The Blue Series-Discovery is a One-Act Theater Production Highlighting Emerging Talent From Across The City Of Atlanta
The Fulton County Arts and Culture West End
Performing Arts Center, Bridge 17 Scriptwriter's Studio, and Blue
Bistro Creative present The Blue Series-Discovery on October 27th -
29th at 7:30 p.m. at the West End Performing Arts Center.
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Breaking Ground for Emerging Talent Across Atlanta's Creative Community
The Blue Series – Discovery is a presentation of 4 one-act stage plays written by emerging writers from Bridge 17 Scriptwriter's Studio. Featured playwrights include Yolanda Lewis with her stage play: The 5th Floor; Victoria Renee with Mary's Revelations and Keturah Miller who has 2 works that will be a part of the series - - The Curse and Dirty Deeds. Each of the featured works has its own creative style and explores a variety of topics. This is the inaugural stage debut for each of these writers.
In addition to these works, there will be a special excerpt from the one-woman show: Crisis and Courage written by Dr. La'Veda Page and performed by Ashli O'Neal. Crisis and Courage is an advocacy campaign built around the raw reality of Dr. Page's life-long battle with sickle cell disease.
To round off the evening, the production is anchored by Anthony R. Page's most successful one-act stage play: The Commitment.
To round off the evening, the production is anchored by Anthony R. Page's most successful one-act stage play: The Commitment.
The Blue Series will also showcase talent from Atlanta's fashion community and features wardrobe styling by Darrius Mitchell with Label Thirty-Three; Rushanda Houston of Kueen Koutur'e. LLC and Vanessa Henderson of Van Miller International as well as hair styling by Lauren Lloyd of Lavishing Looks.
The Blue Series-Discovery is executive produced by Anthony R. Page and Dr. La'Veda Page. Anthony also directs the series.
For more information email us at BlueBistroCreative@gmail.com
Take a look at a photo gallery of the cast and crew of The Blue Series-Discovery
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Take a look at a photo gallery of the cast and crew of The Blue Series-Discovery
----------- A Detailed Background of Each Production is Included Below -----------
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Mary's Revelations
Written By Victoria Renee
"Would It Have Been Better For Her To Hold Her Peace?
Mary's Revelations explores the relationship of three generations of women in Mary Ann's family. A desperate decision in her early life has repercussions that have rippled across the decades. Now on her deathbed, Mary Ann unapologetically makes a series of life-changing revelations.
The cast for this one-act play includes Sita Johnson as Mary Ann. Sita is a New York native with a growing history of stage credits including work with the National Black Theater in Harlem. She is currently in Atlanta completing ministry training through Creflo Dollar Ministries. Sita plays opposite Cassandra Hollis, who has a long history of accomplishments on stage as well as in film and television. Cassandra has recently been cast in a recurring role in the forthcoming TV-One true-crime series ATL Homicide.
The pair are flanked by exciting new talent that includes actress Danielle Symone-Glover and actress / model Samantha Lynn Grier. Actor / Singer Demetrius Jarmon aka Farrar Da Prince completes the cast.
The characters in this play are styled by Vanessa Henderson from Van Miller International.
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The Curse
Written by Keturah Miller
Just because you don't believe it, doesn't mean it isn't true.
The Curse is about religion and relationships. - - In the one-act stage play, a young married couple has come to a crossroads on their 5th anniversary because of their different religious beliefs. Don, the husband and a Christian has grown increasingly weary of his pregnant wife Gloria's practice of Santeria. Unless they reconcile their differences, the future of the union is questionable.
The production stars two award-winning young talents, including 18 year old, Kiara Iman, a freshman at Kennesaw State University. Kiara came out of high school having won three best actress awards for her portrayal of Elizabeth Proctor in the Arthur Miller classic The Crucible. Her performance earned her the top award during the 2016 Georgia Theater Conference as well as the local and regional award for the Georgia High School Association's competition.
Ryan Lewis, also 18 years old, was the 2nd overall winner for the 2017 August Wilson Monologue Competition sponsored by Tony Award-winning director Kenny Leon through his True Colors Theatre Company. Ryan's success in Atlanta gave him an opportunity to compete on Broadway later the same year where again took home the 2nd place award competing with students from across the country.
The characters in this play are styled by Vanessa Henderson from Van Miller International.
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Dirty Deeds
Written by Keturah Miller
You really don't know what you think you know.
Dirty Deeds is about a police sergeant living a double life. Hell-bent on becoming a lieutenant, Sergeant Chris Schumer tricks Selena, a young girl from a small impoverished town in Mexico, into illegally trafficking drugs. Through a convergence of events, Schumer is forced to deal with the consequences of his actions.
This one-act plays stars Starlett Hill, who has earned leading roles in a variety of works on stage and screen.Working also as a screenwriter, Starlett has produced several works through her production company Starlett Studio Productions including two short films, Breaking Broken and Love You Can't. Starlett plays opposite E. David Jones, who is a retired police officer that is featured in the current AMC hit series: The Walking Dead.
Dirty Deeds also includes a guest appearance by model / actor Devaunte Smith-Dempsey and actress / singer Christina Ramsey.
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Crisis & Courage
Written By La'Veda Page, D.Mus
When motherhood matters most of all.
Crisis and Courage chronicles La'Veda's struggle with sickle cell disease as a patient, a sister, and a mother and includes testimonies of the many men and women, she has interviewed, who struggle against the disease.
