"Pinder's Kids" (2024)
Based on the true story of a youth pastor and Jones High School teens who participated in peacful protests toward desegregation here in Orlando, Florida in the early 1960s.
This show was written from a compilation of oral history reports from the real individuals who participated in the youth movement, and performed by teens local to Central Florida today.
An homage to the recently passed Reverend Nelson Pinder, who served in ministry here in Orlando by practicing radical love over fear toward all races and peoples, and who encouraged the next generation to do the same.
This production received publication on the radio with Central Florida Public Media's Cheryn Stone as a segment in her Engage podcast, as well as acclaim in a recent review from local Blogger and novelist Erik Deckers of Writers of Central Florida or Thereabouts. His review is up now on his website, Orlando Theatre Review, at the link here: https://orlandotheatrereview.com/theatre-review-pinders-kids-write-to-be-scene/
Face Your Fears Through The Arts (2022)
For Halloween this year, local singer-songwriters came together to perform original songs on the theme of facing fears and overcoming obstacles. Proceeds went toward compensating our teaching artists in our programs.