7:30pm
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Saturday February 23 - 2:30pm
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Sunday February 24 - 2:30pm<br />
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The play is set at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on Feb. 6, 2006, the day Coretta Scott King, the widow of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., lay in state there. Thousands of people showed up to pay their respects, and Cleage's play supposes a cross-generational meeting of five of them.<br />
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Directed by Andre Brown<br />
Assistant Directed by Christina May<br />
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Helen Richards - Laquanda Mccoullum
<br />Mona Lisa - Zuhairah McGill
<br />Zora Evans - Stacey Sandle
<br />Keisha Cameron - Synphone Ruiz/ Kai Wright
<br />Gwen Johnson - Tanya O'Neill
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This Buy One Get Free offer is only valid until 11:59pm on January 21st.<br />
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...AND Company Theatrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16873222832443199300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640748760427750911.post-36676868972674335292012-02-27T14:32:00.000-05:002012-02-27T14:32:33.518-05:00Black History Month Closing Festival: Feb. 29th @ 7pm<span style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">YGB isn't OVER YET!!!</span></span><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">Check out our finale showcase at the YGB Festival and Poetry Slam: Feb 29th, 7pm at The CEC!</span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><span style="line-height: 14px;">This Black History Month closing festival is something you don't want to miss!!!</span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><span style="line-height: 14px;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><span style="line-height: 14px;">...plus...</span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><span style="line-height: 14px;"><i>Musical Tributes</i></span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><span style="line-height: 14px;"><i>Vendors</i></span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><span style="line-height: 14px;"><i>Food</i></span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><span style="line-height: 14px;"><i>The 1st Annual YGB Poetry Slam and much, much more!</i></span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">Tickets are <b>$15</b> adults/<b>$10</b> children 12 & under/<b>$5</b> for the <b>YGB SLAM only</b>!!!</span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">For tickets go to </span><a avglsprocessed="1" href="http://andcompanytheatre.org/" rel="nofollow nofollow" style="background-color: white; color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; line-height: 14px; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://andcompanytheatre.org/</a></span></div><div style="font-family: arial; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="Default"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">PHILADELPHIA — <i>“To Be Young Gifted and Black: Portrait of Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words”</i> is the third full production of …<b>And Company Theatre</b>. Adapted by her husband, this piece is a compilation of Lorraine Hansberry's - author of the classic "A Raisin in the Sun"- plays, journals, essays, poems and speeches. Honoring ensemble work, …And Company Theatre brings to life the visions, the passion and the spirit of the playwright by allowing the “company” members to collaborate in order to bring richness to the human essence Hansberry outlines in her writings.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="Default"><br />
</div><div class="Default"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">A prolific Black female writer, Hansberry's work was steeped in her familiarity with living through life in the South Side of Chicago after the World War during the depression and the first atom bomb being dropped. Personally impacted by racial and political hysteria, cancer, lynching, drug additions and mental illness, among other things, Hansberry's work abundantly examines the human experience. This production will not only pay homage to the conclusion of Black History Month but most importantly continue to give breath to a notable African American contributor of the arts.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="Default"><br />
