True Stages
MSNY
WBAI
True Stages is an new NYC-based theatre company, founded in 2012. As a new company with limited funding, we rely heavily on the kindness and support of those individuals and organizations who believe in us and offer us their support in order to make our visions realities. We offer our deepest gratitude to all of our patrons who attend our events and offer us their time and resources. And we give a special thanks to the following people and organizations who have contributed to the success of True Stages Theatre Company through their special contributions:
A Special Thanks to Our Supporters
WBAI is listener-supported radio. As a member of the Pacifica chain of radio stations, it provides a vast array of original programming to listeners in the Metropolitan New York City
region and worldwide on this site.
True Stages thanks WBAI for offering us free audition space and rehearsal space for our 2012 production of CHAINS, and for featuring us on their morning show by conducting a live interview of the cast of CHAINS.
Click HERE to check out the 2012 WBAI interview of the cast of CHAINS.
In 2010, MSNY birthed the 2020 Vision to plant 20 worship sites around the Greater New York City area by the year 2020. Taking the motto “One Church, Many Locations,” the 2020 vision provides New Yorkers with a local community where they can build relationships and grow spiritually, while also taking advantage of the opportunities afforded by a larger church.
Today, who we are is a diverse, multi-ethnic congregation consisting of people from all kinds of backgrounds, career fields, and aspirations. We are committed to seeing God transform this city one life at a time, and we invite you to be our guest – God may just have something incredible in store for you, too.
True Stages Thanks MSNY for donating space for our very first first event in 2012, featuring us in their Missions Concert in 2013, and for their continued love & support.
Mitchell Green is a writer, actor, producer, and the former Vice President of SAG (Screen Actors Guild). He has dedicated his life to doing God's will. He looks forward to writing books & producing films that glorify God.
True Stages thanks Mitchell Green for donating his time and assistance during our 2012 production of CHAINS and for his continued support and promotion of all True Stages events.
Robert Hardin & Phyllis Hardin are real estate agents in Phoenix, AZ. They have been realtors for over 5 years and are currently with Arizona Property Management and Investments. If you want to rent, buy, sale or invest in a home in the Phoenix Metropolitan area, contact Phyllis Tremble-Hardin at 602-541-2767 or Robert Hardin at 602-717-8271. In addition to being realtors, Robert & Phyllis are the extremely loving & supportive parents of True Stages Founder, Shamirrah Hardin.
True Stages thanks Robert & Phyllis Hardin for their generous financial donations, their business counsel, and their continual love, guidance, encouragement & support for True Stages and each individual True Stage member.
Robert & Phyllis Hardin
Mitchell Green
Terrell Lane
Jessica Brooks
Terrell Lane, a new artist with the hunger to bless the world with his unique God given abilities to write and sing, fuses together styles of contemporary gospel, jazz, and other popular genres to express his most personal testimonies through the art of music.
True Stages thanks Terrell for donating his time, service & artistic talent by developing and producing original music for the 2012 production of CHAINS. True Stages also thanks Terrell for being the feature artist at our Music for the Soul Event, for providing live music at our March 2012 launch event, and for his continued love, support and humble service.
Parle Magazine
Jessica Brooks is a talented keyboard player and singer. She is a graduate of Howard University.
True Stages thanks Jessica for writing and producing an original song for our 2012 production of CHAINS and for being a main act in our 2012 Music for the Soul event. We are grateful for the way that Jessica puts her heart and soul into all that she creates and donates her time with love, humility and dedication.
Parlé Magazine is a bi-monthly urban entertainment print publication established in 2004, featuring some of the biggest names in urban literature, music and film. To date we’ve released 33 volumes (issues) of the publication.
Tyrese, Tyler Perry, T-Pain, Mario, Teri Woods, New Edition, Zane-the queen of erotica, Lil’ Wayne, Eric Jerome Dickey and Busta Rhymes are just some of the names and faces who we’ve featured in the publication over the last eight plus years.
Our slogan is ‘Not Your Average’, therefore every volume, we put together a publication unlike anything else in print and now online.
True Stages thanks Kevin Benoit, editor of Parle Magazine, for featuring True Stages in Parle magazine and for the support of the Parle Staff at our various True Stages events. We also thank Parle for joining forces with us to co-produce an awesome open mic in July 2013!
*Click HERE to view the Parle article about True Stages.
Emeka Ezeokoli
Emeka is a self taught guitarist and writer who has written monologues and essays on social and political issues. His artistic ambitions include becoming an accomplished guitarist and playwright.
True Stages thanks Emeka for volunteering to be a DJ at our open mic, for sharing his musical talents with us, and for his continued support of True Stages.
