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And The Times Have Changed….

If we had to look at the year of 2020 there so many things that we could say happen that are stressful as well as moments of positive reinforcementIf we had to look at the year of 2020 there’s so many things that we could say happen that are stressful as well as moments of positive reinforcement. However as a person of color it’s kind of hard to find the positive when so much negative has been spewed over the past four years.

We can’t say this all started when trump got into office but we can say is it hasn’t stopped from more black males and females being killed by not only police officers but regular people on the streets on a regular and all this by the hands of those they look at us as an inferior yes I’m speaking to you on white privilege and racism. as this all started when trumps got into office but we can say is it hasn’t stopped from more black males and females being killed by not only police officers but regular people on the streets on a regular and all this by the hands of those they look at us as an inferior yes I’m speaking to you on white privilege and racism. It’s amazing how far we have come to still be in a place where we’re speaking on racism and fighting for a right just to be who we are as A race of people. George Floyd Breonna Taylor and countless others that have passed within the past couple of months have been a wake up call that no one ever thought would happen. The the echoes a Black Lives Matter as taking America and the world by storm. Truthfully it was the end of a Band-Aid that had been placed over 400 years and finally had its time of being ripped off and showing the wound for what it is. Racism in America has been and always was a major problem. Truthfully it was the end of a Band-Aid that had been placed over 400 years ago and finally had its time of being ripped off and showing the wound for what it is. Racism in America has been and always was a major problem. But the real issue is how so many people have decided that it should be swept under the rug that it should not be noticed that we as a people should just get over it. Get over it a statement

Tic Tock

2020 has been a year of change. For many reasons it has been filled with its points that make time worth looking at. At the beginning of the year we were looking forward too a major production then (tictok)COVID19 hit us.. Now I don’t know about you but this was the first major pandemic in my life as I watched new flash of this go from one nation too the next. When it finally hit the states what probably could have been dealt with everyone on quarantine for a few months turned into points of chaos as people couldn’t take the act of just staying home. I can not tell a lie I was hoping to be one of those that could do just that. However I got to be one of the essential and nothing about this has been easy.

I remember when this all came to ahead for me. I was at sams house and we were talking about clients and also how she was feeling about things concerning corona. Some of the conversations was about fear and being around people not knowing who has what and who may or may not have the virus. It was then that I began realizing my surroundings and the fact that by my travels on bus and trains daily and the countless number of people I was coming into contact with that I too could be with corona.

Pulling off the Punchline…

Nobody’s Perfect

“If you get a chance to act in a room that somebody else has paid rent for, then you’re given a free chance to practice your craft.”

#phillipseymourhoffman

I have the privilege of watching some of Philadelphia and it’s surrounding areas talents and for me it’s always a treat.
Watching someone work to become a character is an amazing thing. No matter how small or large the part in the end it’s about putting in the work and showing the audience you are that character.

Just imagine if we never got the chance to see #chadwickboseman pull off one of his most iconic rolls as #blackpanther would we had felt the joy that the billions felt around the world or experience his acting accomplishment and be able to say when we all walked out the thwarted “can’t wait for the next one.” The believe ability like in this scene here with @quinteromoore and @pap.l1 it takes a lot to be a psychopath and a criminal. Watching them was a treat as Luis was there from the beginning working on his part and in the last two weeks of rehearsal Terry came onboard and they had too not only create a circumstance of believability but build chemistry and trust that would make a scene not just believable but memorable for the audience and they did just that 👍🏾
We need to all remember how these moments mean so much for so many reasons and people for writers and directors it’s a treat to see his, her or there work coming to life and for the actor pulling it off is magical in its own right.

So take a bow you pulled off a great feat..

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2018 to Infinity

Happy times are here and yes it’s been a minute but let me catch you up to speed. We got very busy in 2018 and our first goal was to take the show on the road. Unfortunately we got stuck at my place due to a snow storm and instead had a Karaoke party. Yea it’s not what we wanted but as you can see it was enjoyed.

