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Past Productions

Dayton Convention Center, Dayton, Ohio, August 2019
Aronoff Center for the Arts (staged reading), Cincinnati, Ohio February 2015.

Upcoming Production

FAMILY HEALING

Love, honor, and divorce…what one woman contemplates after her husband’s illicit affair is exposed. Extended family member’s bickering over money, damaged possessions, gossip… heightens the crisis until an elderly aunt offers advice on how to heal the family through love.

CHARACTERS

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE)

WILLIAM DAVIS:   early-40s, African American husband of Lily Davis, father and mechanic.  William’s laid back but is rapidly becoming frustrated about the lack of respect and control he has at home.  He’s a supportive father but sometimes feels like just another one of Lily’s children.  His little brother, Tyrone, is a constant drag on his patience and wallet.

LILY DAVIS:  early-40s, African American wife of William Davis, mother and CEO.  Lily’s a Christian woman that’s well-groomed and confident.  She has trouble relinquishing control over her surroundings and gets frustrated easily by her spouse’s laid-back tendencies.  She has always believed in “turning the other cheek” but finds her true character when this philosophy is tested like never before.

TYRONE DAVIS:  late-30s, unemployed African American used car salesman.  Tyrone’s single and a bit of a womanizer.  He believes in God but going to church conflicts with his lifestyle.  Tyrone is William Davis’s younger brother.  His philosophies about life are extreme and would give most reasonable people pause.

FLOYD BRUCE-LEE WALKER:  mid-30s, quirky yet animated African American postal worker with small man’s syndrome.  Floyd is single and considers himself a real lady’s man.  He refers to himself in the third person to the dismay of everyone.  He’s Lily Davis’s and Sidney Walker’s cousin.

MEL THE BARTENDER:  early-mid-60s, married African American male.  Local sports bar owner and bartender.  Serves drinks and constant inspirational advice to patrons.

SIDNEY WALKER:  early-mid-30s, African American single female.  Sidney’s outspoken and analyzes everything.  She’s extremely stylish and loyal to her cousin, Lily Davis.   Sidney doesn’t take crap from anyone, especially her pint-sized cousin, Floyd Bruce-Lee Walker.  Sidney believes that looking for a good man is like looking for Waldo.

CANDACE ROGERS:  mid-30s, busty African American single mother.  Candace is uneducated and has low self-esteem.  She’s an ex-custodial worker at William Davis’s job.  Candace has been secretly attracted to William Davis for years.  Candace is faithful to her church and her worldly desires, and she is not shy about hustling hard for what she wants out of life.

BUTCH BROWN:  mid-40s, charming and wealthy, yet cunning male.  Butch is William and Lily Davis’s neighbor.  He’s infatuated with Lily and keeps one foot in the front door just in case there’s a crisis.  His smooth talk generally masks his true motives, although his words don’t escape the attention of Lily’s cousin Sidney.

SCENE LOCATIONS:
The scenes alternate between the home of William and Lily Davis (Center Stage/Stage left); Mel’s Bar (Stage Right); the postal truck of Floyd Bruce-Lee Walker (Down Stage/mobile);  the apartment of Floyd Bruce-Lee Walker (Down Stage/mobile).

family-healing

FAMILY HEALING

Love, honor, and divorce…what one woman contemplates after her husband’s illicit affair is exposed. Extended family member’s bickering over money, damaged possessions, gossip… heightens the crisis until an elderly aunt offers advice on how to heal the family through love.

CHARACTERS

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE)

WILLIAM DAVIS:   early-40s, African American husband of Lily Davis, father and mechanic.  William’s laid back but is rapidly becoming frustrated about the lack of respect and control he has at home.  He’s a supportive father but sometimes feels like just another one of Lily’s children.  His little brother, Tyrone, is a constant drag on his patience and wallet.

LILY DAVIS:  early-40s, African American wife of William Davis, mother and CEO.  Lily’s a Christian woman that’s well-groomed and confident.  She has trouble relinquishing control over her surroundings and gets frustrated easily by her spouse’s laid-back tendencies.  She has always believed in “turning the other cheek” but finds her true character when this philosophy is tested like never before.

TYRONE DAVIS:  late-30s, unemployed African American used car salesman.  Tyrone’s single and a bit of a womanizer.  He believes in God but going to church conflicts with his lifestyle.  Tyrone is William Davis’s younger brother.  His philosophies about life are extreme and would give most reasonable people pause.

FLOYD BRUCE-LEE WALKER:  mid-30s, quirky yet animated African American postal worker with small man’s syndrome.  Floyd is single and considers himself a real lady’s man.  He refers to himself in the third person to the dismay of everyone.  He’s Lily Davis’s and Sidney Walker’s cousin.

MEL THE BARTENDER:  early-mid-60s, married African American male.  Local sports bar owner and bartender.  Serves drinks and constant inspirational advice to patrons.

SIDNEY WALKER:  early-mid-30s, African American single female.  Sidney’s outspoken and analyzes everything.  She’s extremely stylish and loyal to her cousin, Lily Davis.   Sidney doesn’t take crap from anyone, especially her pint-sized cousin, Floyd Bruce-Lee Walker.  Sidney believes that looking for a good man is like looking for Waldo.

CANDACE ROGERS:  mid-30s, busty African American single mother.  Candace is uneducated and has low self-esteem.  She’s an ex-custodial worker at William Davis’s job.  Candace has been secretly attracted to William Davis for years.  Candace is faithful to her church and her worldly desires, and she is not shy about hustling hard for what she wants out of life.

