TAKE WING AND SOAR PRODUCTIONS, INC.
D E B R A A N N B Y R D - F O U N D E R & P R O D U C I N G A R T I S T I C D I R E C T O R.
PRODUCTION HISTORY
2003 INAUGURAL SEASON
RICHARD III
Written By William Shakespeare
Directed By Barbara Bosch
September 11th - 21st, 2003
Chernuchin Theatre @ American Theatre Of Actors
Nominated for 5 AUDELCO Awards
2004 - 2005 SEASON
2004 CLASSICAL LAB READING SERIES
LORD ARTHUR SAVILE'S CRIME by Oscar Wilde | Kevin Connell, dir
JULIUS CAESAR by William Shakespeare | Timothy D. Stickney, dir
OROONOKO from Aphra Behn by Biyi Bandele | Elizabeth Swain, dir
Fall 2004 | Oct 4th, Nov 1st, Dec 6th
The National Black Theatre
CORIOLANUS: The AFRICAN Warrior
and THE WOMEN OF SHAKESPEARE
Written By William Shakespeare
Directed By Brigitte Waites
June 28, 2005
Julia de Burgos Cultural Center
2005 - 2006 SEASON
2005 CLASSICAL LAB READING SERIES
MASSINISSA: AND THE TRAGEDY... by Lorey Hayes | Count Stovall, dir
OTHELLO by William Shakespeare | Timothy D. Stickney, dir
THE RIVALS by Richard Brinsley Sheridan | Kevin Connell, dir
Fall 2005 | Oct 17th, Nov 14th, Dec 12th
The National Black Theatre
THE DARKER FACE OF THE EARTH |
Written By Poet Laureate Rita Dove
Directed By Trezana Beverley
Februrary 4th - 19, 2006
Chernuchin Theatre @ The American Theatre Of Actors
Nominated for 2 AUDELCO Awards
2006 - 2007 SEASON
MEDEA | 2006 CLASSICAL LAB READING SERIES
Written By Euripides
Directed By Petronia Paley
Starring Trezana Beverley
November 6 - 7, 2006
National Black Theatre
HAMLET |
Written By William Shakespeare
Directed By Elizabeth Swain
April 13th - 29th, 2007
The WorkShop Theater | Mainstage
Nominated for 3 AUDELCO Awards
Winner of 2: Best Costumes; Best Sound Design
2007 - 2008 SEASON
2007 CLASSICAL LAB READING SERIES
PECONG by Steve Carter | Arthur French, dir
SALLY HEMINGS by Elsa Rael | Charles Turner, dir
ANTIGONE by Euripides | Chuck Patterson, dir
Fall 2007 | Oct 8th, Nov 12th, Dec 10th
The National Black Theatre
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MEDEA |
Written By Euripides
Directed By Petronia Paley
Starring Trezana Beverley
February 15 - March 2, 2008
National Black Theatre
Nominated for an AUDELCO Award
TAKE WING AND SOAR
SPIRIT OF EXCELLENCE AWARDS |
Honoring James Earl Jones, Pat Stevenson,
Arthur French, Bryan Webster, Debra Ann Byrd and Norman Anthony Small, Jr.
May 15, 2008
National Black Theatre
2008 - 2009 SEASON
2008 CLASSICAL LAB READING SERIES
TWELFTH NIGHTby William Shakespeare | Petronia Paley, dir
12 NIGHT ALL OVER AGAIN: MALVOLIO's REVENGE by Abe Polsky | Patricia Floyd, dir
Fall 2008 | Oct 20th, Oct 21st
The National Black Theatre
KING LEAR |
Written By William Shakespeare
Directed By Timothy D. Stickney
Starring Trezana Beverley
February 20 - March 1, 2009
National Black Theatre
Nominated for 3 AUDELCO Awards
2009 - 2010 SEASON
FORGIVE ME?
Written by Esther Armah
Directed by Trezana Beverley
July 23 - August 1, 2009
The WorkShop Theatre
312 West 36th Street - NYC
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S MADNESS
By The Hackney Harlem Theater Company
Directed by Susie McKenna
Monday, August 17, 2009
The National Black Theatre
2031 FIfth Avenue @ 125th Street
2009 CLASSICAL LAB READING SERIES
LE TRIOMPHE DE L'AMOUR by Marivaux | Kevin Connell, dir
THE AFRICAN COMPANY PRESENTS
RICHARD III by Carlye Brown | Chuck Patterson, dir
MACBETH by Shakespeare | Timothy D. Stickney, dir
Fall 2009 | Oct 19th, Nov 12th, Dec 14th
The National Black Theatre; The Harlem Brach Library
PECONG |
Written By Steve Carter
Directed By Arthur French & Timothy D. Stickney
Starring Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
March 12 - March 28, 2010
National Black Theatre
Nominated for 5 AUDELCO Awards
Winner of 3: Best Costumes; Best Lighting Design; Best Revival
5TH ANNUAL TAKE WING AND SOAR
SPIRIT OF EXCELLENCE AWARDS |
Paying tribute to the leadership and achievement of seven distinguished leaders; Novella Nelson, Petronia Paley, George Wolfe, Reuben Santiago Hudson, Hon. Theresa Freeman and The Hon. Hazel Dukes
DWYER Cultural Center
248 St. Nicholas Avenue
@ 123rd Street | Harlem
Saturday, May 22nd, 2010
2010 - 2011 SEASON
THE HARLEM SHAKESPEARE WORKSHOP
Tuesday, April 26th
Thursday, May 26th
Thursday, June 23th
New York Public Library - 125th Street Branch
224 East 125th Street (near Third Ave.),
New York, NY 10035-1786 | East Harlem
2010 CLASSICAL LAB READING SERIES
MASSINISSA: THE MAN WHO BETRAYED HANNIBAL TO ROME
by Lorey Hayes | dir Alfred Preisser
MEASURE FOR MEASURE by Shakespeare | dir. Dathan B. Williams
AN IDEAL HUSBAND by Oscar Wilde | dir. Kevin Connell
Fall 2011 | Oct. 20th; Nov. 11; Dec. 17th, 2010
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture,
American Negro Theatre; The Poet's Den Theater
ANTONY & CLEOPATRA |
Written By William Shakespeare
Directed by Petronia Paley
Starring Michael Early & Debra Ann Byrd
March 17th - 27th, 2011
The Poet's Den Theater, 309 East 108th Street, East Harlem
Nominated for 5 AUDELCO Awards
2011 - 2012 SEASON
HAY FEVER
Written by Noel Coward
Directed by Dawn Scribila
The Poet's Den Theater
309 East 108th Street, East Harlem
Monday, Octoner 10, 2011
SAVIOUR?
Written by Esther Armah
Directed by Passion
DWYER Cultural Center
258 St. Nicolas Avenue, Harlem NY
October 7th - 30th, 2011
Co-produced with Voza Rivers / New Heritage Theatre Group
MASSINISSA: AND THE TRAGEDY
OF THE HOUSE OF THUNDER
Written & Directed by Lorey Hayes
The Poet's Den Theater
309 East 108th Street, East Harlem
December 7th - 18th, 2011
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