</div><div class="Default"><span style="font-size: 11.0pt;">“To Be Young Gifted and Black…” runs 2/23 @8pm; 2/24 @8pm; 2/25 @3pm and 8pm; 2/26 @3pm. Special performances include: 2/22 @10am which is a free performance of selected scenes at <b>The Free Library of Philadelphia </b>& 2/29 @7pm which is a <b>Young Gifted and Black Festival</b> which will take place at the CEC. The Young Gifted and Black Festival is a ticketed event of $15 which includes selected scenes from the main production, vendors, musical tributes, LIVE painters, dancers and a Poetry Slam.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="Default"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Adapted posthumously by her husband, "Young, Gifted and Black" is a compilation of Lorraine Hansberry's - author of the classic "A Raisin in the Sun"- plays, journals, essays, poems and speeches. </span></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*Young, Gifted and Black - Black History Month Finale Program (Tickets $15): Wednesday, February 29th | 8pm | Community Education Center, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3500 Lancaster Avenue, </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Philadelphia, PA 19104 | <a href="http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/225155">BUY TICKETS</a></span></div>...AND Company Theatrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16873222832443199300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640748760427750911.post-17932112919813342432012-01-25T09:27:00.000-05:002012-01-25T09:27:01.616-05:00And Company Theatre Needs Interns!And Company Theatre seeks an administrative intern. Must have independent internet access. Responsibilities include:<br />
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Send resumes to LaNeshe Miller-White at laneshe@andcompanytheatre.org...AND Company Theatrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16873222832443199300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640748760427750911.post-19184773690431171902011-12-12T20:13:00.000-05:002011-12-12T20:13:18.978-05:00...AND Company Theatre is hiring!...AND Company Theatre is looking to fill the following positions<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">:<br />
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Please submit resumes to <a href="mailto:casting@andcompanytheatre.org" target="_blank">casting@andcompanytheatre.org</a></span>...AND Company Theatrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16873222832443199300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640748760427750911.post-48747612906449296312011-12-06T20:43:00.002-05:002011-12-06T22:52:11.088-05:00Audition Announcement: “To Be Young Gifted and Black : Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words”<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6dqsYXXykwN7AQUweI9FWzGiyHazcgjDs6cj42CzFGfS-8sWhfxpY-i8fIX2IOnE0ZrA1lXtqbNLwEBouHLfVRijfjojypdbl7UYSRdn9CwEBqeyldeXnKKnB3rJbys-VNf43rIwuxuNJ/s1600/lorraine-hansberry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6dqsYXXykwN7AQUweI9FWzGiyHazcgjDs6cj42CzFGfS-8sWhfxpY-i8fIX2IOnE0ZrA1lXtqbNLwEBouHLfVRijfjojypdbl7UYSRdn9CwEBqeyldeXnKKnB3rJbys-VNf43rIwuxuNJ/s320/lorraine-hansberry.jpg" width="253" /></a></div><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">AND Company Theatre’s presentation of “To Be Young Gifted and Black : Lorraine Hansberry in Her Own Words” </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Adapted by Robert Nemiroff / Directed by Andre Brown</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Auditions will be held Monday, December 12th, and Tuesday, December 13th from 6:30pm – 9:30pm. There will be call-backs the evening of Wednesday, December 14th. Location: Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine Street</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Actress 1 - Youthful qualities of Lorraine Hansberry as a schoolgirl and college coed (20's)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Actress 2 - greater maturity of vision, intellectual grasp ; basic image of playwright in her early thirties (30's) </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(1) Older Black Actress </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Actress 3 - Mama, the various mothers</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Actress 4 - great vivacity with intellectual force subtlety (20's) </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Actress 5 - same intensity as the Actress 4 (30's - 50's) </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">(2) Two Black Actors</span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Actor 1 - strong actor to play various roles (20-30's) </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Actor 2 - strong actor to play various roles (30 - 50's)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> (2) Two White Actors </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Rehearsals begin January 9th 2012 </span><br />
