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SUMMARY:August Wilson Monologue Competition National Finals
DESCRIPTION:The National August Wilson Monologue Competition is presented in collaboration between True Colors Theatre Company and Jujamcyn Theaters. \nWhen: May 6\, 2018 · 7:00pm\nWhere: August Wilson Theatre\n245 West 52nd Street\, NY\, NY\nFREE & Open to the Public \nThe event\, which is free and open to the public\, features high school students from Atlanta\, Boston\, Buffalo\, Chicago\, Los Angeles\, New Haven\, New York\, Pittsburgh\, Seattle\, Dallas\, and Greensboro\, North Carolina performing monologues by the late\, legendary American playwright. \nA panel of celebrity judges will evaluate the competitors and select a winner. The students with the top three scores will win cash scholarships. The evening will also include performances by well-known Wilsonian veterans and special musical guests. \nThis program is presented thanks to support by Delta Air Lines.
URL:https://truecolorstheatre.org/event/august-wilson-monologue-competition-national-finals-2019/
LOCATION:August Wilson Theatre\, 245 W 52nd St\, New York\, NY\, 10019\, United States
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SUMMARY:Spring Play Reading Series: The Griot
DESCRIPTION:Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company is excited to announce the line-up for our annual Spring Play Reading Series. The theme of this year’s series is “The Griot.” The West-African Griot\, the storyteller\, is the holder of the stories of a people and the preserver of culture and traditions. As the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade ripped people from their native lands and brought about a mix of disparate people\, the Griot helped to unite the stories of the various communities and helped them preserve their heritage. In the tradition of the Griot\, we will remember and reflect on the past as we ideate the ways in which we wish to change and impact the future. \n\nThursday\, 4/25/19 at 7:30 PM\nThe African Company Presents Richard III\, written by Carlyle Brown\nDirected by David Koté\nVenue: 7 Stages | 1105 Euclid Ave NE\, Atlanta\, GA 30307 \n40 years before the Civil War\, William Henry Brown\, a free black American\, organizes a production of Shakespeare’s Richard III for a predominantly black audience. But in doing so\, Brown challenges the leading producer of New York City\, Stephen Price\, who has secured the famous English actor Junius Brutus Booth to play Richard III at his Park Theatre. As Brown fights for the right of his company to present Shakespeare\, his African Grove Theatre Company fights within their ranks\, questioning the appropriation of English drama for African-American actors and the racial implications of such a move. Based on the true story of the first African-American theatre company\, Carlyle Brown’s The African Company Presents Richard III carries a timeless message of negotiating racial consciousness in theatre that still resonates for actors and audiences today. \n\nFriday\, 4/26/19 at 7:30 PM\nUntitled Adinkra Play\, written by Gabrielle Fulton\nDirected by Jamil Jude\nVenue: Fulton County Arts and Culture Aviation Community Cultural Center | 3900 Aviation Circle\, NW\, Atlanta\, GA 30336 \nAn African American couple\, Will and Charity-Grace\, are the hopes and dreams of the diaspora. The “talented tenth\,” they are a successful power couple. That is\, on the outside – within the relationship\, they’re barely recognizable to one another. Their marriage is on the brink of failure when an old friend\, their Ghanaian host brother (Kwaku) from their college study abroad\, appears on the doorstep for a visit and turns their relational orientation on its head. The currently untitled play utilizes the aesthetic features\, ideas\, proverbial meanings and messages communicated in Adinkra symbology of West Africa to explore authenticity within relationships while exploring the Western roots of homophobia. \n\nSaturday\, 4/27/19 at 7:30 PM: Canceled  \nThis is an exciting opportunity to join us for a live reading by professional actors and directors. This Series is FREE and open to the public.
URL:https://truecolorstheatre.org/event/spring-play-reading-series-the-griot/
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SUMMARY:August Wilson Monologue Competition Regional Finals
DESCRIPTION:RESERVE YOUR FREE TICKET \nKenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company is proud to present the Annual August Wilson Monologue Competition for Greater Metro Atlanta area high school students\, grades 9-12. This competition\, coordinated by True Colors Theatre’s Director of Education\, Nikki Toombs\, focuses on the plays of August Wilson’s American Century Cycle\, which chronicle the African American experience through the 20th century. Each play is set in a different decade and is filled with soaring\, lyrical monologues that take the song\, laughter\, pain\, and rich content of African American life and places it in the mouths of the greatest and varied ensemble of characters written since Shakespeare. \nThe inspiration for the competition was sparked by two of August Wilson’s closest living collaborators\, Kenny Leon and Todd Kreidler. Kenny Leon\, the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company\, worked closely with Wilson; directing most of the Century Cycle plays on Broadway and at regional theatres. Todd Kreidler\, former Associate Artistic Director for Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre Company\, was Dramaturge for Wilson’s last play and Director of his one-man show. As a result\, both have intimate knowledge of August Wilson as an artist and as a person. According to Kreidler\, “The goal of the competition is to help garner partnerships with communities\, schools\, and theaters across the United States\, and to create educational materials about August Wilson that allow students\, of all races\, to connect these important theatre works with educational curricula like history\, social studies\, and literature.” \nEach student will perform a 1-3 minute monologue of his or her choosing from one of the ten plays in August Wilson’s Century Cycle. The selection can be a written speech or dialogue taken from one character within a scene but should include a point-of-entry into the character and a personal connection to the selected material. Contestants will be judged by a panel of Atlanta theatre professionals on the basis of preparedness\, understanding of the text\, emotional connection to the material\, and commitment to the performance. Past judges have included V103’s Frank Ski and Wanda Smith\, WABE’s Lois Reitzes\, actor Jasmine Guy\, CNN anchor Holly Firfer and NBA All-star Joe Barry Caroll. True Colors also offers free acting workshops and a compendium for teachers in order to prepare participants for the competition.
