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STILL Singing
A New Musical Memoir by Marcia Gomes
Directed by Roberta Uno
JANUARY 18; 1pm + 7pm
A.P.E. MAIN ST. GALLERY
$15-25 suggested donation
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STILL Singing portrays a Black woman's journey to heal herself and liberate the youngest generation of children in her family from a cycle of intergenerational trauma. Through compelling storytelling, dance, and original songs, the path to healing is revealed as the wisdom of her ancestors lights the way to joy.
This work in development is the first musical composed and written by Marcia Gomes, an accomplished vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, actor, and graduate of Berklee College of Music. The play is directed by Roberta Uno, founder of New World Theater at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. The talented cast includes Michelle Dowd, IRNE award winner for best actress; Evelyn Harris, Grammy-nominated vocalist; and Angelica Canlas Castro and Hala Lord, formally trained and seasoned actors and vocalists. The live band is comprised of Ruth Mendelson, Grammy-listed, Emmy-nominated, Berklee College of Music professor in film scoring; Elenna Canlas, former music director and keyboardist for Grammy Award-winning artist, Allison Russell; and JoBeth Umali, Berklee College of Music graduate. Olivia Ilano Davis, founder of Spectrum in Motion in Hartford, CT, and Tiffany Joseph, choreographer, educator, and health and wellness practitioner, provide choreography.
The play is made possible with support from the A.P.E. Gallery in Northampton, MA, the Scarlet Sock Theater Foundation, and Serious Play Theatre Ensemble