| RATTLESTICK PLAYWRIGHTS THEATER ANNOUNCES THE PREMIERE OF“IN THE SOUTHERN BREEZE”, PREMIERING NOV. 3RD, 2021 | |
| Posted by: Official_Press_Release 08:01 am EDT 10/01/21 | |
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| RATTLESTICK PLAYWRIGHTS THEATER LAUNCHES THE WORLD PREMIERE OF "IN THE SOUTHERN BREEZE" BY PLAYWRIGHT MANSA RA (FKA JIRÉH BREON HOLDER) & DIRECTOR CHRISTOPHER D. BETTS PRESENTED BOTH VIRTUALLY AND IN PERSON AT RATTLESTICK PLAYWRIGHTS THEATER 224 WAVERLY PLACE NEW YORK, NY 10014 FROM NOVEMBER 3RD - DECEMBER 12TH, 2021 New York, NY - Rattlestick Playwrights Theater has set the mission of producing works that will lead to positive social change as they embody their core values of community, equity, empowerment, and artistic freedom. After a successful season launch with Ni Mi Madre by Arturo Luís Soria; Rattlestick Playwrights Theater strikes again with meaningful impact on New York City Theater by partnering with Mansa Ra to present In The Southern Breeze - An auto-biographical fever dream, spotlighting mental health recovery and centering the Black male experience. Deep in an existential crisis, MAN locks himself in his apartment. A portal reveals itself and when he crosses that threshold, MAN begins a journey that traverses centuries of history, allowing him to create a space for his own healing, while exploring the complicated and more camouflaged barriers of today. Mansa Ra offers a unique approach to poetically elaborate on the social, racial, and generational struggles and injustices that black men face while also creating a space for discourse about and healing from these experiences. "In The Southern Breeze began in 2015 as two simple questions to four of my friends - "Does being Black scare you as much as it scares me?" and "How do we stop living in fear?" We then spent a few months studying Black History. We tried to understand the history behind the perpetual noose America leashes around every black man at birth. Unfortunately, no one has totally escaped it. It would be another six years and a global pandemic before I found my own answers. Rattlestick Playwrights Theater is giving me a chance to share my discoveries with artists, mental health experts, and an audience equally invested in a world without fear for people who look like me." - Mansa Ra In The Southern Breeze is written by Playwright Mansa Ra [Too Heavy For Your Pocket, …What The End Will Be, Shutter Sisters] and Director Christopher D. Betts[Is God Is, School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, We are Proud to Present..., Fireflies, littleboy/littleman (Yale Cabaret)] The cast of In The Southern Breeze features Charles Browning as Madison [Soho Rep, Theater For A New Audience, Berkeley Rep], Biko Eisen-Martin as Hue ["Dietland", Amazon's "Modern Love","Buck"], Travis Raeburn as Tony [Dutch Kings at Brave New Worlds Repertory Theatre. First Match, Civic Mind , and Wu-Tang: An American Saga season 2] Allan K. Washington as Man [Once on this Island, HBO's "The Deuce," Hulu's "High Fidelity," and "The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage] and Victor Williams as Lazarus [Cost of Living, Luck of the Irish, Hapgood, The Good Lord Bird" (Showtime), "Hunters"(Amazon), The King Of Queens(CBS)] Rattlestick Playwrights Theater is successfully able to premiere In The Southern Breeze in collaboration with Emmie Finckel (Set Designer), Jahise LeBouf (Costume Designer), Emma Deane (Lighting Designer), Kathy Ruvana (Sound Designer), Ashley M. Thomas and Faith Zamblé (Dramaturg), Kayla Coleman (Production Stage Manager), Chevonne Baylor (Assistant Stage Manager), and Victor Vasquez (Casting Director). In addition to having Kevin Gillette, a dedicated mental health professional as the production's Wellness Consultant, we will partner with Eastern Group Psychotherapy Society to offer a series of Community Conversations that focus on mental health in response to the production. *** Please Note: In Recognition of The COVID-19 Delta Variant *** ALL audience members are required to show Proof of Vaccination and Must Wear Masks & Social Distance during the entirety of the performance. In The Southern Breeze Presented by Rattlestick Playwrights Theater is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. WHO: By Playwright Mansa Ra (fka Jiréh Breon Holder) and Director Christopher D. Betts WHAT: Rattlestick Playwrights Theater presents In The Southern Breeze- Deep in an existential crisis, MAN locks himself in his apartment. A portal reveals itself and when he crosses that threshold, MAN begins a journey that traverses centuries of history, allowing him to create a space for his own healing, while exploring the complicated and more camouflaged barriers of today. WHEN: Premiering November 3rd - December 12th, 2021; Tickets on sale at https://www.rattlestick.org/ WHERE: Virtually & In Person at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater - 224 Waverly Place, New York NY, 10014 Credits: Playwright: Mansa Ra Director: Christopher D. Betts Featuring Madison: Charles Browning Hue: Biko Eisen-Martin Tony: Travis Raeburn Man: Allan K. Washington Lazarus: Victor Wiliams Set Designer: Emmie Finckel Costume Designer: Jahise LeBouf Lighting Designer: Emma Deane Sound Designer: Kathy Ruvana Dramaturg: Ashley M. Thomas, Faith Zamblé Wellness Consultant: Kevin Gillette Production Stage Manager: Kayla Coleman Assistant Stage Manager: Chevonne Baylor Casting Director: Victor Vasquez |
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