Current Production

Molly Daughter

by Deb Randall, Music by Alan Scott
February 10 - 26.
Friday and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm
$20 Adults, $15 Senior/Student, $12 Groups of 10 or more
Clare Hall, The Catholic Community of Saint Francis of Assisi
11401 Leesville Road, Raleigh 27613

In 1877, music was the poor mans printing press. Molly Daughter combines mesmerizing live music on stage with the history of Irish immigrant coal mining families, as told by the women left behind. These are the women who carried on while their men were imprisoned, and the women still searching their heritage and history today for answers to their ancestors deaths.

You've heard of the Molly Maguires - the secret society of coal miners who battled against the exploitation of the mine owners - Molly Daughter gives you a glimpse into the women's stories- the wives, mothers, sisters, children and grandchildren of the men who were sent to jail and paid the ultimate price for their fight against exploitation and greed.

Featuring Deb Royals (JTP Artistic Director),and Renee Wimberley, with musical accompaniment by Coty Cockrell and Jason Hedrick. Directed by Carnessa Ottelin. Scenography by Tom Wolf. Costumes by Nora Murphy. Stage Management by Jason Hassell. Choreography by Keval Kaur Khalsa.

SPECIAL EVENTS:

Friday, February 10th - OPENING NIGHT! Don't miss our traditional opening night reception after the show - sponsored by Trali Pub in Brier Creek. Celebrate the opening of Molly Daughter in true Irish style!

Sunday, February 12th - 2pm performance- $10 matinee

Saturday, February 18th - 7:30 pm Pre-show discussion with labor history specialist Dr. David Zonderman. Explore the history of working conditions yesterday and today.

Sunday, February 19th- 1:30 pm Pre-show discussion- "The Gospel at Work" - Join Frank Lescko, Saint Francis of Assisi Coordinator of Justice and Peace - as he describes the Catholic Churches' history and beliefs on the sanctity of work as a natural human right.
Saint Francis seniors day! Reservations required for reserved seating and a champagne reception after the show with the cast and crew.

Friday, February 24th - 7:30 pm Pre-show discussion by NC Warn. Coal and our past and current reliance on it as a source of energy. What are the costs to society and the environment?

Sunday, February 26th - 2pm Audio Description for the visually impaired by Arts Access. Complimentary admission for the visually impaired and their driver. Reservations required.

All seating for Molly Daughter is general admission.

Please let us know if you have a wheelchair or any impairment that requires a reserved seat and we will gladly accommodate you.

Tickets available by web site or with advance payment by check, by contacting marketing@thejusticetheaterproject.org. 919-264-7089.

All tickets are non refundable.




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Current Production

2011-2012 Season - Our Planet. Our People. Our Plight.

The Secret Garden
Musical book & lyrics by Marsha Norman
Music by Lucy Simon
September 9 - 25, 2011

Based on the popular children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, this Tony Award winning musical features a young girl whose personality blossoms as she tends to a neglected garden.



Molly Daughter
By Deb Randall
Music By Alan Scott
February 10-26, 2012

Set in the Pennsylvania anthracite coal fields of the 1870's, this poignant one-woman show set to music features Artistic Director Deb Royals, and explores the Molly Maguires' fight against inhumane working conditions, prejudice, unjust criminal prosecution, and the exploitation of natural resources for profit.



Light on the Horizon
By Deb Royals
June 8 - 24, 2012

Premiere performance of an original work that brings to life the everyday voices of the explosive, personal and extensive impact caused by the largest oil spill in US history, The Deepwater Horizon. Based on one year of interviews with residents around the Gulf of Mexico region including fishermen, oil rig workers, small business owners, conservationists, the Vietnamese community, casino workers, and residents.



NEW! "Black Nativity" by Langston Hughes
December 16 - 18, 2011
Saint Marys School, Raleigh
(This show is not included in our season membership package. Tickets will be sold individually)

The Black Nativity uses scripture, verse, music and dance to tell the original story of the Nativity. Based on the Gospel of St. Luke as adapted by Langston Hughes, this song-play touches a cord in the hearts of all.

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Past Productions

Thursday, September 01, 2011

The Secret Garden

Thank you for attending The Secret Garden. We hope to see you at Black Nativity in December.

