[NEohioPAL] Equality Productions BLM play "You People"

[Richard Zenk]

The BLM play, YOU PEOPLE, is beautifully written by Peter Anthony Fields
and masterfully performed by Ivory Mazur and Sal Rendino.  As Sebastian
Weller prepares for his first virtual conference as vice president of a
profitable tech company, he is joined early online by Jay Sommers, a senior
officer of the company who, as it turns out, has a very specific and
popular perspective on the Black Lives Matter movement.
The professional playwright and actor have donated their time to raise
money for Black Lives Matter and The Thurgood Marshall College Fund.  Do
yourself a favor and view this unique work.

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equalityproductionscincy at gmail.com using either Paypal or Venmo. The
recommended donation is $10, but donate what you can.


#BlackLivesMatter (https://blacklivesmatter.com/) was founded in 2013 in
response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer. Black Lives Matter
Foundation, Inc is a global organization in the US, UK, and Canada, whose
mission is to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene
in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes. By
combating and countering acts of violence, creating space for Black
imagination and innovation, and centering Black joy, we are winning
immediate improvements in our lives.


The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (https://www.tmcf.org/) provides
unparalleled access to a funnel of opportunities for students to journey to
college, through college and into a career. Despite the universal
challenges that face today’s college bound student, TMCF transforms the
lives of thousands of students each year.  TMCF boasts an 80-90% graduation
rate of its Scholars – compared to a 40% graduation rate for Black/AA
students overall, 37% graduation rate for students attending HBCUs, and a
62% graduation rate for all students irrespective of race/nationality or
whether they attended an HBCU.


Peter Anthony Fields has written numerous stage plays which have been read
or performed in Ohio, Texas, Wisconsin, and London, U.K.  His play, "About
Michael", was awarded the second place Audience Appreciation Award at the
British Theatre Challenge.  "About Michael" and "Monster", are published
and licensed by Lazy Bee Scripts. Fields has a BA in Theatre Studies from
Kent State University and is a member of the Dramatists Guild.


Courtney Kennell (Director) is so excited to be working with Peter Fields
and Cincinnati Equality Productions on this piece. Her most recent works
include Assistant Director at The Carnegie for “Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat”. She also has worked as Assistant House Manager for
Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park since 2017. Courtney holds a Bachelor of
Arts in Theatre Studies from Kent State University. While in school, she
directed several productions including “About Michael” and “The Interview”.
She is excited to collaborate with Peter again hopes to continue in the
future.


Ivory Mazur is originally from Germany, where his love for acting, gummy
bears, and Legos began. With a theatrical career spanning over 30 years,
he's performed, directed, produced, costumed, or designed and built sets
all over the world. His favorite location, however, is the Greater
Cincinnati area where he has worked on productions with Centerstage
Players,  Village Players, The Drama Workshop, Riverstage, Sunset Players,
and La Comedia, which he looks forward to returning to after Covid.
Meanwhile, he's traveling, catching up with old friends, and spending time
with family in the Kansas City area.  He thoroughly enjoyed working on this
project and would like to thank Courtney, Richard, and of course Peter for
casting him and giving him the opportunity to have a voice during this
critical time in our history.  And a shout out to Sal - "The character you
played is nothing like you are in real life. I really had fun working
opposite you."


On stage, Sal Rendino earned an Artistic Director Achievement Award in L.
A., as “Best Lead Actor in a Drama” for his portrayal of real-life
revolutionary Abbie Hoffman in the world premiere of Nick Zagone’s “David
and Goliath in America”. In film, Sal earned the 2016 Best Supporting Actor
Award from the Nice (France) International Film Fest., for the feature,
“Second Chance”, and was also given the 2016 Rising Star Award by the Long
Island International Film Expo. TV credits include “Blindspot” (recurring),
“The Americans” (recurring), “The Get Down” (recurring), “Billions”
(recurring), “The Daily Show”, “Royal Pains” (recurring). Other recent film
credits: “Gotti”, opposite John Travolta; “The Ticket” (2016 Tribeca Film
Fest.); “Lazarus Rising”, opposite Eric Roberts. www.SalRendino.com
<http://www.salrendino.com/>
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