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[Heads Up Productions]

Ma’Sue Productions/Heads Up Productions

In association with the Center for Applied Theatre and Active Culture

Present…

A Staged Reading of Daybreak’s Children

  Heads Up Productions and University of Akron graduate India Burton  
announce the launch of a new theatre company, Ma’Sue Productions.   
Burton, a long-time member of Heads Up, will serve as the company’s  
artistic director.

While working with Heads Up, Burton directed The Laramie Project and  
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is  
Enuf, which was touted as “absolutely, by far, the best thing I have  
ever seen in my 10 years at UA,” by Dr. Boisseau of the University’s  
History Department.

  Ma’Sue was formed to give voice to urban culture and to provide  
opportunities for actors of color.

  A staged reading of Daybreak’s Children, written by Akron playwright  
John Dayo-Aliya, will be the company’s inaugural production.   
Performance dates are Thursday, November 17 through Friday, November  
18 at 8 pm and Saturday, November 19 at 3 pm and 8 pm. Tickets are $12  
or pay-what-you-can and available at the door or by calling  
330.990.5138.  Performances will be held at the Balch Street Theatre  
located at 220 S. Balch Street, Akron, OH. The Balch Street Theatre  
was recently renovated by the Center for Applied Theatre and Active  
Culture (CATAC) and serves as the home for New World Performance  
Laboratory.

Daybreak’s Children explores the black experience in present day  
America.  But it’s a story that surpasses cultural boundaries.   
Sammie, the oldest child and only son, has returned to the family home  
after the loss of his male lover.  Educated at Columbia University,  
Sammie is unable to find a job in provincial Memphis, Tennessee.  When  
Sammie suspects his father of relapsing on his crack addiction, the  
family can no longer keep their skeletons in the closet.

  The ensemble includes:

Ashleigh Feaster from Akron, Ohio

Tames Hilton from Akron, Ohio

Brian Jackson from Akron, Ohio

Avery McCullough from Akron, Ohio

Yvonne Oliver from Akron, Ohio

Nici Romo from Stow, Ohio

Tina Thompkins from Akron, Ohio

Jerry L. Williams II from Akron, Ohio

Playwright:  John Dayo-Aliya from Akron, Ohio

Director:  India Burton from Akron, Ohio

Assistant Director:  Sarah Jones from Akron, Ohio

Stage Manager: Arieon Dooley from Akron, Ohio
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