<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Show runs from February 22 - 26 2012</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">For consideration please send your headshot/resume to casting@andcompanytheatre.org for an audition slot. For the audition, please prepare one 2-minute monologue. You will also be provided with sides.</span>...AND Company Theatrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16873222832443199300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640748760427750911.post-18628282633330102842011-12-01T15:10:00.000-05:002011-12-01T15:10:31.799-05:00SOAPM Meet the Cast: Eric Banks as "Reverend Barnes"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpsnC6TRWBDS34HVKMQjAaRD6y9LFPqFLxxXcwF80Vczfvyv9l4TKTkFmjjtkol6DUQmrbgqQhWrd2qPOTKw5-kV_67dS8A9rVmbFEprY8WtUnvg5UIN7An7wUXWYJA3KG95sTo7-vVpNx/s1600/Eric+Barnes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpsnC6TRWBDS34HVKMQjAaRD6y9LFPqFLxxXcwF80Vczfvyv9l4TKTkFmjjtkol6DUQmrbgqQhWrd2qPOTKw5-kV_67dS8A9rVmbFEprY8WtUnvg5UIN7An7wUXWYJA3KG95sTo7-vVpNx/s320/Eric+Barnes.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div>Eric Banks was born and raised in North Philly and caught the acting bug while performing in the gospel play, "Focus on Glory." Other productions include, "A Soldiers Play," "Another Bank Robbery," "If it ain't got that swing","Nursing Home," "Domestic Relations" and "Four Sides to Every Story." His passion for acting landed him roles on the cable network, True TV. Forensic Files, as well as a commercial for Monday Night Football for ESPN. Keep your eyes and ears open for this up and coming actor! </div><div><br />
</div><div>The <i>preacher man</i> of which the title refers to, Reverend Barnes has a huge impact on his son's life. While Junior is young he wishes to be just like his father, but as he grows older, he learns some things that change his opinion of this shepherd. </div><div><br />
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</div>...AND Company Theatrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16873222832443199300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640748760427750911.post-63368561927187666432011-11-30T13:11:00.000-05:002011-11-30T13:11:08.166-05:00SOAPM Meet the Cast: Cathy Simpson as "Stella Barnes"<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynp2_LtM9A42NIWoYJ-aetJkUNOc6YXl03LNqAkLRw_XtMPYG-q1E46tizcSp9KbY8JXaufFONPBed64glfy5B0U9B3Wl4JXSOnBJ-bFF7cSZrDisRdLccRYiMElh4UTtxO-6C209weGX/s1600/CathySimpson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dda="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjynp2_LtM9A42NIWoYJ-aetJkUNOc6YXl03LNqAkLRw_XtMPYG-q1E46tizcSp9KbY8JXaufFONPBed64glfy5B0U9B3Wl4JXSOnBJ-bFF7cSZrDisRdLccRYiMElh4UTtxO-6C209weGX/s320/CathySimpson.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>CATHY SIMPSON</b>, has been a company member of the People’s Light<span> </span>Theatre Co. since 1994.<span> </span>She is also a member of the “Freedom Rising” Company at the National Constitution Center, and the American Historical Theatre Company, Philadelphia. </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Her work in local theatres include InterAct Theatre, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Philly Shakes, Philadelphia Young Playwrights, Hedgerow Theatre, Theatre Catalyst, the Arden and the Wilma. Regional theater credits include, Arena Stage, The Kennedy Center, The National Theatre, Studio Theatre, Source Theatre, Wooly Mammoth, Olney Theatre Center, St. Louis Black Rep, St. Louis Rep., Indiana Rep., Big Arts.\Fla. and Florida Rep.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Film and TV credits include the award winning PBS, Maple Ave. Outreach Film, “PS I Love you”, numerous industrials and commercials for local Fox TV. </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">A three, time Barrymore nominee and a winner for the Freedom Theatre production of <b>The Old Settler</b>, and a Kevin Kline Award winner for St. Louis Black Rep’s production of, <b>A Song for Coretta</b>.<span> </span></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">She has also been nominated twice for the Helen Hayes Awards in Washington D.C. and won the Best Performer Award in Toyama, Japan.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">"Stella Barnes" is Junior's mother, and while she means well, she is a source of confusion for our main character. The matriarch of the family, she seams to be the last to know about two very important things in the play. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><div class="MsoNormal"><em>Son Of A Preacher Man</em> follows the relationship between a preacher’s son with a not so conventional lifestyle and a preacher who allows the secular to take over his spirituality.This play will make you laugh out loud, shout, cry and most of all think about the consequences of super-human expectations and ridiculous judgements. <br />