The whole cast was there and there’s nothing like a pizza party with a bunch of lit folks. Need I say more..

Once the storm passes it was time to get ready for the next project and that was Frozen by Isis Productions. For myself and Drew it was truly about putting in the work as we hustle to rehearsal to get the understanding of the script, the lighting and the lighting and the sounds for it.

This was a day in and out process but in the end resulted in a great production and the end to a great 3wk Run.

She’s Thinking of Masterplan

Good morning peeps it’s been a minute since I’ve written anything in the blog but I got some good news for you. We have been busy as one we were in production for some time and things of been changing in that same process. Yesterday I met up with actress, podcast host Dionne McCray at CultureWorks Greater Philadelphia to start working on her next project. Dionne is an actress in the city of Philadelphia and has been making her rounds with companies such as Run Boy Run Productions , Freedom Productions and Collective Mic Productions.

With pen in hand, Dionne knew that she wanted to take on a more personal approach with her next project. Just sitting there we had laughs, talked about moments in our lives, changes in our lives and then she said being over 40 for her has a lot of ups and downs but in the mist of it a lot of it is just funny stuff. For both of us we found being over 40 and dating is a place everyone can relate to nowadays.

The struggle is real, and dating for men and women in our 40’s is a story worth telling. Welcome to the next phase of your career..

October awareness

October was a month to remember as Run Boy Run Productions of CultureTrust Greater Philadelphia had projects running in not one but two parts of Pennsylvania but also how both projects stand tall to be about social issues within communities of today and that is domestic violence and abuse.

Starting off with Boomerang as it previewed works from the performance piece at the Koresh Dance Showcase. With a story that has never been told, Boomerang is one to bring focus to how children are affected by abuse of in a family specifically African American male as it can often be something that molds them in belief that these actions are how you are suppose to be or want to treat someone even into adulthood. Truth is this story is not limiting and is real in many communities and whit every piece as they unfold many will watch and see someone in this maybe even themselves and understand the need of raising a family under a positive roof can be the true focus for a positive youth.

Our other play Mississippi Smiles has been making a move since its birth from paper a year ago. With a focus on domestic violence and abuse as it effects women that transition from heterosexual to the lgbtq community it brings a big focus as to how it’s often about what baggage we choose to keep in our lives then recognizing how to heal first.

With an all star cast and director to match, Mississippi Smiles was a sold out show and had many wanting more. The understanding of domestic violence and abuse awareness is to see that it’s effects can be felt in many ways, shapes and forms and for us we are glad to bring stories to life that generate not just thought but conversation.

It’s okay….

Last week I had a reminder that what I was doing was ok. As I was having a bad day and feeling down about the direction I was taking. I was at a gathering when someone said to me “man you are busy Run Boy Run Productions is everywhere!” I paused Smiled and said thank you. The funny part is that when I walked into the building I had been in my feelings and felt like I was doing things wrong and that looking out for others was setting myself up for failure. It was in that moment when she said those words it helped me to understand what I was doing was ok and looking out for others was ok too. I felt so good about that moment then other things started popping up on my time line that also leaned into helping me to understand what I was doing was ok. After awhile I made sure I got on my messenger and let the UE family know about this as I look at the moments as a reflection of them and what we all have made. In my mind I am no more then a person that allows others to bring strength and life into a creation and when they do it is noticed. With that being said I told them how proud I am of them and all they have done throughout the years. For me so many deserve the praise that comes with this and through the years many and I’m not talking about just the actors but the collaborators, the team members, and the volunteers without any this feeling of strength is because of them. And with that moment I sat down to understand and feel ok.

New Year New Goals 


Well as the new year has come so has the journey of Run Boy Run Production as we look forward to the coming of projects. This year our take is different as we look at the productions of up and coming Playwrights that will tackle subjects that are social issues that in the end will demand extreme conversation starting with Mississippi Smiles.

