In Photos: "The Romeo and Juliet Project"
Today marks my fourth day teaching The Romeo and Juliet Project with Tennessee Shakespeare Company and I couldn't wait any longer to share with you the amazingness that is happening through this project. The Romeo and Juliet Project was created and directed by Stephanie Shine. This nationally-acclaimed residency uses Romeo and Juliet, its characters, and its many pivotal decision moments as tools for Freshman students to imagine and rehearse life-saving choices in the face of
Found Photos: "The Offering"
Check out these photos from the production of The Offering by Gus Edwards directed by TC Sharpe with Bluff City Tri-Art Theatre. The Offering opened at TheatreWorks in Memphis, TN this past spring. I had a blast working with Jai Johnson (Byahlia, MS) again and shared the stage for the first time with Emmanuel McKinney and JS Tate--both ridiculously talented men. The scene is a shabby basement apartment on New York's West Side, where Bob Tyrone, an aging black, lives with his
Behind the Bard: "The Romeo and Juliet Project"
The Romeo and Juliet Project(Copyright 2016) created and directed by Stephanie Shine features the talents of nine acting/teaching-artists. This residency is broken into three teaching sessions and one 90-minute professional production of Romeo and Juliet. During the teaching sessions, students get up on their feet and take on the life of these characters as they speak the verse and play the play. They learn life-saving conflict-resolution techniques, gain greater empathy, and