Classical Voice of NC Review

September
9,10, 16, 17, 23 & 24 at 8pm
11, 18 & 25 at 2pm
24 at 3pm

11401 Leesville Road
Raleigh, NC 27615

Tickets
Adults $20
Students/Seniors $15
Groups of 10 or more $12
(919)264-7089

Based on the beloved book by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Musical book and lyrics by Marsha Norman. Music by Lucy Simon. Directed by Deb Royals.

Special events:

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 - 7:30 pm SOLD OUT Pre-show discussion with NC Warn

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 -SOLD OUT Free babysitting services for the first 20 children registered sponsored by SEED Raleigh
www.Seedraleigh.org

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 & 24 -7:30pm SOLD OUT Pre-show event with Performance for Social Changes students from Duke University

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 – 2:00 pm SOLD OUT Audio Described Performance provided by Arts Access (some audio described seats still available by emailing marketing@thejusticetheaterproject.org


This Tony Award winning musical tells the story of Mary Lennox, a lonely little girl sent to live with her uncle Archibald in England after being orphaned by a cholera epidemic in India.

Still grieving over the loss of his beloved wife Lily and distraught over the condition of his bedridden son, Archibald casts a dark shaddow over the manor until Mary discovers a secret garden. By nursing this garden back to life, Mary restores life to her grieving uncle, and to his son.
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Friday, April 22, 2011

2010- 2011 Season

Our Town
By Thorton Wilder
September 10 - 26, 2010
Directed by Kevin Ferguson
 
“Astonishingly Reinvented ….
An intimate production that breathes life into one of the 20th Centuries Great plays” - Associated Press

Tuesdays with Morrie
Tuesdays with Morrie
By Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch Albom
February 11-27, 2011

Directed by Andy Hayworth

Featuring David Henderson and John Honeycutt

Home
By Samm-Art Williams
June 10 - 26, 2011

With Joseph Callender, Rasool Jahan, Joy Williams
Artistic Team:
Director - Sean A. Brosnahan, Scenography- Shannon Clark

“Home is an uplifting folk ballad about the pure in heart . Welcome Home.” - New York Times
Cephus Miles struggles to stay true to himself amidst a rapidly changing and turbulent America. Leaving behind the family farm in NC, he heads north to seek refuge and prosperity. Nominated for the Tony Award and Drama Desk Award.


Memories and Wishes. A Living History of the Raleigh Safety and Community Club
June 25, 2011

Join The Justice Theater Project and The Safety Club on Saturday, June 25th at 5:00 pm for "Memories and Wishes. A Living History of the Raleigh Safety and Community Club ". Free and open to the public. Bring a lawn chair. Featuring Grammy Nominated Gospel singer Cynthia Jones. Ethnographic research conducted by Dr. Elizabeth Nelson. Directed by Dr.Elizabeth Nelson, and featuring performances by UNC CH students in the Communications Studies Department. Light refreshments after the show. www.passagehome.org 513 BranchStreet, Raleigh. Based on the stories and memories of original members of the South Park Community during the formation of The Raleigh Safety and Community Club. History come to life for the community.

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Tuesday, April 19, 2011

2011-2012 Season - Our Planet. Our People. Our Plight.

The Secret Garden
Musical book & lyrics by Marsha Norman
Music by Lucy Simon
September 9 - 25, 2011

Based on the popular children's novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett, this Tony Award winning musical features a young girl whose personality blossoms as she tends to a neglected garden.



Molly Daughter
By Deb Randall
Music By Alan Scott
February 10-26, 2012

Set in the Pennsylvania anthracite coal fields of the 1870's, this poignant one-woman show set to music features Artistic Director Deb Royals, and explores the Molly Maguires' fight against inhumane working conditions, prejudice, unjust criminal prosecution, and the exploitation of natural resources for profit.



Light on the Horizon
By Deb Royals
June 8 - 24, 2012

Premiere performance of an original work that brings to life the everyday voices of the explosive, personal and extensive impact caused by the largest oil spill in US history, The Deepwater Horizon. Based on one year of interviews with residents around the Gulf of Mexico region including fishermen, oil rig workers, small business owners, conservationists, the Vietnamese community, casino workers, and residents.



NEW! "Black Nativity" by Langston Hughes
December 16 - 18, 2011
Saint Marys School, Raleigh
(This show is not included in our season membership package. Tickets will be sold individually)

The Black Nativity uses scripture, verse, music and dance to tell the original story of the Nativity. Based on the Gospel of St. Luke as adapted by Langston Hughes, this song-play touches a cord in the hearts of all.

