-Forteez Bluntz Chickenhedz N Uva Necessateez
By Bashi Rose
Directed by Jaime Carrillo
Performed by Mitchell Ferguson and Richard Moore
Thursday-Friday April 2 - 3 at 8PM
Creative Alliance at The Patterson - 3134 Eastern Avenue
Tickets: $12 Students/CA members, $15 General Admission
Click here to purchase or call 410-276-1651
- About the Feature Play -
FORTEEZ BLUNTZ CHICKENHEDZ 'N' UVA NECESSATEEZ is a play about two homeless poets — father and son — who are burdened yet inspired by the weight of history and their ancestors. The play follows them as they search for the missing piece of their family, the woman who is a daughter to one and a sister to the other. Hearing her voice via the spirit world and dreams, they race against time and what they perceive as a profit-driven world to protect the woman they love. Using poetic language, they cry out to each other and to the world for clarity and understanding.
"The title may sound like it belongs on the latest Wayan brothers flick, but Bashi Rose's play is actually a stark, sobering commentary on the plight of many African-Americans. " **** (Four stars)
Monika Fabian, Time Out New York
"An absorbing, demanding, disturbing, and fascinating new play, Forteez Bluntz Chickenhedz 'n' Uva Necessateez's themes and questions still stick with me. Come ready to be challenged and provoked, as the ideas are enduring, and promise to make this a play that retains relevance for years to come."
Ethan Angelica, nytheatre.com
Mitchell Ferguson
Mitchell Ferguson, Co-founder of NOMMO THEATRE, was born and raised in Baltimore, MD. He studied acting and play-writing in workshops at the New York Public Theater, taught by Ed Bullins; acting at Center Stage (Baltimore), and musical theater at the Cultural Arts Institute. He has performed in No Place to be Somebody and The Taming of Shrew at the Baltimore Harbor Shakespeare Festival; South Pacific, The Island; Locks & Links which he co-wrote, directed and acted in; Forteez Bluntz Chickenhedz N Uva Necessateez at Theatre Project, Creative Allliance, Maryland Correctional Training Center, Studio Theatre (D.C.), and The Lafayette Street Theatre (N.Y.); Slave Ship, Prison Shorts at Creative Alliance and Theatre Project. He was also an artist in residence at the Baltimore Museum of Art for their Sacred Arts of Haitian Vodoun exhibit and has performed in public and private schools throughout the state.
Richard Moore
Richard began his acting career at Towson University, when he was asked to perform in a friend's senior directorial debut. On the first day of rehearsal he was convinced that this is what he was to do in life; to help people through the medium of television and films. He has lived in New York City and recently moved backed from Los Angeles, CA. In 2005 he wrote, co-produced, and starred in SPADES, a short film he entered into the ABFF that same year. He is a certified field and studio producer for FPA television studio in Fairfax, VA. His film company Judah Productions, just finished shooting their first television pilot that will be entered into television festivals in NY and LA. He wants to thank GOD, his family, and the countless others who have helped him on a great journey through life.
