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on May 10, 2019

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A lot of the work we do as artists often comes from some part of us, inspired by life events, books, nature, good and bad experiences and even other forms of art works. What an inspiring start to the TYA conference as key note speaker Jason Reynolds talks about his books and his humbleness that others are inspired by his work and are adapting them. I had never heard about Jason Reynolds before Atlanta and frankly, I have been missing out. As a minority I felt extremely connected to his words and though I am from a completely different background, I knew exactly where he was coming from. Cast of All American Boys presented as a staged reading by Off the Page, directed by Vicky Finney Crouch and Jody Drezner Alperin based on the award winning book by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely.

Why is Children's Theatre so important....

In 2009, I was introduced to Children's Theatre when I was cast as 'Madame de la Grand Bouche,' also known as the Wardrobe in Disney's Beauty and the Beast . The show was produced by Cameron University's theatre department and was to be my first big role as a theatre major. My audition piece was 'Maria' from The Sound of Music and the director, Scott Richard Klein said I surprised him with my sweet Caribbean voice which had a hint of a french accent; an accent which turned out to be perfect for the french character. It wasn't surprising to me that children's theatre would grow on me, since I have never outgrown the child within me. I later went on to perform in A Year with Frog and Toad , a play based on a series of children's books about best friends, Frog and Toad. The books encapsulated stories surrounding the two friends beginning Spring all the way through Winter. The play featured stories of the friends swimming, flying a kite, bak...

Creating Puppet Characters

It is always a joy to visit the Tropical Haven Bible Camp, located to the North of the island of Grenada. Tropical Haven was a home for many of us Bereans as teens. My first time at Tropical Haven was in 1999. I remember that August we had boarded that bus (Mr. Foxy's bus from Town Church). I had sat next to Clint George and we ate snacks and laughed ad kicks all

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