"A young man
reflects back on his time as a black aviator in 1943 Tuskegee,
Alabama. The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen."
January 15th, 16th, 22nd 2010 at the Whitmore Lindley Theater located at 11006 Magnolia Blvd. North Hollywood. The cast prepares for their east coast premiere.
WEBEIME swept the theatre awards at The Manhattan Midtown
International Theater Festival in New York City.
OUTSTANDING OVERALL PRODUCTION OF A NEW PLAY OUTSTANDING ENSEMBLE IN A PLAY OUTSTANDING CHOREOGRAPHY PRODUCERS AWARD
WEBEIME recently performed Off Broadway with the famous
Negro Ensemble Company to standing ovations every night!
Since its founding in 1967, theNEC has produced more than two hundred new plays and
provided a theatrical home for more than four thousand cast
and crew members. Among its ranks have been some of the best
black actors in television and film, including Denzel
Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, Louis Gossett Jr., Sherman
Hemsley, and Phylicia Rashad just to name a few. The NEC is
respected worldwide for its commitment to excellence, and has
won dozens of honors and awards. While these accolades point
to the larger success of the NEC, it has created something far
greater. It has been a constant source and sustenance for
black actors, directors, and writers as they have worked to
break down walls of racial prejudice.
WEBEIME production team is in talks with producers to take the
play to England. The show returns to Los Angeles, and Sacramento in April 2010.
The
BLACK GENTS of Hollywood
I
wrote this little play not knowing how much it would affect
men and women. People look at their lives everyday and never
ask the question -- what's my purpose, what plan does God have
for me, why am I here. In WEBEIME a man makes a horrible
decision which causes him to be placed on death row. My father
used to always tell me " the choices you make dictate the life
you live" and I truly believe that. Can abuse whether its
mental, physical,or sexual cause a rip in your life and cause
you to do things, and think in a certain way. Many people
think yes-- many people think no . A line from the play says "
life is a careless whisper that we softly take for granted."
In some ways we all do. Did you tell that person today who
means so much to you that you love them. Everything is rush,
rush, but you never know when that person will be gone. Losing
both of my parents in 2005 to cancer has made me see life in a
whole new perspective. I fear nothing. No obstacle is to major
to conquer, no hill is to high to climb. WEBEIME explores that
belief. " all we got is today ...right now. And I feel good -
I feel grand--- I'm happy. ENJOY LIFE... EVERYDAY!!!
THE ORIGINAL CAST
JAY JONES LAMMAN RUCKER LAYON GRAY JUSTIN BIKO DONN SWABY EDDIE LEWIS JASON MCGEE THOM SCOTT II
