Backstage Stories

Thu, Sep 29, 2022 21:00 PM

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Hosts: Marcia Pendleton

Topics:

Interview with Richarda Abrams -
Part I -
Background -
Seminal moments in your decision to become an artist -
Your mentors -
Best advice you’ve received -
Advice you’re glad you did NOT follow -
Monologue – Performed by Richarda Abrams -
Interview with Richarda Abrams -
Part II -
Journey/discovering/telling the story of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune -
Moving from solo project to six - actor, multi
Discoveries that you made about the subject, yourself, by sharing the work with others -
Collaborating with the cast, director, musical director -
Interview with Richarda Abrams -
Part III -
Accessing tickets for the show -
Getting show information -
How do people follow/reach you (social media) -
What you would like people to get from experiencing the show -

Synopsis: In Conversation with Actor, Singer, Playwright and Producer Richarda Abrams. In this hour of music, history, and performance the four-time AUDELCO Award winner Richarda Abrams explores her new work BETHUNE: Our Black Velvet Rose, a love letter to educator and civil rights activist Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune. The play with music will have its world premiere on October 7 - 23 at New York's TheaterLab.

Guests:

Richarda Abrams -
Actor, Singer, Playwright, Producer -
Playwright: BETHUNE:Our Black Velvet Rose -

Playlist:

Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel by Richard Abrams -
Keep Your Head To The Sky by Earth, Wind and Fire -

Info / Links:

BETHUNE: Our Black Velvet Rose
October 7 - 23, 2022
The Theater Lab
357 W. 36th Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10018
theaterlabnyc.com

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