by Joe Jaynes | Mar 11, 2015 | Featured, Touring Wing
By Ethan Norman Perhaps the two things that stick out to me most about Walk, Don’t Ride! and the process of learning, enacting, and teaching this small part of the civil rights movement, are the importance of forgiveness, and our individual responsibility....
by Joe Jaynes | Feb 21, 2015 | Featured, Touring Wing
The WordPlayers invites you to an OPEN DRESS REHEARSAL of Never Too Late Wednesday, March 4, Erin Presbyterian – Sanctuary, 6:30 pm. FREE (donations appreciated) The WordPlayers’ original production “Never Too Late” captures characters from the...
by Joe Jaynes | Nov 1, 2013 | Featured, Touring Wing
In reading the role of C.S. Lewis, I get to say (and wrestle with) lines like: “If you had gone up to Buddha and asked him, ‘Are you the son of Brahma?’ he would have said, ‘You are in a vale of illusion.’ If you asked Mohammad, ‘Are you...
by Terry Weber | Feb 15, 2013 | Featured, Touring Wing
Affirmation on Tour By Terry Weber Our tour of Lift Every Voice is underway (click here for show details). It’s a wonderful production which explores the impact of the Harlem Renaissance. The target audience is students and teachers from middle school through...
by Joe Jaynes | Feb 1, 2013 | Touring Wing
A Director’s Reflections on “Lift Every Voice” by Tracey Copeland Halter It is 2013 and we have a Black president. When I looked at the history of this country through the eyes of the characters portrayed in Lift Every Voice, I realized it is the...
by Terry Weber | Jan 25, 2013 | Featured, Touring Wing
“Lift Every Voice” – A Celebration of the Harlem Renaissance by Doug Floyd Just four days ago our nation celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day. In seven days, we will celebrate black history month. As our nation reflects upon the history and continuing challenges of...
