I will be performing in Rising again, This time I am not playing the lead of Helen, which went really well. This time I am playing Reena a 15-16 year old. Marie told me to rock it out so I can get cast in the full production. So I will Rock it out. I'm so excited to be apart of the production again.
Negro Ensemble Company presents
Rising
Written by Carolyn Nur Wistrand
What country did I come to live in?
An African American schoolteacher goes behind the Confederate line to teach abandoned slaves. A pregnant Irish girl lies chained in a Northern penitentiary for sleeping with a Black man. Based on true stories of women during the Civil War.
Director: Marie McKinney
Running time: 90 minutes
The reading has a very strong possibility of being funded for production, according to the writer and NEC Executive Dir.
Dates of Reading
Dates of Reading
- July 27 at 3:45pm and
- July 28 at 12:30pm
- Rehearsals take place July 26 for 3-4 hours and July 27 a couple of hours before the first presentation with a break before the presentation.