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Show dates/times:<br />
Friday November 25, 7:30PM<br />
Saturday November 26, 3PM and 7:30PM<br />
Sunday November 27, 4PM<br />
Friday December 2, 7:30PM<br />
Saturday December 3, 3PM and 7:30pm<br />
Sunday December 4, 4PM<br />
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Tickets: <br />
$15 in advance / $20 at the door<br />
Students/Seniors $10<br />
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Purchase tickets online: <a href="http://brownpapertickets.com/event/208148"><span style="color: #d57229;">http://brownpapertickets.com/event/208148</span></a><br />
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Location: <br />
Christ Church Neighborhood House - 20 N. American st. Philadelphia, PA, 19106</div></span>...AND Company Theatrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16873222832443199300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640748760427750911.post-83591521060376277632011-11-23T10:10:00.000-05:002011-11-23T10:10:10.562-05:00SOAPM Meet the Cast: Walter DeShields as "Dr. Bundt"<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> <div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLPCnF3VsuVCHvhE0y_HQQZppuk4puor05BsPkiP1EzQ2hwd4EAFEAAA3hO71hnTOridUycgdedGnsRVOnOHZ4dtotre8KwdnBx1pgSByHw41qv_UFMy_L0gWY80rUGW2fQy9vbAEcEvoP/s1600/Walter+DeShields.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLPCnF3VsuVCHvhE0y_HQQZppuk4puor05BsPkiP1EzQ2hwd4EAFEAAA3hO71hnTOridUycgdedGnsRVOnOHZ4dtotre8KwdnBx1pgSByHw41qv_UFMy_L0gWY80rUGW2fQy9vbAEcEvoP/s320/Walter+DeShields.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="il">Walter</span> <span class="il">DeShields</span> has performed as <b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman Bold";">Rich</span></b> in <i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman Italic";">VI Degrees</span></i> and <b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman Bold";">Tracy</span></b> in <i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman Italic";">More than one Way to Skin A Dog. </span></i><span class="il">Walter</span> has performed in the greater Philadelphia and New York City areas on stage most recently as <b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman Bold";"><span class="il">Walter</span> Lee</span></b> in “<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman Italic";">Raisin in the Sun”</span></i> ;<span> </span>as <b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman Bold";">Trent </span></b>In Bryana Cannon’s <i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman Italic";">“Gentle Cycle of Dirty Laundry”</span></i> and as<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman Bold";"> Guy </span></b>Pearl Cleage’s in “<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman Italic";">Blues for an Alabama Sky</span></i>”. <span class="il">Walter</span> is starring in several released and upcoming film projects including “<i>Cant Judge a Book</i>”, "<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman Italic";">Coochie Wars"</span></i> <i>“The Playstation Killed the Puppet</i>”<i>;</i> and<i> </i><span> </span>“<i>Happy Holidaze”; </i><span class="il">Walter</span> is a proud Penn State graduate with a BA in English and Theater. <span class="il">Walter</span> acknowledges and thanks his company and cast mates for their support and encouragement. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">Walter plays the character of "Dr. Bundt." As "Junior's" psychiatrist, "Dr. Bundt" is the sounding board for all that is swirling around in "Junior's" mind, both real, and imagined. </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><em>Son Of A Preacher Man</em> follows the relationship between a preacher’s son with a not so conventional lifestyle and a preacher who allows the secular to take over his spirituality.This play will make you laugh out loud, shout, cry and most of all think about the consequences of super-human expectations and ridiculous judgements. <br />
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Show dates/times:<br />
Friday November 25, 7:30PM<br />
Saturday November 26, 3PM and 7:30PM<br />
Sunday November 27, 4PM<br />
Friday December 2, 7:30PM<br />
Saturday December 3, 3PM and 7:30pm<br />
Sunday December 4, 4PM<br />
