Arts

Backstage Stories

Thu, Nov 25, 2021 21:00 PM

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Hosts: Marcia Pendleton
Topics:
  • Intro: Today Feels Like a Poem -
  • Adapted and performed by Charles Reese -
  • Seven Black Plays Part 1 -
  • Overview of the evening -
  • Introduction of guests, Jackie Jeffries &Charles Reese -
  • The background of the guests -
  • Naming the shows -
  • The Significance of this moment -
  • Why they wanted to witness it -
  • Seven Black Plays Part 2 -
  • Real talk about each of the plays. -
  • Seven Black Plays Part 3 -
  • Real Talk About The Plays continues -
  • Seven Black Plays Part 4 -
  • What’s Next for the guests? -
  • Final Thoughts -
Synopsis:

Join me and some good friends for our conversation about the New York theatre season thus far. West coast-based actor and "cultural architect of community engagement" Charles Reese has traveled 3,000 miles to take in the unprecedented number of plays by Black writers on Broadway.. Jackie Jeffries is president of AUDELCO, Inc, the producer of the Annual Viv Awards that honor excellence in Black Theater. Don't miss our discussion about what is, what was and what's coming up in Black Theater.

Guests:
  • Charles Reese -
  • Actor/The Charles Reese Experience -
  • http://www.charlesreeseexperience.com -
  • Jackie Jeffries -
  • President, AUDELCO, Inc -
  • http://www.audelco.org -
Playlist:
  • Empire State of Mind -
  • Jay - Z featuring Alicia Keys
  • Ain't No Stopping Us Now -
  • McFadden & Whitehead -
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