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The Cast For The Blue Series – Special Women's History Month Edition Announced

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A Dynamic Mix of Emerging Talent Brings Life To Six One-Act Original Stage Plays (ATLANTA) Executive Producer Anthony R. Page and his collaborative team at Blue Bistro Creative are committed to telling diverse stories that reflect many different passions, points of view and perspectives. The latest manifestation of this commitment is THE BLUE SERIES – SPECIAL WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH EDITION. The six featured works included in ' The Series' are: One Two Many, Denial About Donna, The Pink Tackle Box, Finish The Dream, Memory / Life and Abstract Unveiled: Tales of a Young Black Female. To bring this production to life, they have selected a dynamic team of talent that is best suited for each work. The cast for each original one-act is as follows: One Two Many - - Written & Directed by Naz Pankey Cast includes: Teea Loreal, Tomeka McWilliams, Onxy Simpson, Cassandra Marselus, Tierra Jones and Asante Williams, with dance by Michael Knowles and Brandy Bailey. D...

Anthony R Page Directs the Pilot Episode of Kimberly Grimes' Semi-Autobiographical Series: VaVaVoom

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Independent Producer / Director: Anthony R Page directed the premiere episode of an innovative indie series titled: VAVAVOOM. The story is loosely based on show creator and executive producer: Kimberly Grimes ' life. In the story, Kim Fox, played by Candice Marie Singleton , cluelessly enters the sticky world of entrepreneurship after her first "big girl job" with a sports team goes to hell. The production co-stars several notable talents making their mark throughout the city of Atlanta including model/actor Timothy Richardson ; singer/actress  Christina Ramsey and producer, model, and actress Kiah Alexandria Klingman . Page stated, "Kimberly has done a superb job of pulling together a great support team for this series. The on-set experience was fluid and collaborative, which created many unexpected, yet welcome opportunities to allow the production to surpass our expectations. I loved the experience and am happy with how it all came together."  T...

The Blue Series - Women's History Month Edition Comes to The Windmill Arts Center in East Point (March 2019)

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Anthony R Page to Executive Produce a One-Act Stage Play Series  Celebrating the Power, Passion, and Perseverance of African American Women.  (East Point, GA) Anthony R. Page and Blue Bistro Creative will executive produce a special  Women's History Month Edition of THE BLUE SERIES  at the Windmill Arts Center in East Point, GA. The  Series , which runs from March 14-17, 2019 , will feature 6 one-act original plays written and directed by African American women.  Page stated "I know each of these women professionally. So when I have been in the room with them, I have felt their power ; understood  their passion, and over time I have witnessed their perseverance as they each "become." What is also very telling is that they are transparent about their imperfection and pain, which is refreshing. - - Out of that came the inspiration for this edition of The Blue Series." The Blue Series - Special Women's History Month Edition will feature a ...

The Tim Johnson Film Keep The Engine Running Makes An Impact On The Georgia Festival Circuit

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Augusta, GA-based filmmaker Tim Johnson 's film Keep the Engine Running has been accepted into the 2018 Urban Mediamakers Film Festival, which takes place on October 11 -17, 2018 at various locations throughout the Atlanta area. Keep the Engine Running will be screened during a 4:45pm slate of short films on Saturday, October 13 at Georgia State University's Cinefest. The 1970's themed crime thriller features a strong ensemble cast that includes Casey Johnson , Anthony R. Page , Christopher Lowe , Sidney Cara , Nathan Rothwell , Christopher Bowman , Ashley Rivera , Paul Michael Pouler , Gene Gurley, and Wesley Hobbs For More Information About The Festival Go To: Urban Mediamakers Film Festival The film was previously featured during the Atlanta ShortsFest , where it took home the award for Best Local Short,  and later in the Black Cat Picture Show in Augusta, GA.  Also, look at a gallery of photos from the production: Keep The Engine Runnin...

Metrics Marketing Challenges African-Americans to Register to Vote with #YourChoiceIsYourVoice Campaign

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We shot the "No Excuses" Voting public service announcement at the Mitchell Street YWCA near Atlanta's University Center near the campus of Clark Atlanta University.  (ATLANTA, GA) I had the honor of working with one of Atlanta's most gifted directors, Chris Anthony Hamilton on a public service announcement produced by Metrics Marketing. The project was designed to encourage increased voter participation. I was one of the actors. You can take a look at the video here: No Excuses - Public Service Announcement Additional details are below...this is a release published by Metrics Marketing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Metrics Marketing , a creative marketing consultancy, released a non-partisan, voter awareness campaign to encourage Black Georgians, to both register to vote by the deadline of October 6th and cast a ballot in their upcoming local elections. The “Your Choice Is Your Voice” ca...

Blue Bistro Creative Announces Cast for Somewhere in Summerville

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(ATLANTA, GA) Anthony R. Page will be producing and directing his groundbreaking, original stage play: Somewhere in Summerville for the  2018 Atlanta Black Theatre Festival . The play is a contemporary drama, with comedic elements, that examine the intra-diversity within the Black community. The story and characters were inspired by Anthony's experiences doing local and regional theater throughout Georgia and South Carolina. One of the unique attributes of this play is the opportunity to see actors transition into multiple characters across varying storylines. "It's honest, it's beautiful, enlightening and there are quite a few ah-ha and awe sh#t moments.” ~Anthony R Page Somewhere in Summerville   will be presented on Thursday, October 4, 2018, at 8pm. TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE: SOMEWHERE IN SUMMERVILLE - - TICKETS To bring this production to life, Mr. Page and his team at Blue Bistro Creative, took actors thru a very unique selection process...

Armed & Dangerous Accepted in The LA Neo Noir, Novel, Film and Script Festival

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Armed & Dangerous, a short film produced as a classic film noir, has been accepted in   The LA Neo Noir Novel, Film and Script Festival.  The film was written and directed by emerging auteur Brian Wanjugu , who wanted to pay homage to one of his favorite genres of film. The story is built around Detective Kama, a rookie police detective. And when Detective Kama makes a disturbing discovery about her new partner Detective Gitts, she is faced with a decision that could put her career and her life at risk. The film stars  Amber Tai Hemphill  (Detective Kama),  Anthony R. Page  (Detective Gitts) ,  and  Kiory Rivera  (Paul). The film co-stars  Kiara Iman  (Paul's Wife),  Jesse Bingham  (Paul's Brother-in-Law),  E. David Jones  (Officer Jones) ,  and  Devaunte Smith-Dempsey  (Detective Smith). The LA Neo Noir Novel, Film, and Script Festival  have been hailed by  L.A....