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Tickets: <br />
$15 in advance / $20 at the door<br />
Students/Seniors $10<br />
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Purchase tickets online: <a href="http://brownpapertickets.com/event/208148"><span style="color: #d57229;">http://brownpapertickets.com/event/208148</span></a><br />
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Location: <br />
Christ Church Neighborhood House - 20 N. American st. Philadelphia, PA, 19106</div></span></span>...AND Company Theatrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16873222832443199300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640748760427750911.post-36563258864605194932011-11-22T09:35:00.000-05:002011-11-22T09:35:48.774-05:00SOAPM Meet the Cast: Aaron C. Thornton - "Christian"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_zG73QIqhLjIvL_nycHXjp7d4ip4OBSxka07SQQe6daqJTppZ8eBblgn7FLor4xykeOB3LSFr4_FoS9miOduc2WzadBCkWU__KgXNVQ9N67cARuX6J3nriN4TiEiHG05GEBbBdFoL8wMc/s1600/Aaron+Thornton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_zG73QIqhLjIvL_nycHXjp7d4ip4OBSxka07SQQe6daqJTppZ8eBblgn7FLor4xykeOB3LSFr4_FoS9miOduc2WzadBCkWU__KgXNVQ9N67cARuX6J3nriN4TiEiHG05GEBbBdFoL8wMc/s320/Aaron+Thornton.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>Aaron C. Thornton</strong> is a member of the acting company GoKash Productions. He started acting in middle school and immediately fell in love with it. He has been in shows <i>including Baltimo Jawja,<span> </span>My Son My Brother My Friend, His Child Too</i>, <em>Six Degrees, </em>and <em>Girl He Loves me</em>. He is best known for his role in <i>The Nigga Files</i> that placed 2<sup>nd</sup> in The Philadelphia Urban Theatre Festival in 2009 and his role in <i>Ambie Dickerson</i> that tied for 1<sup>st</sup> place in the festival in 2010. He lives by the quote “If I never existed, have I given something, that if taken away you’d miss it.” </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Aaron plays "Christian" in <em>Son of a Preacher Man. </em>Though a well meaning friend of character "Junior," "Christian" adds to the mayhem in our lead's mind, and contributes to what is a powerful climax in the play. </span><br />
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<em>Son Of A Preacher Man</em> follows the relationship between a preacher’s son with a not so conventional lifestyle and a preacher who allows the secular to take over his spirituality.This play will make you laugh out loud, shout, cry and most of all think about the consequences of super-human expectations and ridiculous judgements. <br />
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Show dates/times:<br />
Friday November 25, 7:30PM<br />
Saturday November 26, 3PM and 7:30PM<br />
Sunday November 27, 4PM<br />
Friday December 2, 7:30PM<br />
Saturday December 3, 3PM and 7:30pm<br />
Sunday December 4, 4PM<br />
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Tickets: <br />
$15 in advance / $20 at the door<br />
Students/Seniors $10<br />
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Purchase tickets online: <a href="http://brownpapertickets.com/event/208148"><span style="color: #d57229;">http://brownpapertickets.com/event/208148</span></a><br />
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Location: <br />
Christ Church Neighborhood House - 20 N. American st. Philadelphia, PA, 19106...AND Company Theatrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16873222832443199300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640748760427750911.post-29446379319720302502011-11-21T14:21:00.000-05:002011-11-21T14:21:36.721-05:00SOAPM Meet the Cast: Andre Brown "Junior Barnes"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fiy4T0uvE4gWPQBVz0F6Gtcfcw5vLFEad_jDzJde98Ev794W72p7RpuhdAOr-Ps-b6p9oARV2SATRm5sPLeeHVccr-b6B-f0vJ3FAMAAiORD8tWbGtxVB8kPSIks4FkwP_GsI-rUlIqZ/s1600/Andre+Brown.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fiy4T0uvE4gWPQBVz0F6Gtcfcw5vLFEad_jDzJde98Ev794W72p7RpuhdAOr-Ps-b6p9oARV2SATRm5sPLeeHVccr-b6B-f0vJ3FAMAAiORD8tWbGtxVB8kPSIks4FkwP_GsI-rUlIqZ/s320/Andre+Brown.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>Co-Founder of ...AND Company Theatre and a proud high school drama teacher, <strong>Andre Brown</strong> has been performing for several years. Some of his favorite roles include, <em>Man</em> in "Crowns", <em>Jackie Robinson</em> in "Play to Win", <em>Papa Ge</em> in "Once on This Island", <em>The Wiz</em> in "The Wiz", and <em>Andre</em> in "Ain't Misbehavin'" to name a few. Andre has studied theatre professionally at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Los Angeles, CA and Film & Broadcasting at Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ. It his ultimate desire to present the "truth" of the human experience on stage both professionally and artistically. <br />
