Sunday, September 26, 2010

Keymah Directs the World Premiere of "Route 66:Finding Nat King Cole"

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Route 66: Finding Nat King Col
Amun Ra Theatre, 2805 Clifton Avenue
October 8 - 31, 2010
Some know him as the greatest pianist who ever lived, others as the King of ballads and love songs,still others as a trailblazing television idol.  Nashville will have the honor of meeting them all, and the actor who brings his music to life.  Following the success of his first one-man show, How Blak Kin Eye Bee, Dr. jeff obafemi carr will appear in the world premiere of Route 66: Finding Nat King Cole, at Amun Ra Theatre, 2508 Clifton Avenue October 8th - October 31st, 2010, Thursdays - Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 3:00 p.m. with a post-show discussion. Route 66: Finding Nat King Cole will be directed by writer, producer, and performer T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh, known world wide for her acclaimed television work on In Living Color, Cosby, and That's So Raven 
Keymáh, who studied directing at Florida A & M and Florida State Universities, and has directed an episode of the Disney television show, That's So Raven and several stage productions including her own award-winning, Some of My Best Friends: A Collection of Characters.  Like Route 66, Some of My Best Friends is a one-person show with poetry and music.  Keymáh did celebrated runs of her show  in Los Angeles and New York and toured with it for more than ten years.  She and carr, who is also the Artistic Director of Amun Ra Theatre, had been discussing a collaboration since they first met at the National Black Theatre Festival in North Carolina many years ago.  For just as long, fans of carr's singing voice have been urging him to bring Cole to the theatrical stage.  So when carr finished polishing a draft of the show this summer,  it seemed to him that Keymáh was the perfect choice to direct the piece. 
Route 66: Finding Nat King Cole, explores the struggle of one performer to find his own voice while fighting to embody one of the greatest entertainers of all times. Full of storytelling,  characters, poetry and of course the music you know and love, audiences will laugh, cry, and be moved by the music of one of the greatest and most beloved singers of all time.   
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Group Rates (15 or More): (615) 329-iAct (4228)

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Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Hollywood Comes to Nashville: A Tools of the Trade Talk with T'Keyah


Saturday, September 21, 2010
9AM – 12Noon
Shamblin Theater, Lipscomb University
1 University Drive
Nashville, TN 37204-3951
You've seen her on Disney's "That's So Raven," "Cosby," "In Living Color" and much more. Now 25+ year veteran of stage, television and screen, actress / director / producer T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh comes to the Music City to share her expertise in an enlightening 3 hours open to everyone who wants to learn about the entertainment business. This is open to ALL AGES. Topics covered will include: 
* Building a professional resume for you or your child's acting career
* Identifying good training opportunities
* Characteristics of a great headshot
* How to tell if someone is scamming you
* What to do first
* When to join the unions / when to move to a bigger market

You'll be able to meet and ask questions directly to T'Keyah; one actor will be selected for a monologue performance and critique, and another for a headshot and resume evaluation.

Price $25.00

Info Line 615-329-4228
Website http://www.theamunratheatre.org

Contact Kea Everett
info@theamunratheatre.org

Tickets:http://www.brownpapertickets.com/producerevent/128537?prod_id=3153

The best parking for the Shamblin is behind the Campus Center. Enter the parking lot for Lipscomb from Granny White Blvd, across from Pizza Perfect.