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Returning after its 2005 appearance at the inaugural Marvin Sims Teacher Institute, www.TheThirdTheatreTroupe.com (TTTT) played its final 2008 KWANZAA song preview as the featured Luncheon entertainment for the 2008 Institute. History of Kwanzaa craft was the Conference’s only performance and the Conference’s most highly attended event.
22nd ANNUAL BTN CONFERENCE ~ Marvin Sims Teacher Institute
“Imagining New Possibilities: Exploring the Magic and Fantasy of Black Theatre”
Monday August 4, 2008 6 1:00 pm
WALT DISNEY WORLD Coronado Springs Resort, Lake Buena Vista, FL
BTN Kid Kwanzaa Celebration 2008 CAST
LEFT to RIGHT
TOP: Kristen Gipson, Ysabela Smith, Courtney Hitt & Daytra Jackson
BOTTOM: Hannah Travis, Feline Clever, Alexandra Bringer, Angela Hsu & Miki Rai
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WALT DISNEY WORLD Magic Kingdom Tomorrowland Galaxy Palace Theater
CONTACT: h www.KwanzaaMusical.com ) (877) 376-0224 toll free
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2005 NATIONAL BLACK THEATRE FESTIVAL & BLACK THEATRE NETWORK Premieres
BACK ROW: Acquanetta Brooks, Destine Durham & Phillip E Walker
MIDDLE ROW: Jazmine Polk, Zerena Shaw, Daytra Jackson, Marcus Polk & Zion Payne
FRONT: Deiondre Durham
Performing at the Benton Convention & Civic Center’s North Main Hall Troupers read seven (7) of the twelve (12) Bill Cosby authored Little Bill books
Herein is a report of Third Baptist Church of San Francisco’s Being Black is Being Smart ministry’s The Third Theatre Troupe first tour outside of its home state of California:
On August 1, 2005 six (6) Troupers traveled to Winston-Salem, NC to perform Bill Cosby Little Bill book Reader’s Theater shows for the National Black Theatre Festival’s (NBTF) Youth/Celebrity Project and the 19th Annual BTN Conference Marvin Sims Teacher Institute.
On the road TTTT was lead by African American Drama Company (AADC) Executive Director Dr. Ethel Pitts Walker. The children’s productions were directed by AADC Artistic Director Phillip E Walker and stage managed by professional actor James Tyrone Wallace, II. The kid’s primary chaperons were Destine Durham and Acquanetta Brooks among several others.
2005 PERFORMANCES:
Thursday, August 4th at 10:30am ~ NBTF
One Dark & Scary Night, The Treasure Hunt & The Worst Day of My Life
Friday August 5th at 9:30am ~ NBTF
Hooray for the Dandelion Warriors!, Super-Fine Valentine & The Best Way to Play
Friday August 5th at 3:00pm ~ BTN
The Meanest Thing to Say plus One Dark & Scary Night and Hooray for the Dandelion Warriors!
Finally on Saturday morning August 6, 2005 at the Marriot Hotel Marcus & Jazmine Polk read roles for a production of the National Black Theatre Festival’s Reader’s Theatre of New Works.
For additional information:
www.AfricanAmericanDramaCompany.org
The Plaza of San Jose, 30 E. Julian #218, San Jose, CA 95112-4076
( (408) 216-9877 San Jose office - (415) 378-0064 cell - (415) 333-AADC SF office
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2009 MUSICAL KWANZAA CAST PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM
www.2009Kwanzaa.com = AUDITIONS & Musical Director & Choreographer APPLICATIONS
UP COMING GIFT KWANZAA CANDLE SHOWS: www.Kwanzaa2009.com
www.2008Kwanzaa.com = FOX-News VIDEO & Kwanzaa 2008 Presenters: www.Kwanzaa2008.com
www.2007Kwanzaa.com =Old Town Kwanzaa SLIDE SHOW & Presenters: www.Kwanzaa2007.com
VIDEO=www.2006Kwanzaa.com~San Jose Mercury News~ARTICLE: www.KwanzaaActivity.com
www.KwanzaaTour.com = UP TO DATE HOLIDAY KWANZAA TOUR SCHEDULE
Past Traditional Kwanzaa Poems: www.HistoryOfKwanzaa.com
www.KwanzaaSong.com = Music Kwanzaa Lyric Samples
Art Kwanzaa Picture Collage: www.KwanzaaPicture.com
www.KwanzaaPrinciple.com = Seven Principles of Kwanzaa Principle Cast Lists & Photos
Happy Kwanzaa Child Play Director’s Up to Date Biography: www.PhillipEWalker.com
www.LittleBillReader.com = Fee Based Reading Fluency Through Reader’s Theater Residencies
Black Leader Play with Barack Obama’s “Race” Speech: www.BlackHistoryMonthSpeaker.com