Mississippi Smiles a new play Written by Kamillah Abdul-Malik is about MARY a single mother who after a life full of abuse and failed relationships with men, decides to explore a relationship with a woman. The big question is it love or is it the mirror image that holds the answers?
Mississippi Smiles covers the issues of domestic violence in an area that has yet been done on stage and that is its overall effect in a same sex relationship. It also looks at it from the points of abusive house holds from childhood to adulthood and how it affects a person without thought where the abused might become the abuser.


With this being the first of a series of stage readings Mississippi Smiles is being bestowed upon its first audience January 18th at Amalgam Comics & Coffeehouse followed by a feedback conversation that we hope will be enlighteningand empowering to all.

Modern day Shakespeare?

The travel was long 5hrs to be exact. We were all tired and believe me traveling through backroads going through mountains isn’t something city folk are used too. It was after 10 when we arrived being meet by Korey our house keeper. 


The mission was a huge place and for the cast they were in heaven. Now I don’t know if that was from finally getting to the mission and getting off the road after 11pm or just dirt tired and wanting to get  in a bed and not a van seat. 

It’s Saturday and the show was on! We did’t realize the distance between where we stayed and TheatreRocs was so far but we made the travel and set up for the show. It was light on people but as I always say it’s not about how many come out to see you but how you perform that will fill the seats. Each actor put on a brilliant performance and it was a sight to see. For some they were being placed in roles they have never done and others adding new ones to what they already had.

In the evening the crowd had grown and it was time for another show. For Antoine and myself we manned our usual stations and was well assisted by TheaterRocs staff on both lights and sound. The cast jumped back into character and it was on! During our first show we had to cutt out three acts due to time and it looked like it was going to happen again this time it was two. But I had to look at it from an artistic standpoint as to who already had at age time and who didn’t. The end result all acts were liked but for me it left a bitter taste in my mouth because I wanted to give the audience the full impact of the show. 

One night to we arrived a little early but the lady act was still in the process of finishing there production and when asked I said do t cutt into it let them do their thing. When it was our time all the cast members knew it was showtime as Nichole walked out screaming CD and DVD’s and catch the crowd off guard but still finding the moment to be funny. Derricks entrance was a story within its self as her s words lead the crowd into the unknown world that was about to begin as each actor began making ways out from the back as if they were catch a train. With some disruptive and others happy to see friends and others just talking on phones or reading news papers it was a whirlwind that this story had just began to tell the tale of a city that many may have never seen here before. 

The Other Side of Acting

On Saturdays we gather and I must admit it is not an easy task however many show up and are capable and able to show me and others why they are here. What can you say about talent it is something that is made before you think, it is something that is there before you knew it was and when it comes to the cast they show it every single time in rehearsal.

The real fun begins after worse when everyone winds down loosens up and gets ready for whatever comes next. In my case many of my cast they don’t get a chance to see me just being me to them just having a moment to just be themselves. After the rehearsal to have the cast mates and myself went to one of my best friends house. On the block they were having a block party filled with music people fun and laughter it was a joy just see and be a part of something different. 

We all have this separate world where art is art and hanging with friends is hanging with friends but to be honest with me it’s something that I like so to introduce cast mates and my friends to one another was like making a turkey sandwich they were the cheese the other the turkey and I was the bread bringing it all together. Yeah I know that’s kind of corny but hey I’m an artist I’m allowed to be corny. The best part of it is watching smiles watching laughter and watching people just enjoy themselves. I don’t recall ever seeing Tasha dance but when she heard “electric slide” it was like a kid in a candy store she just jumped up hands raised out screaming oh and she just took to the streets and started asking people come on come on join in join in and they did. Ra and I were onlookers  and for us it was about having a good glass of sangria and taking in the music. 


When the music was over Tasha walked off, she came over to Ra and myself and with a big smile she just said thank you. We all huged we all laughed these are the moments that I look forward to these are the things that I like to see in these actors joy excitement fun life outsideof acting and just being who they are pure with no scripts.