Read more...

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Memories and Wishes - A Living History of the Raleigh Safety and Community Club

Memories and Wishes. A Living History of the Raleigh Safety and Community Club
June 25, 2011 5:00 pm
The Safety Club

Free and open to the public. Bring a lawn chair. Featuring Grammy Nominated Gospel singer Cynthia Jones. Created and directed by Dr.Elizabeth Nelson, and featuring performances by UNC CH students in the Communications Studies Department. Light refreshments after the show. www.passagehome.org 513 BranchStreet, Raleigh. Based on the stories and memories of original members of the South Park Community during the formation of The Raleigh Safety and Community Club. History come to life for the community.

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Saturday, March 12, 2011

Home by Samm-Art Williams

Experience the story of everyman Cephus Miles, who leaves behind his family farm in NC and travels north for more opportunities. His epic journey from adolescence to adulthood spans the 1950’s through the Civil Rights Era and the Vietnam War, showing us all the importance of coming home.

Tony Award Nomination for Best Play, Drama Desk Nomination for Best Play, Outer Critics Circle Award, NAACP Image Award, North Carolina Governor’s Award.

Clare Hall on the Campus of St. Francis of Assisi
11401 Leesville Road, Raleigh
June 24 & 25 at 8:00 pm
June 26 at 2:00 pm

With Joseph Callender, Rasool Jahan, Joy Williams
Directed by Sean A. Brosnahan
Scenography by Shannon Clark

SUNDAY, JUNE 26 2:00 pm– Audio Described Performance by Arts Access


Tickets available at the door. Buy One Get One free this weekend, all shows. General Admission Seating.
919-264-7089



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Tuesday, February 01, 2011

Black Nativity by Langston Hughes

December 16 at 8pm -
SOLD OUT

December 17 at 8pm
SOLD OUT

December 18 at 2pm
SOLD OUT

December 18 at 8pm
SOLD OUT

ALL seating is General Admission. No reserved seats.
First come First Serve.
Doors open 30 minutes prior to curtain.
Show length is 1 hour 45 minutes with an intermission.

Saint Mary's School Pittman Auditorium
900 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh 27603

PARKING: Please enter through Gate 4 on Saint Mary's Street. Car Pooling is encouraged.

Email marketing@thejusticetheaterproject.org for more information. Or call (919)264-7089

The Justice Theater Project brings a new holiday tradition to downtown Raleigh!

"Black Nativity by Langston Hughes is the joyous retelling of the birth of Jesus based on the Gospel of St. Luke, combined with the poetry of Langston Hughes.

A traditional cast and multicultural chorus of angels will perform contemporary, traditional and original gospel music with scripture, verse and dance.

Directed by Deb Royals. Music Direction by Carolyn Colquitt. Choreography by Regina Stevenson.

Plenty of free parking when you enter the gates of Saint Mary's School through Saint Mary's Street using Gate 4.

A ticket is required for any patron sitting in a seat, even small children. Children under two that sit on a parents lap will not need a ticket. NOTE: This historic auditorium has tight seating. Holding a child on your lap might not be the easiest option.


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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Molly Daughter

by Deb Randall, Music by Alan Scott
February 10 - 26.
Friday and Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm
$20 Adults, $15 Senior/Student, $12 Groups of 10 or more
Clare Hall, The Catholic Community of Saint Francis of Assisi
11401 Leesville Road, Raleigh 27613

In 1877, music was the poor mans printing press. Molly Daughter combines mesmerizing live music on stage with the history of Irish immigrant coal mining families, as told by the women left behind. These are the women who carried on while their men were imprisoned, and the women still searching their heritage and history today for answers to their ancestors deaths.

You've heard of the Molly Maguires - the secret society of coal miners who battled against the exploitation of the mine owners - Molly Daughter gives you a glimpse into the women's stories- the wives, mothers, sisters, children and grandchildren of the men who were sent to jail and paid the ultimate price for their fight against exploitation and greed.

Featuring Deb Royals (JTP Artistic Director),and Renee Wimberley, with musical accompaniment by Coty Cockrell and Jason Hedrick. Directed by Carnessa Ottelin. Scenography by Tom Wolf. Costumes by Nora Murphy. Stage Management by Jason Hassell. Choreography by Keval Kaur Khalsa.

