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Seller: BHolidayInc
(Billie Holiday Theatre, Inc.)
Seller Description:
The AUDELCO and Obie award-winning Billie Holiday Theatre, with current executive producer Marjorie A. Moon has been serving some 30,000 people for over 35 years.
The theatre has been the original New York producer of many hit shows, including Lotto; Inacent Black And The Five Brothers, One Monkey Don't Stop No Show, and the musical, Over Forty.
The theatre has also nurtured the careers of many talented professionals, including the likes of Oscar-nominated actor Samuel L. Jackson .
Critically acclaimed by Daily News, Our Time Press, GO Brooklyn, and The Amsterdam News, the theater has been described as "...both a neighborhood jewel and one of the nation's premier black playhouses."
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Activity Information:
Activity Description
In our current production BIRTHRIGHT, The Reverend Etienne Thomas is seen as a saint in the eyes of the community; privately he is a man imprisoned by his past. When confronted with all that he has sought to escape, the carefully woven threads of his life begin to unravel with devastating consequences. BIRTHRIGHT is written and directed by the multi-talented actor/director/writer, Jackie Alexander.
BIRTHRIGHT is premiering worldwide at the Billie Holiday Theatre, so you'll be the first to see the newest work of the acclaimed director, Jackie Alexander, whose previous directorial work at the Billie Holiday Theatre includes THE DESIRE (which he also authored) and LOSING THE LIGHT.
This thought provoking drama will take place in the elegant 200-seat Billie Holiday Theatre, named after the legendary singer Billie Holiday, which has served as the training ground for many notable and aspiring theater professionals.
Described as a theatre with a "soul and a mission," this intimate performance space has produced special programs that address social issues of concern and interest to the African-American and Caribbean-American communities for more than 35 years.
"A gem in the Brooklyn community."
—Our Time Press, December, 2003
"A true Brooklyn landmark."
—Marty Markowitz, Brooklyn Borough President
GO Brooklyn, October 29, 2005
Meeting Location:
Restoration Plaza - 1368 Fulton Street (Brooklyn, NY)
(Exact meeting location details will be provided immediately upon purchase of tickets.)
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