True Stages
PAST SHOWS & EVENTS
CHAINS
Written by Shamirrah Hardin
Directed by Youmie Jean-Francois
Choreography by Matia Johnson
Starring Precious Sipin, Cherie Danielle, Shamirrah Hardin, Andy Jean-Gilles, Sean Boyce Johnson & Nicole Stanley
August 2013
*A percentage of the proceeds from our Fall 2013 production of CHAINS will be donated to the Hazelden Addiction Treatment Center in NYC.
Check out our behind the scenes interview!
CHAINS
Performance Outreach: July - September 2014
LAUGH, LIVE, LOVE:
A NIGHT OF THE ARTS PART II
May 26, 2012, 7:30pm-9:30pm
$10 admission at the door
Roy Arias Studios & Theatres, 300 W 43rd St, 5th floor, New York, NY 10036
We're doing it again! We had so much fun last time, we had to plan an encore! This time, with a little more comedy! If you missed out before, don't miss it this time. Have a night out with us as we enjoy a fun-filled evening of comedy, singing, poetry, acting, pantomime, and more. Bring a talent to share or just enjoy the show. Support the growth of True Stages and have a great time doing it. See you there!
MUSIC FOR THE SOUL:
A Fundraiser & Open Mic
Featuring Special Live Performances
Friday, June 29th, 7:30pm-9:30pm
$10 admission at the door
The Underground , 955 West End Ave, New York, NY 10025
Fill your soul with good music and fill your belly with good food!
Delicious food and drink available for purchase. All Artists are welcome!
Comedy & Poetry Night
A NIGHT OF THE ARTS
April 21, 2012, 7:30pm-9:30pm
Social Butterfly Nightclub, 857 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Join us for a night of the arts as we enjoy singing, poetry, acting, dancing, and more at one of Brooklyn's chic hotspots! Bring a talent to perform or just come to watch and enjoy! We're going to have an awesome time enjoying one another's creativity as we support the growth of True Stages, the new theatre company that brings people together for artistic expression and authentic conversation about real life issues. Support a great cause and have a great time doing it! Don't miss it!
True Stages Official Launch
MEET AND GREET
March 17, 2012, 4pm-6pm
414 W 51st St., New York, NY (between 9th & 10th Avenues)
True Stages invites you to our first official launch event. Join us for engaging performance, intimate conversation, and the chance to meet the founders and learn more about our mission and vision. Refreshments will be served! Admission is completely free.
True Stages 2013 Playwriting Competition
February Open Mic & Networking Event
Got a crush? A story about the one that got away? Feeling a little bitter about the way things went down with your ex? Maybe you're madly in love, maybe you're waiting for that special one? whatever your story is, this valentine day weekend, TrueStages is giving you the MIC! whether you're a spoken word artist, a singer, dancer. The stage is yours! We want you to come out and spend this Valentine's Day weekend with us and hang with a wonderful group of people in the city that never sleeps. Couples and singles, this is the place you want to be! Come and support! We're ready to hear about your experiences of "Love & everything else in between."
Winter 2012 Production:
Georgia
by Fariso Jordan
Georgia maneuvers through love after rape. After a young couple survives this quiet violence, Georgia shows how a single thrust unlocks different answers to the same question. A one-woman, four-character play, Georgia forces an analysis of opposing viewpoints through the vulnerability of the main character; the generational consciousness of her best friend; the matured perspective of an immigrant parent and finally, from the gendered posturing of a young man. Georgia investigates the windows of good, evil and the sometimes blurry lines in between.
LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD: Following each performance, there will be a guided, interactive talk-back session to discuss the issues that the play addresses.
Fall 2012 Production:
CHAINS
by Shamirrah Hardin
Watch the trailer for Georgia!
Synopsis
As three young ladies find themselves ensnared in the chains of drug addiction, sex addiction and legalistic religion, they discover that breaking free is a difficult, but necessary task. Journey with them and the other characters as they struggle to break free from the mental, emotional and spiritual forms of bondage in their lives.
Watch the trailer for CHAINS!
Check out our Behind the Scenes Interviews!
May 2013 MSNY Benefit Concert Performance
True Stages will be performing some select scenes from our upcoming production of CHAINS at this event. Come get a sneak peek while supporting a good cause!
July 19, 2013, we want you to bring YOUR truth to our stage! True Stages is partnering with Parle Magazine to bring you this wonderful night full of passion, inspiration, creativity and good times!
Meet other artists, enjoy drinks, networking, & entertainment, and support True Stages & Parle Magazine.
Share your heart & your creative expression, whether it is through a poem, song, monologue, rap, dance, pantomime, or anything else artistic. Get up there and EXPRESS yourself!
*Parle Magazine is a print publication that features some of the biggest names in urban literature, music & film, To learn more about Parle, visit their website.
July 2013 Open Mic with Parle Entertainment
