Jordan E. Cooper's AINT' NO MO' Set for Blackboard @ the cell

Since 2008, Blackboard @ the cell has been featuring a new play by a Black Playwright every second Monday of the month. Blackboard Plays is devoted to telling stories written by Black Playwrights throughout the African Diaspora.

The Black History Month feature is "Ain't No Mo' " by Jordan E. Cooper, an uproarious odyssey that portrays The Great Exodus of Black Americans out of a country that is plagued with injustice.

The reading of "Ain't No Mo' " will take place on Monday, February 13, 2017 at Nancy Manocherian's the cell, 338 W. 23rd Street New York, NY. This is a one night only reading. Time: 7:30pm. Reading followed by a 20-minute talk-back. Suggested $10 Cash-only at the door. Credit Cards accepted online via Brown Paper Tickets. Visit aintnomo.bpt.me or Call 1-800-838-3006 option 1.

The reading will feature actors: Ramad Carter, Dria Danitra, Ebony Marshall-Oliver, Blake Morris, Tasneem Nathari and Lili Stiefel.

Ain't No Mo' is an uproarious odyssey that portrays The Great Exodus of black americans out of a country that is plagued with injustice. Antics ensue as people pack all that they own, along with their entire history as a culture. The only problem is that the most important part of them, refuses to board the plane. Through a hilarious yet in depth look at identity, we are faced with the question of whether or not it is possible to find peace in a land that was never meant to be peaceful.

Jordan E. Cooper has created six original sketches that follow the moments before, during and after this outrageous exodus. With characters like Peaches (a fabulous Drag Queen gate agent), a fiery preacher, and cast members from an unforgettable reality show, the audience is taken on a theatrical flight of a LIFETIME.

JORDAN E. COOPER is an award-winning playwright who lives in Brooklyn and is currently obtaining his BFA degree at The New School For Drama. His last play Black Boy Fly was voted 'Best New Play' by BroadwayWorld.Com. He can be seen starring in the critically acclaimed feature film WOLF, which is now available on Amazon and iTunes .His musical Alice Wonder premiered in concert previously this year at 54 Below.

STEVIE WALKER-WEBB is a director, multidisciplinary artist, and cultural worker. He is a Co-founder of the non-profit CAST where he served as Executive Director from 2006-2008. CAST creates theatre for social change. He has served as the Artistic Director of the Jubilee Theatre. He is currently a 2050 Fellow at New York Theatre Workshop. He received his MFA in Directing from the New School for Drama and holds a B.A. in Sociology and Performance Studies from the University of North Texas. Stevie is also a Hemispheric Institute Emerge-NYC alumnus where he trained in Theatre of the Oppressed. Stevie is a recipient of the Princess Grace Award- Gant Gaither Award for theatre (2015). Stevie has developed work with Samuel French OOB Festival, La Mama Experimental Theatre, Lincoln Center Education, TONYC, Theatre Row, Dixon Place HOT Festival, Baby Crow Productions, Home Base Theatre Collective, Wide Eyed Productions, Petit Jean Performance Festival, Jubilee Theatre, Texas Playhouse, New York Fringe Festival, and the American Civil Liberties Union. Stevie was born in Waco, Texas and is the creative love child of James Baldwin and Audre Lorde.

Founded in 2008 by Garlia Cornelia (OBIE Award Winning Theatre Producer, Harlem9 / 48Hours In... Harlem), Blackboard Plays is devoted to Black Playwrights throughout the African Diaspora and has been incubated by Nancy Manocherian's the cell in Chelsea since the beginning. the cell is Blackboard's home, where every 2nd Monday of the month, Blackboard Features a new play by a Black Playwright. Every couple months, Blackboard has a community night, best described as an open mic night for Playwrights where up to 10 pages of new work can be cold-read by the attending actors.

For more information, visit www.blackboardplays.com.

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