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Andre plays the character of "Junior Barnes." The lead character in <em>Son of a Preacher Man</em>, audiences can expect to see "Junior" go on a turbulent ride from beginning to end as he navigates the expectations and judgements of his family, as well as the congregation at large. <br />
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<em>Son Of A Preacher Man</em> follows the relationship between a preacher’s son with a not so conventional lifestyle and a preacher who allows the secular to take over his spirituality.This play will make you laugh out loud, shout, cry and most of all think about the consequences of super-human expectations and ridiculous judgements. <br />
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Show dates/times:<br />
Friday November 25, 7:30PM<br />
Saturday November 26, 3PM and 7:30PM<br />
Sunday November 27, 4PM<br />
Friday December 2, 7:30PM<br />
Saturday December 3, 3PM and 7:30pm<br />
Sunday December 4, 4PM<br />
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Tickets: <br />
$15 in advance / $20 at the door<br />
Students/Seniors $10<br />
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Purchase tickets online: <a href="http://brownpapertickets.com/event/208148">http://brownpapertickets.com/event/208148</a><br />
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Location: <br />
Christ Church Neighborhood House - 20 N. American st. Philadelphia, PA, 19106...AND Company Theatrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16873222832443199300noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1640748760427750911.post-18454391861591926312011-11-20T17:39:00.000-05:002011-11-20T17:39:09.736-05:00Mission Statement<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7t8DiO2vDeReUzQUP87G15GvaS6LK24t4a0oFtRUmsdWdpDQlYCqdLlWHZOSxjg3phgmzUzkbbF587bvoWBRcwlKhUD-0NLPR_Ka0Lxk8in5G9UqFik_nSc-qeAz02fY1f2M-SymW3Au/s1600/AND-Company-Theatre-WEB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7t8DiO2vDeReUzQUP87G15GvaS6LK24t4a0oFtRUmsdWdpDQlYCqdLlWHZOSxjg3phgmzUzkbbF587bvoWBRcwlKhUD-0NLPR_Ka0Lxk8in5G9UqFik_nSc-qeAz02fY1f2M-SymW3Au/s200/AND-Company-Theatre-WEB.jpg" width="182" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfGYLj5ZMVrbAVd_ebXi1XJoB2VEKhsn7QwSo5xS6SgC-trqZZhkzeED18TR2BHqQm1jiS-22636S6mVwnZ6BJoF3zUsd7VkcWTOaz6GxhVn8vIajzAvjeMH8luJwrZKXXfZRNk2_FniEv/s1600/AND-Company-Theatre-WEB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em;"></a><b>...AND Company Theatre</b> was founded by Andre Brown and Israel Atkins in late 2010 with the belief that theatre is an art form with unique power to illuminate the human experience. <i> </i><br />
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<i>...AND Company Theatre</i> produces live theatre entertainment that excites the imagination and nourishes a lifelong passion for theatre arts.<br />
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Our <b><i>mission</i></b> is supported by the following objectives:<br />
<ul><li> To engage audiences of diverse ages, cultures and economic background;</li>
<li>To nurture daring young artists to build dynamic growing professional careers;</li>
<li>To be a community gathering place for active exchange about culture and the power of creativity;</li>
<li>To create world-class theatrical experiences while maximizing and responsibly managing available resources;</li>
<li>To provide a working environment that fosters leadership, collaboration and mutual respect, recognizes effort that sustains excellence, rewards innovation and encourages honest dialogue.</li>
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<i> <span style="font-size: x-small;">…AND Company Theatre is a Non-Profit Theatre along side, DLB Media Works Inc. aimed at educating young people in performing and media arts. DLB Media Works Inc., promotes premier arts training in Television, Film and Theatre. Highlighting successful programs like Dream TV Summer Camp and ACT After School Series. DLB Media Works Inc., mission is a non-profit full service Media Education Agency specializing in Arts, Entertainment and Community Leadership Initiatives. For more information on this and other projects log onto: <b><a href="http://www.dlbworks.com/" target="_blank">www.dlbworks.com</a></b>, <b><a href="http://www.andcompanytheatre.org/" target="_blank">www.andcompanytheatre.org</a></b>, <b><a href="http://www.varietypraiseshow.com/" target="_blank">www.varietypraiseshow.com</a></b> or call 609.891.7555. </span></i><br />
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