It was a wonderful exerience directing and producing "A Wound In Time". The cast did a great job and it was well received. While the play was running at Nuyorican I was cast in Julius Caesar Set in Africa by Rome Neal, who is the Theatre Director at Nuyorican. So right after my show closed I went into rehearsal for JC. It was my return to the stage after 21 years. It was fantastic! I accomplished lots in 2010 and in February completed a new play "Blood Makes The Red River Flow", inspired by The Louisiana Creoles I filmed and research for my documentary. It will have a staged reading May 1st.
In 2011 I hope to remount "A Wound In Time", mount "Blood Makes The Red River Flow", and resume filmming my documentary.
BTW I now host and produce a radio show "Multicultural Moments" on blogtalkradio.com
The trials and tribulations of launching a play as the writer, producer and director. From auditions through the rehearsal process witness the evolution of this edgy, mystery thriller to the stage and beyond. The play ,written in the late 80's, was adapted into a screenplay, revised and set in 1993. It was mounted in 2010 Off Off Broadway, and remounted, by popular demand, and had a successful run Off Broadway in 2012! In production and hoping to wrap late 2016 or early 2017. Stay tuned.
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A Summer in 1993 in Spanish Harlem finally reveals the secret past of Cuban-American cardiac nurse Negra Centron. A childhood secret torments the life and stifles the growth of a beautiful woman. The ancient religion of the Yoruba people of Nigeria, known as Regla de Ocha and Santeria in the Diaspora, is the engine behind this supernatural mystery thriller. This African-evolved religion, with its magic, is the backdrop for this tale of love, hate, deceit, betrayal, obsession, forgiveness, acceptance, and hope. Magic, ritual, and destiny are the threads unraveling this gripping, edgy, mystery/thriller.
Pressured by a suspicious mother, a strange bed-fellow, and an amorous co-worker, Negra battles to keep a childhood secret from unraveling while a restless spirit and the African gods seek justice...