SPECIAL EVENTS:

Friday, February 10th - OPENING NIGHT! Don't miss our traditional opening night reception after the show - sponsored by Trali Pub in Brier Creek. Celebrate the opening of Molly Daughter in true Irish style!

Sunday, February 12th - 2pm performance- $10 matinee

Saturday, February 18th - 7:30 pm Pre-show discussion with labor history specialist Dr. David Zonderman. Explore the history of working conditions yesterday and today.

Sunday, February 19th- 1:30 pm Pre-show discussion- "The Gospel at Work" - Join Frank Lescko, Saint Francis of Assisi Coordinator of Justice and Peace - as he describes the Catholic Churches' history and beliefs on the sanctity of work as a natural human right.
Saint Francis seniors day! Reservations required for reserved seating and a champagne reception after the show with the cast and crew.

Friday, February 24th - 7:30 pm Pre-show discussion by NC Warn. Coal and our past and current reliance on it as a source of energy. What are the costs to society and the environment?

Sunday, February 26th - 2pm Audio Description for the visually impaired by Arts Access. Complimentary admission for the visually impaired and their driver. Reservations required.

All seating for Molly Daughter is general admission.

Please let us know if you have a wheelchair or any impairment that requires a reserved seat and we will gladly accommodate you.

Tickets available by web site or with advance payment by check, by contacting marketing@thejusticetheaterproject.org. 919-264-7089.

All tickets are non refundable.




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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Tuesdays with Morrie

By Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch Albom

February 11 - 27, 2011
Directed by Andy Hayworth
Featuring David Henderson and John Honeycutt

Thank you for attending!

The Reviews Are In!

"John Honeycutt turns in a career-best performance as Morrie, beaming the character's warmth and unquestioning love with engaging charm." Roy C. Dicks, The News and Observer

Read the entire review at http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/02/16/991866/unmaudlin-morrie-avoids-excess.html

"Watching Honeycutt and Henderson work together is a real treat for the avid theatergoer." - Alan R. Hall, Classical Voice of North Carolina

Read the entire review at http://cvnc.org/article.cfm?articleId=213

Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, Sundays at 2pm

$15 Adults, $12 Students and Seniors, $10 groups of 10 or more

Reservations Required. Box office opens one hour before curtain time.

If you have made a reservation, please arrive at least 15 minutes before curtain to purchase your tickets and secure a seat. If you are unable to attend, please notify us. We reserve the right to give away reservations 15 minutes before curtain time.

Etix must be exchanged for an admission ticket at the box office. Purchasing by etix GUARANTEES YOU A SEAT AT THE SHOW.

Clare Hall, St. Francis of Assisi, 11401 Leesville Road, Raleigh. To purchase tickets, click on "Buy Tickets" on the left of this page, or call (919)264-7089 and leave a message.

This heartfelt true story explores culture, family and the meaning of life. Experience the final lesson of Morrie Schwartz, a lifelong teacher.

"A touching, life-affirming, deeply emotional drama with a generous dose of humor." The New York Times.

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Sunday, May 02, 2010

Our Town by Thornton Wilder

Thank you to everyone that came out to see the show.

Join us in February for "Tuesdays with Morrie".

(919)264-7089
Adults $15, Seniors/Students $12

"Our Town" information:

Click HERE for Robert's Theater Review of the show in Trianlge Arts and Entertainment .

Want to see more? Here's a peek at the show....
Our Town

Immediate. Intimate. A rethinking of an American standard. A new aesthetic concept based on the current Off-Broadway production by David Cromer. The cast wears contemporary clothing that could have come from their own closets, allowing them to blend with the audience in this intimate production where you feel you are a member of the Grover's Corners community. Narrated by a stage manager and performed with minimal props and sets, this production is without sentimentality or the false balm of nostalgia. Featuring a multi cultural cast.
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Women Overcoming Obstacles - “Not Just Them. Not Just You. Just Us. Justice”

Please join the women of Passage Home and their children as they tell their stories of overcoming obstacles in order to reunite as a family.

