T’Keyah Crystal Keymáh returns
to Florida A & M
University with fellow FAMU graduate Broadway performer Bryan C. Jones in the debut workshop performances of “Sellout!?!” This show, with music, chronicles the
career of two performers who have different perspectives on the
meaning of success. Is it making
it to the top, or is it making a difference? “Sellout!?!” also shows glimpses of other professionals grappling
with the same dilemma. The shows
will take place April 17 and April 18,
2013 in FAMU’s Lee Hall Auditorium
1601 S Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, in Tallahassee. The performances are part of the FAMU Lyceum Series.
Keymáh
is known worldwide as a series regular on Fox’s Emmy Award-winning In Living Color, CBS’ COSBY, and Disney’s That’s So Raven. Her
stage performances include her acclaimed solo shows, Some of My Best Friends, and “Don’t
Get Me Started;” the Moscow production of John Henry Redwood’s drama, The Old Settler; and her variety show, “T'Keyah
Live!” Keymáh has a long list of charitable and
philanthropist endeavors including her work with NAACP (ACT-SO), Institute for
Black Parenting, and The T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh scholarships and Meharry
Medical School and FAMU. “The show will be entertaining, but
when I work this hard, I also want to create something of substance,” says
Keymáh. “Black people in America always deal with the question of whether
success for us means selling out... I am very grateful to have FAMU’s support
and excited to work with Bryan again!”
It feels great for the show’s life to begin at FAMU,” say Jones, “because I am indebted to FAMU
for my theater life.” Jones appeared in the Broadway shows: The
First Lady with Vickie Winans and Clifton Davis and the long running hit,
A Chorus Line.“ Currently, he is a national
HIV/AIDS advocate and activist. He
will take a break from “Sellout!?!” rehearsals at FAMU to travel to
Washington, DC on April 10, 2013 to speak to Congress on HIV/ AIDS related
issues. His one-man show, “A.I.D.S. - ... And I Die Slowly” has
toured the country for three years including a performance at the 2012
International AIDS Conference. Keymáh
and Jones met while students at FAMU appearing in the Essential Theatre
production, “Memories of a FAMU Tradition.”
There will be a talk back
with the audience after each FAMU performance of “Sellout!?!” . For more information, call
(850) 599-3413.
