We had a contest. We had winners.
We were ready to present them. Then COVID hit.
But we were not deterred. We made a movie instead!
Now we are almost ready for you to see these five short plays that our five wonderful playwrights, ten actors, one hardworking director, one videographer and a fantastic production manager have worked through all kinds of obstacles to bring you.
First, a bit about all the moving parts. The Festival was the brainchild of Ebony Custis Rosemond, a former Anacostia Playhouse member, now chief protocol officer in Senegal. Ebony monitored everything from afar and even sent us a video to share here.
On November 12 you can tune in to watch all the plays and share your comments with other audience members.
6:30 Happy Hour on Zoom here.
7:00 p.m. the main event on Youtube here.
Then there are the plays:
Corner Store by Thaddeus Johnson
View From the Porch by Khadijah Z. Ali-Coleman
Bus Trip by Deidre CreativeSoul
New Complex by Helen Claytor
The New Congress Heights by Kelvin Prather
The director:
Bryanda Minix
Bryanda Minix (Director) is a freelance director with a background in early childhood and arts education, acting, writing, photography, craft art, improv, and dance. She is a graduate of both The Honors Acting Conservatory at The Theatre Lab and The Life Stories Institute.
The players:
Agyeiwaa Asante
Agyeiwaa Asante is a Maryland-based Ghanaian-American playwright and performer. She assistant directed Anacostia Playhouse’s production of RAINBOW FISH under Sisi Reid in 2019.
James Nelson
James Nelson is a recent graduate of the University of Maryland. He has performed regionally in Crumb at the Highwood Theatre and in Welcome to Sis’s at Alley Theatre Company.
Delia Nicole
Delia Nicole has appeared on stage in the US and South Korea. She studied Theater Performance at the University of Maryland and has recently worked as a Teaching Artist with several area groups.
Mary May
Mary May is grateful to be back in the theater with other artists after months of virtual art and Zoom fatigue. She thanks everyone involved for creating a safe and healthy space to make art.
Larry Hull
Larry E. Hull is known for his roles on Homicide: Life on the Street, The Corner, The Wire, and Guns and Grams as well as many theater roles including RS/24 at Anacostia Playhouse.
Christine Wells
Christine Olivia Wells is a graduate of Theatre Lab’s Honors Acting Conservatory. Credits include the Fringe Festival, Keegan Theater, Who What Where Theater Collective, Cohesion Theatre Company.
Damión Perkins
Damión Perkins is an Arts Based Health Educator for Kaiser Permanente. She is a member of the Vanguard Women’s Ensemble and Sister Cipher writing circle of FRESHH Inc. in Washington, DC.
Len Breslow
Len studied acting at Theatre Lab’s Honors Conservatory and has appeared in several area plays and short films, as well as in the Laugh Index Theatre comedy club.
Charles Harris
Charles W. Harris, Jr., has performed on stages throughout the country. A classically trained actor, he is most proud of helping children fulfill their potential through his acting business 3CT Productions .
And the staff:
Jabari Jefferson, Mass Comm Guru Productions LLC, videography, editing
Natasha Preston, Production Manager