This original theater piece will include Gospel music and movement. There are no actors. Meet the actual women who have overcome great odds and that have graciously agreed to tell their stories, share their lives, and celebrate their success with the community. Each year Deb Royals, Artistic Director of The Justice Theater Project, works with a community partner to create original theater with original voices. We would like to thank Passage Home for opening their doors and their hearts to us. Please join us.

Free and open to the public.Donations gladly accepted at each performance. Sponsorships are always welcomed.

Friday, June 18th at 7:00 p.m., St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, 11401 Leesville Road, Raleigh.
Saturday, June 19th at 4:00 p.m., Poplar Springs Christian Church, 6115 Old Stage Road, Raleigh.

"With God's grace- failure is never final - we are a people - a congregation, and love can do the work."


Independent Article about Passage Home and JTP
http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/the-consequences-of-cutting-the-corrections-budget/Content?oid=1422124
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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

2009-2010 Season!

Each year, JTP explores in-depth a theme of social justice concern.

2009-10 finds us all turning back to the family .How family is affected when our fathers, sons, mothers and daughters come back from war. How a family of sisters so solidly held together all of their lives can be suddenly scattered to the winds on the breath of a radio wave. How a family desperately wanting more for their children can resent them for the opportunities that they themselves were denied. How families are made and remade after overcoming great obstacles.

Thought-provoking. Entertaining. Inspiring.

The Justice Theater Project is a non-profit theater company dedicated to the idea that art inspires change.

Marketing@thejusticetheaterproject.org
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Dancing at Lughnasa

Thank you for attending! See you in September for the new, modern version of "Our Town".

Five unmarried sisters in a small Irish village in 1936 hope and dream of a better life, while music from their radio transforms and transports them. This haunting play is a tribute to the spirit and valor of family.
Winner of 3 Tony Awards.

During the festival of Lughnasa, which celebrates the pagan god of the harvest with drunken revelry and dancing, their spare existence is interrupted by brief, colorful bursts of music from the radio, their only link to the romance and hope of the world at large.

The play is told through the memory of the illegitimate son of one of the sisters as he remembers the five women who raised him, his mother and four maiden aunts.
He is only seven in 1936, the year his elderly uncle, a priest, returns after serving for twenty-five years as a missionary in a Ugandan leper colony.

The sisters acquire their first radio, whose music transforms them from correct Catholic women to shrieking, stomping banshees in their own
kitchen. He meets his father for the first time, a charming Welsh drifter who strolls up the lane and sweeps his mother away in an elegant dance across the fields.

This haunting play is a tribute to the spirit and valor of family.


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Friday, November 13, 2009

Fences

By August Wilson

Only ONE more show at 2:00 pm. today! Tickets may be purchased at the door. Box office opens 1 hour before curtain.

Please allow time for parking, purchasing tickets, or turning in your etix.

919-264-7089 for information.

Showtimes:
.
Sunday, February 28 at 2:00 p.m.

Saint Mary's School Pittman Auditorium, 900 Hillsborough St. Raleigh. (Corner of Hillsborough and Saint Mary's, enter on College Road, Gate 4)

SPECIAL EVENTS

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28 – 2 pm Audio Described Performance

When his rise through the Negro baseball leagues hit the ceiling of racial prejudice, Troy Maxson turned away from a world of unfulfilled promises and denied opportunities.

His son Cory, an emerging football star, sees the world through very different eyes, and his wife Rose yearns for an outlet for her love.

A story of four generations of African Americans that explores justice, fair treatment and social change during the 1950's

Winner of the Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize. The role of Troy was originally portrayed on Broadway by James Earl Jones, and will be reprised in April by Denzel Washington.

Educational/Experiential guides available by accessing these web pages:

http://www.bookrags.com/studyguide-fences/further.html

http://www.enotes.com/fences

Cast:

Troy Maxson: John Rogers Harris
Jim Bono: Lester Hill
Rose: Barbette Hunter
Lyons: Tyrone Hicks
Gabriel: Thomasi McDonald
Cory: Jade Arnold
Raynell: Rachel Woods Barnes on Feb 13, 19, 20 and 26
and Maya Bryant on Feb 12, 14, 21, 27, and 28

The Artistic Team:

Artistic Director: Deb Royals
Stage Manager: Brett Stegall
Associate Director and Choreographer: Joy Williams
Costumer: David Serxner
Assistant SM: Liz Segre and Collin Ruffin
Marketing: Melissa Zeph
Technical Director and Lighting Designer: Dan Sepke
Sound Designer: Julie Jones
Assistant Costumer: Aislinn Murphy
Production Consultant: Herb Eley

Tickets: $15 Adults, $12 Students/Seniors, $10 Groups of 10 or more

Reservations: (919)-264-7089
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Gimme Five for Justice!

