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WHAT CRITICS AND AUDIENCES ARE SAYING!
"Incredible writer!"
- Jon Voight ( actor)

"WEBEIME is powerful!"
- Tyler Perry( writer/actor/director)

 "WEBEIME is the best ensemble I have ever seen."
- Ella Joyce ( actor)

 "Diary is breathtaking."
- Keifer Sutherland (actor)

 "WEBEIME... Exciting, Powerful cant wait to bring it to New York!"
-Charles Weldon ( Negro Ensemble Company)

"Layon Gray is a modern day Shakespeare!"
 -NOHO MAGAZINE

"Layon Gray is an industry renaissance man
of imposing imagination."
-LOS ANGELES TIMES

"Gray is a talent to watch for."
 BACKSTAGE

"Gray's play The Girls Of Summer is both Compelling and intriguing."
-GOTHAMIST- NYC

"The Girls of Summer is gripping!"
-BROADWAY ONLINE

"Move over, a new playwright has arrived!"
- LA WEEKLY

"Layon Gray's one man performance is an actor's masterclass."
-Clive Jones (actor)

"Layon Gray's work will be studied in class books long after we are all gone."
-Ken Foster ( actor, writer)

"Gray's work is on the same level as August Wilson's Piano Lesson, and Lorraine Hansberry's “A Raisin In The Sun."
- Los Angeles Times

                           

 

 

                        UPDATED NEWS 

 

           CURRENTLY IN POST PRODUCTION
THE VIRGINS OF VENICE 
is currently in post production. It stars Layon Gray, Gillian Shure, Kimia Sun, Maggie VandenBerghe, Ivonne Oquendo, Ashley Klein, and  Aryiel Hartman.

THE LOST GIRL SOCIETY 
is currently in post production. It stars Fred Saldone, Carmen Perez, Natausha Desai, Melinda Rochelle, Jana Williams, Lindsay Boehler, Shawna Rodgers, Marian Zapico, Kristin Lorenz, Lisa Basada, and Playboy Playmate Serria Tawan. 

CURRENTLY IN PRE PRODUCTION
IN SEARCH OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE- is in early development.


CURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT
Screenplays written by Layon Gray


BREAUX BRIDGE - a feature film.
(Dorothy Spellman Films)

MEET ME AT THE OAK - a feature film. 
(Dorothy Spellman Films)

CAYENNE PEPPER- a feature film. 
(Dorothy Spellman Films)

GOREE ISLAND - a feature film. 
(Dorothy Spellman Films)

*THE GIRLS OF SUMMER- a feature film. 
(Dorothy Spellman Films) 

HIP HOP AND LOVE - a feature film.
(Dorothy Spellman Films)

DIARY OF A CATHOLIC SCHOOL DROPOUT - a feature film.
(Dorothy Spellman Films)

CHENIER - a feature film.
(Dorothy Spellman Films)
 


 

"Changing the world of entertainment one story at a time"
 "BLACK ANGELS OVER TUSKEGEE" a new play from Layon Gray.

WINNER - 2009 NAACP THEATRE AWARD - BEST ENSEMBLE.

WINNER - 2009 ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ACHIEVEMENT AWARD- BEST PLAY.

 

                              "BREAKING NEWS!!!!

BLACK ANGELS OVER TUSKEGEE SOARS  OFF-BROADWAY

Extended through April 26th. "Black Angels Over Tuskegee" is wooing audiences and critics. RAVE REVIEWS!!! Go to www.blackangelsovertuskegee.com to read full reviews!!  

                                              (212) 239-6200.  

                    www.telecharge.com for online tickets.

 Layon Grays historical drama Black Angels Over Tuskegee is performing Off–Broadway to rave reviews! Based on true events, six men explore their collective struggle with Jim Crow, their intelligence, patriotism, dreams of an inclusive fair society, and brotherhood as they become the first African-American fighter pilots in the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is a perfect vehicle to entertain, inspire and add perspective to a rarely heard chapter in American history.  Black Angels Over Tuskegee literally goes beyond the headlines of the popular stories of the Tuskegee Airmen and exposes the men who exhibited the courage to excel, in spite of all the overwhelming odds against them.   

This play promotes a crowd pleasing, enriching evening of relevant theatre. Writer and director Layon Gray continues to make his mark in traditional African-American theatre with Black Angels Over Tuskegee.  His natural flow for dialogue has been compared to August Wilson’s work by many critics and audiences on both the east and west coast.  The ensemble consists of film star Lamman Rucker from Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married, Demetrius Gross, Thom Scott II, Antonio Charity, Layon Gray, David Wendell Boykins, Derek Shaun, Jay Jones, Tobias Trivillion ( Brookyln's Finest) and Rich Skidmore.   

In addition to being an official selection of the 2009 National Black Theater Festival, the play recently won a 2009 NAACP Award for Best Ensemble, and a 2009 Artistic Director Achievement Award for Best Play.  Black Angels Over Tuskegee also had the opportunity to perform at the 2009 National Tuskegee Airmen Convention in Las Vegas for over thirty chapters.  Original Tuskegee Airmen Ted Lumpkin, President of The Los Angeles Chapter, says, "I love this play. It's real and it reminded me of my times at Tuskegee. [It’s] a great show."  The play is produced by The Black Gents, Edmund Gaynes, and The Layon Gray Experience. For tickets and more information call (212) 239-6200.   www.telecharge.com for online tickets.

Promotional Links for Black Angels Over Tuskegee

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnESIwJLs_U

BLACK ANGELS OVER TUSKEGEE WEBSITE

http://www.blackangelsovertuskegee.com

 

Layon's play DIARY OF A CATHOLIC SCHOOL DROPOUT"
Returns to LA in May 2010

Layon's play WEBEIME
Returns April 2010  

Layon's new Play "THE HARLEM RENS"
is schedule to premiere July 2010