True Colors Theatre News

Kenny Leon, Tony nominated director and Artistic Director of True Colors Theatre Company has been named the recipient of the 2010 Trailblazer Award at this year's NAACP Theatre Awards.

Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director) is proud to announce that Crystal A. Dickinson, Brandon J. Dirden, Aubrey Dollar, Brendan Griffin, Kristin Griffith, Jessica Love, Peter Maloney and K.K. Moggie will star in the world premiere of Lucy Thurber's play BOTTOM OF THE WORLD directed by Caitriona McLaughlin.

Atlantic Theater Company (Neil Pepe, Artistic Director; Jeffory Lawson, Managing Director) is proud to announce that Crystal A. Dickinson, Brandon J. Dirden, Aubrey Dollar, Brendan Griffin, Kristin Griffith, Jessica Love, Peter Maloney and K.K. Moggie will star in the world premiere of Lucy Thurber's play BOTTOM OF THE WORLD directed by Caitriona McLaughlin.

Producers Proteus Spann and Pro2Play Productions are pleased to announce the Washington-area premiere of the award-winning new gospel musical comedy Sanctified. Written by Javon Johnson, with original music by Rollo A. Dilworth, and directed by Derrick Sanders, Sanctified will play the historic Lincoln Theatre for a limited engagement, October 21 through November 14. Casting will be announced next month.

Kenny Leon and True Colors Theatre Company are proud to announce the addition of award winning actress Jasmine Guy as a full time member of the True Colors team.

Kenny Leon, Tony nominated director and Artistic Director of True Colors Theatre Company has been named the recipient of the 2010 Trailblazer Award at this year's NAACP Theatre Awards.

SummerStage has announced the continuation of their first theater season with American Schemes, written by Radha Blank and Directed by Charlotte L. Brathwaite. This show is a part of SummerStage's summer-long FREE theater program and will take place on Friday, July 2nd and Saturday July 3rd at St. Mary's Park, Bronx and Friday, July 9th at Crotona Park, Bronx at 8:00 p.m.

Lynn Nottage's Ruined, a powerful portrayal of the triumph of the human spirit in a war-torn country, will be co-produced this season by Intiman Theatre (opening July 9, 2010) and the Geffen Playhouse (opening September 15, 2010), the only two theatres in the country to host original cast members and the design team of director Kate Whoriskey's acclaimed world-premiere production.

SummerStage has announced the continuation of their first theater season with American Schemes, written by Radha Blank and Directed by Charlotte L. Brathwaite. This show is a part of SummerStage's summer-long FREE theater program and will take place on Friday, July 2nd and Saturday July 3rd at St. Mary's Park, Bronx and Friday, July 9th at Crotona Park, Bronx at 8:00 p.m.

SummerStage has announced the continuation of their first theater season with American Schemes, written by Radha Blank and Directed by Charlotte L. Brathwaite. This show is a part of SummerStage's summer-long FREE theater program and will take place on Friday, July 2nd and Saturday July 3rd at St. Mary's Park, Bronx and Friday, July 9th at Crotona Park, Bronx at 8:00 p.m.

The True Colors Theatre Company has announced casting for their production of August Wilson's JITNEY which will play May 2-30 at the Southwest Arts Center and June 5-27 on the Alliance Stage at the Woodruff Arts Center.

The American Theatre Wing's 64th Annual Antoinette Perry 'Tony' Awards were held at Radio City Music Hall on Sunday, June 13, 2010 and broadcast on the CBS Television Network. For more information visit tonyawards.com.

Lynn Nottage's Ruined, a powerful portrayal of the triumph of the human spirit in a war-torn country, will be co-produced this season by Intiman Theatre (opening July 9, 2010) and the Geffen Playhouse (opening September 15, 2010), the only two theatres in the country to host original cast members and the design team of director Kate Whoriskey's acclaimed world-premiere production.

Kenny Leon and True Colors Theatre Company are proud to announce its 2010-2011 season. This is the eighth season for Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre Company, which opens in October with a World Premiere Musical about the life of Bessie Smith written and directed by former Associate Artistic Director at the Alliance Theatre, David Bell. Kenny Leon will direct the Regional Premiere of Nathan Louis Jackson's comic drama Broke-ology.

The True Colors Theatre Company has announced casting for their production of August Wilson's JITNEY which will play May 2-30 at the Southwest Arts Center and June 5-27 on the Alliance Stage at the Woodruff Arts Center.

The True Colors Theatre Company has announced casting for their production of August Wilson's JITNEY which will play May 2-30 at the Southwest Arts Center and June 5-27 on the Alliance Stage at the Woodruff Arts Center.

Today, we are talking to the creative team of the ten-time Tony-nominated revival of FENCES starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis playing to packed houses every night on Broadway. Last night, it won 3 Drama Desk Awards including Best Revival of a Play. In this first part of a three-part series, the team discusses what drew them to FENCES and August Wilson's work in the first place, hat his work means to them and the notion of collaboration. And so much more...

On May 22, Anthony Chisholm, Jasmine Guy, Samuel L. Jackson, Audra McDonald, and Phylicia Rashad will be participating in Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre Company Celebrity Golf Tournament & Gala. The event will also feature a gala party in a private Buckhead home for an evening of fine dining and entertainment. Tickets start at $200. For more information, contact LaTeshia Ellerson at 404.588.0308 ext. 203 or at lellerson@truecolorstheatre.org.

Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre Company and Jujamcyn Theaters presented the fourth annual August Wilson Monologue Competition National finals Monday, May 3 at Broadway's August Wilson Theatre (245 W. 52nd Street). The finals featured performances of monologues from August Wilson's Century Cycle by twelve regional finalists from Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Chicago and New York. The evening also included performances by Blues musician Guy Davis (Finian's Rainbow), Chris Chalk (Fences), LaTanya Richardson (Joe Turner's Come and Gone), Keith Randolph Smith (Fences, King Hedley II), Heather Alicia Simms (Gem of the Ocean, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom) and Ruben Santiago-Hudson (Gem of the Ocean, Tony Award winner for Seven Guitars). The competition was judged by celebrity judges playwright Regina Taylor (Crowns and Drowning Crow), costume designer Constanza Romero (Fences, Gem of the Ocean, Seven Guitars, The Piano Lesson), and actors Russell Hornsby (Fences, Jitney), Mykelti Williamson (Fences, 'Forrest Gump,' '24') and Phylicia Rashad.

Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre Company and Jujamcyn Theaters will present the fourth annual August Wilson Monologue Competition National finals Monday, May 3 at Broadway's August Wilson Theatre (245 W. 52nd Street).