BUTCH BROWN:  mid-40s, charming and wealthy, yet cunning male.  Butch is William and Lily Davis’s neighbor.  He’s infatuated with Lily and keeps one foot in the front door just in case there’s a crisis.  His smooth talk generally masks his true motives, although his words don’t escape the attention of Lily’s cousin Sidney.

SCENE LOCATIONS:
The scenes alternate between the home of William and Lily Davis (Center Stage/Stage left); Mel’s Bar (Stage Right); the postal truck of Floyd Bruce-Lee Walker (Down Stage/mobile);  the apartment of Floyd Bruce-Lee Walker (Down Stage/mobile).

Past Productions

Dayton Convention Center, Dayton, Ohio, August 2019
Aronoff Center for the Arts (staged reading), Cincinnati, Ohio February 2015.

Upcoming Production
home-pic

Past Productions

Northmont High School, Englewood, Ohio, April 2015
Princeton High School, Cincinnati, Ohio, June 2017

Upcoming Production

Non-Profit Partners

The Sister Accord Foundation

Women Helping Women

Sponsors

Mt. Enon Missionary Baptist Church

EZ Cleaners

Good Samaritan Hospital

HOME

Home is a story about a heavenly kind of love that transforms one family’s troubled lives. Travel with them as past demons threaten to destroy their sanity and leaves one young marriage hanging on by a thread. They are troubled on every side…violence, greed and vanity. But love empowers them to take control of their own destinies and restore the sanctity of their Home.

CHARACTERS

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE)

NAOMI GRIMES:    early-50s.  An assertive African American, Christian female.  Naomi is a loving mother who strives hard to follow God’s principles in her life.  She’s a divorced survivor of domestic violence and the mother of Desmond Grimes.

VANILLA PARKS:  early-30s.  An outspoken African American female who uses her sexuality to get what she wants out of life.  She’s a clerk at the VA.  She’s a bit of a gold digger and the much younger sister (an oops baby) of Naomi Grimes.

DESMOND GRIMES:   late-20s.  Handsome African American male who believes that a man rules his nest even if it means using his fist.  Desmond’s an ex-soldier who is battling demons from his childhood and war.  He’s the son of Naomi and husband of Ruth Grimes.

RUTH GRIMES:   early-20s.  A plain-Jane born outside of the United States of America.   Ruth comes from a dysfunctional family.  She’s unhappy with her home life in the US also.  She’s the mother of a newborn son and the wife of Desmond Grimes.

CRAIG GREEN:   early-30s.  He’s the neighbor of Naomi and Vanilla.  Craig’s a bit of a country bumpkin.  He lives a simple-life and loves the great outdoors.  He sees himself as the neighborhood guardian.   He has an unusual affection for squirrels.

BROTHER GOODMAN:   mid-50s.  Caring man who donates his time at the church.  He works at the VA as a counselor.  Goodman openly admits his past flaws.  He has a brotherly affection for Naomi.

SCENE LOCATIONS:
The scenes alternate between the home of Naomi Grimes (Center Stage); the apartment of Desmond and Ruth Grimes (Stage-Right), and the New Hope Church Family Life Center (Stage Left).

home-pic

HOME

Home is a story about a heavenly kind of love that transforms one family’s troubled lives. Travel with them as past demons threaten to destroy their sanity and leaves one young marriage hanging on by a thread. They are troubled on every side…violence, greed and vanity. But love empowers them to take control of their own destinies and restore the sanctity of their Home.

CHARACTERS

CHARACTER DESCRIPTIONS (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE)

NAOMI GRIMES:    early-50s.  An assertive African American, Christian female.  Naomi is a loving mother who strives hard to follow God’s principles in her life.  She’s a divorced survivor of domestic violence and the mother of Desmond Grimes.

VANILLA PARKS:  early-30s.  An outspoken African American female who uses her sexuality to get what she wants out of life.  She’s a clerk at the VA.  She’s a bit of a gold digger and the much younger sister (an oops baby) of Naomi Grimes.

DESMOND GRIMES:   late-20s.  Handsome African American male who believes that a man rules his nest even if it means using his fist.  Desmond’s an ex-soldier who is battling demons from his childhood and war.  He’s the son of Naomi and husband of Ruth Grimes.

RUTH GRIMES:   early-20s.  A plain-Jane born outside of the United States of America.   Ruth comes from a dysfunctional family.  She’s unhappy with her home life in the US also.  She’s the mother of a newborn son and the wife of Desmond Grimes.

CRAIG GREEN:   early-30s.  He’s the neighbor of Naomi and Vanilla.  Craig’s a bit of a country bumpkin.  He lives a simple-life and loves the great outdoors.  He sees himself as the neighborhood guardian.   He has an unusual affection for squirrels.

BROTHER GOODMAN:   mid-50s.  Caring man who donates his time at the church.  He works at the VA as a counselor.  Goodman openly admits his past flaws.  He has a brotherly affection for Naomi.

SCENE LOCATIONS:
The scenes alternate between the home of Naomi Grimes (Center Stage); the apartment of Desmond and Ruth Grimes (Stage-Right), and the New Hope Church Family Life Center (Stage Left).

Past Productions

Northmont High School, Englewood, Ohio, April 2015
Princeton High School, Cincinnati, Ohio, June 2017

Upcoming Production

Non-Profit Partners

The Sister Accord Foundation

Women Helping Women

Sponsors

Mt. Enon Missionary Baptist Church

EZ Cleaners

Good Samaritan Hospital