The full production is presented as a series of monologues and short scenes designed to offer relate-able yet personal perspectives for those who live with this disease. The show is inspirational, poetic and courageous. Parts of this production have been presented in cities throughout the southeast.
For the Blue Series-Discovery, actress Ashli O'Neal will perform an excerpt titled Destination Jah. Ashli is an accomplished young talent who has a variety of independent theater and film credits including a supporting role in a regional theater production of A Raisin' In The Sun.
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The 5th Floor
Written by Yolanda Lewis
The truth is, I would like you better if...
The Fifth Floor explores desperation in a deteriorating marriage. Becoming open to ways to preserve their relationship a couple takes an unorthodox approach to spice things up.
This one-act stage plays stars actress / dancer Sierra Woods. Over a period of 5 years, Sierra danced for two NBA basketball teams: The Cleveland Cavaliers and The Atlanta Hawks. Among many other credits, she is currently a member of the supporting cast and principal dancer on the BET series: The Quad.
Sierra plays opposite Evan Payton Long, who in addition to pursuing a career in acting, has performed as a spoken word artist across the country including a performance on Showtime at The Apollo in Harlem, NY. Evan is also a published author.
Singer / actress Christina Ramsey also makes a guest appearance in this production.
The characters in this play are styled by Rushanda Houston from Kueen Koutur'e, LLC
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The Commitment
Written by Anthony R Page
When she saw how, he looked at her, her life changed.
The Commitment examines the complex nature of love within a blended family. On the evening of their 7th anniversary, Dre and Cha'Nya are confronted with a long hidden secret in their marriage.
This one-act play stars actress Brandice Brown. The Spelman College grad has a long list of impressive work including her performance in the ground-breaking one-woman show: This is No Way Makes Me Crazy and the leading role in Gee's Bend. She is also a budding filmmaker having directed and co-starred in From the Auction Block to the Mountain Top.
Brandice is flanked by rising star, model and actor Devaunte Smith-Dempsey. Devaunte has an impressive list of modeling credentials and has taken leading roles in independent film and television projects as well as a number of web-series. He has also appeared on the TV One true crime series Fatal Attraction and Justice By Any Means. Devaunte has also made his way to the stage having nabbed leading roles in Malcolm X & Barack Obama and When the Cat Comes Home.
Singer / actress Christina Ramsey also makes a guest appearance in this production.
The characters in this play are styled by Darrius Mitchell of Label Thirty-Three and Lauren Lloyd from Lavishing Looks.
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Meet Playwright: Victoria Renee
Her writing abilities assisted her with her research enabling her to travel to Cambridge and London, Paris, Rome, Barcelona, and Dubai. Her travels and interactions with patients and people from all over the world aid her to develop uniquely compelling characters for her stories. She has always found writing to be therapeutic for herself and her clients, so while working with at-risk, delinquent, and severely emotionally disturbed youth, she implemented writing and theatrical therapies for her clients. Victoria Renee hopes that her storytelling may educate, communicate, entertain, and heal readers and audiences around the world.
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Meet Playwright: Yolanda Lewis
Yolanda received her Bachelor's Degree from Kaplan University and will be completing a Masters in Creative Writing in December from Full Sail University. Recently, she was nominated for a Content Creators of Atlanta Awards (CCAA) for her original dramatic pilot Dogwood City.
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Meet Playwright: Keturah Miller
Keturah is a Bahamas native with West Indies roots currently living in Atlanta, GA. As a screenwriter she incorporates her Bahamian culture writing drama, animation, and romantic comedies.
She has also acted in A.R. Gurney’s play The Dining Room under the auspices of Yaphathtoar. Currently Keturah is completing a series of writing projects including a short thriller, a feature length romantic-comedy, a television drama and an animated feature film.
Her works, The Curse and Dirty Deeds mark her playwriting debut.
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More About The Executive Producer
She has also spent time as an on-air radio personality and has appeared in several touring stage productions including the successful The Woman I Am Today from producer / director William Parks based in Atlanta, GA.
La'Veda (aka Sickle Siren) has a sickle cell advocacy project titled Crisis and Courage, which includes speaking engagements, public advocacy initiatives and a stage play based on her life experiences. in 2016, she received President Barack Obama's Volunteer Service Lifetime Achievement Award for her advocacy efforts and was nominated to join The National Association of Nonprofits and Executive's (NANOE) prestigious Board of Governors.
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More About The Executive Producer / Director
Anthony is the Artistic Director for Blue Bistro Creative. The company has been involved in a wide-variety of independent film, television and theater projects as well as client-driven photography & graphic design throughout the Southeast. Although he frequently becomes involved in an eclectic mix of creative and community based projects, he works primarily as a director, producer, writer and actor in the world of film, TV and theater and has more than 75 productions under his belt.
Anthony holds (2) dual degrees from Georgia State University (Accounting and Finance from the J Mack Robinson School of Business and Film Production and Theater from the School of Arts and Sciences). He also earned an MBA from the University of Phoenix and studied multi-media design at Sessions College of Professional Design. The US Navy veteran has recently completed a series of projects over the past few months including directing a TV commercial, acting in two short films, as well as producing the short film RJ Sings the Blues and the grounding-breaking extended short The Important Part(s) of Me, which is currently in post-production. Anthony plans to debit his feature length stage play: Somewhere in Summerville in early 2018.
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