URL:https://truecolorstheatre.org/event/atlanta-regional-finals-awmc/
LOCATION:595 North\, 595 North Avenue NW\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30318\, United States
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SUMMARY:Skeleton Crew
DESCRIPTION:BUY TICKETS\nArtistic Director Kenny Leon and True Colors Theatre Company are thrilled to present Dominique Morisseau’s Skeleton Crew beginning this February. Part of Morisseau’s The Detroit Project trilogy\, Skeleton Crew is an insightful drama about the value of work to workers and what happens when their livelihoods are threatened by layoffs. Set in 2008’s Great Recession\, Skeleton Crew tells the story of factory workers at the last auto stamping plant in Detroit and their uncertainty as rumors of their plant’s imminent closing stir. Jamil Jude\, True Colors’ Associate Artistic Director\, returns to the director’s chair after a successful run of August Wilson’s King Hedley II last spring. \nDez\, Shanita\, Faye\, and Reggie are a makeshift “work-family”. Dez and Shanita are young people at the start of their careers who hope to make good on their dreams before the opportunity passes. Faye has worked at the plant for over 29 years but the retirement package looks a lot better for those who reach 30 years. Reggie\, their manager\, is stuck holding the company line – he wants to prepare his team for the plant’s closing but upper management requires his silence. Each must balance their own desires\, their loyalty to one another\, and their survival with the need for meaningful work. \n\n  \n“Dominique’s writing is profound\,” shared director Jamil Jude. “Her voice is a blend of the beautiful poetry of the greatest writers of the diaspora and the laser-focused social critique of the modern age. She creates worlds with her specificity that honor her hometown of Detroit while giving everyone\, regardless of their upbringing\, something to chew on.” Jamil added\, “It’s a joy to bring the words of one of America’s best living writers back to the True Colors stage\,” referencing the 2015 production of Morisseau’s Detroit ’67\, the second installment of Morisseau’s The Detroit Project trilogy. Skeleton Crew is the third play in the trilogy; True Colors will produce Paradise Blue\, the first work in the trilogy\, next season. Playwright Morisseau received a McArthur “Genius” Grant in October of 2018 and was recognized as one of the top 20 most-produced playwrights in the 2018 – 19 season by American Theatre magazine. \nThis production contains adult language and simulated smoking. \nReviews\nSkeleton Crew Gets Timely\, Formidable Production At True Colors | ArtsATL \nCo-stars lend heft to True Color’s Skeleton Crew | AJC
URL:https://truecolorstheatre.org/event/skeleton-crew/
LOCATION:Southwest Arts Center\, 915 New Hope Road\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30331\, United States
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SUMMARY:FREE Play Reading: “Wrong River” by Josh Wilder
DESCRIPTION:FREE RSVP \nDescription\n\n\n\nTrue Colors Theatre Company is proud to introduce a series of staged readings with themes that parallel those in our season productions. We will examine our world through the eyes of characters while creating intimate occasions to engage with patrons. \nIn advance of our production of Dominique Morisseau’s Skeleton Crew\, we will produce a staged reading of Josh Wilder’s Wrong River. Join us as we explore how the decisions of governments and corporations can negatively affect the masses and create moments of crisis. \nAs the water crisis in Flint\, Michigan begins to make national headlines\, a young couple struggling to make ends meet scrambles to fight for a better future for their daughter–– even if it means losing everything they have. \nThe Flint Water Crisis sparked national outrage and a grassroots movement that encouraged people from across the globe to send bottles of clean drinking water to Flint’s residents. As we celebrate a season of Moments that make the Movement\, we are excited to pair our production of Skeleton Crew with Wrong River\, two plays that humanize our country’s recent struggles. \nEvent Schedule: \n7:30 PM | Pointing out Parallels – An Introduction of Themes \n7:45 PM | Wrong River Staged Reading\, directed by Danye Brown \n9:15 PM | Post-Show Discussion
URL:https://truecolorstheatre.org/event/free-play-reading-wrong-river-by-josh-wilder/
LOCATION:Southwest Arts Center\, 915 New Hope Road\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30331\, United States
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SUMMARY:Coping in Corporate Cultures: Community Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Navigating through hierarchal structures\, bursting through glass ceilings\, and dodging micro-aggressions can sometimes make going to work feel like training for the Olympics. This conversation will focus on ways to thrive in these environments\, and to have open conversations without fear. \nThese conversations are the springboard for the themes and issues presented in the plays we produce. Hosted by Associate Artistic Director\, Jamil Jude\, the conversations bring subject matter experts and the community together for 90 minutes of sharing and learning.
URL:https://truecolorstheatre.org/event/coping-in-corporate-cultures-community-conversation/
LOCATION:Southwest Arts Center\, 915 New Hope Road\, Atlanta\, GA\, 30331\, United States
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