$5 can and DOES make a difference! Donate to JTP and get that warm, fuzzy feeling. (Oh, and get a $5 off coupon, too!)

Now we can tune the piano and present fantastic local singing talent to you during the run of "Working".

Spend $5 this spring AND get a $5 off coupon to a great local restaurant.

Just click HERE to go to our Fund Raiser Blog and Give us Five! (You can give us more than five, we won't mind)

Your printed receipt is also a coupon to either Bogart's American Grill or The Red Room Restaurant on Glenwood Avenue.

Want to tell us what you think? The Gimme Five for Justice Blog is a great way to let the world know how The Justice Theater Project has touched your life through theater, camps, outreach or education.

We can't wait to hear from you, and THANKS for giving us five!

Here are the GREAT things you will fund for next year:

A Forum Theater original event in collaboration with Passage Home. Three fantastic main stage plays that include "Laundry and Bourbon", "Dancing at Lughnasa" and "Fences". Three summer camps to provide area youth with a safe and fulfilling theater experience. Monthly FREE acting classes for adults and teens at Poplar Springs Christian Church.... and SO MUCH MORE!

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Friday, July 31, 2009

Laundry and Bourbon

THANK YOU for attending!


The reviews are in! Laundry and Bourbon is "... as potent as a Triple Shot"!
http://cvnc.org/reviews/2009/092009/Laundry.html

A comedy rich with humor and raw reality. Featuring Rachel Green, Betsy T. Henderson and Canady Vance Thomas.

Welcome to a back porch: Anywhere, USA.

It’s a hot summer afternoon in 1974. Elizabeth, Hattie and busy body Amy Lee are folding laundry, drinking bourbon and coke, gossiping, and exchanging insults while awaiting the return of Elizabeth’s wayward husband, Roy, who hasn't been the same since his return from Vietnam.

The dynamic combination of area theatre veterans and best friends Betsy T. Henderson, Rachel Green and Canady Vance Thomas gives a comfortable and playful feel to this 1970's back porch cat fight. The constant breeze on this sweltering summer night is not enough to cool down the heat amongst these girls as they compare husbands, bridge club rivalry, infidelity, the introduction of mahjong, how to raise children and how to pick the right door on Monty Hall's "Let's Make a Deal", which is blaring from the television in the background. The stoic optimism and patience Elizabeth shows for her missing Vietnam Veteran husband Roy melts the heart of even these caustic women.

There's plenty to laugh about and much to contemplate in this tender and lively comedy.

Photography by Paul Hurschmann


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Friday, April 10, 2009

Working - A musical by Studs Terkel

Working

The Reviews are in!

"Strong Performances found in Studs Terkel musical" - The News and Observer

"The Justice Theater Project scores big with WORKING..." - Triangle Theater Review,

Thank you for attending! See you in September for "Laundry and Bourbon".

We hope you enjoyed the ultimate People's Musical written by the late Pulitzer Prize winning oral historian Studs Terkel

"Working" is based on interviews with American workers from the book "Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do" by Studs Terkel.

"Working" features local professional singers and actors, with original music by James Taylor and Stephen Schwartz ("Wicked", "Pippin", and "Godspell").

CAST: LeDawna Akins, Susan Burcham, Bing Cox, John Honeycutt, Barbette Hunter, Byron Jennings, Kevin Lawrence, Andrea Shulz Twiss and Deb Royals.

See photos and bios at www.jptworking.homestead.com.

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Monday, March 02, 2009

Dignity Forum Theater Event

THANK YOU to the over 600 people who came to support the young adults, and to experience an interactive forum theatre event!

Join us for a final performance at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church as we become a part of The Franciscan Coalition's ongoing 'Sojourns for Justice' series.

What is Dignity? How do you define it? Can someone take it away from you? Can you give it to others?

These questions are being explored by the young adults of Poplar Springs Christian Church in Raleigh, with the help of JTP's artistic Director, Deb Royals.

This collaboration will culminate in a "forum theater" style performance on Wednesday, April 29th at 7:00 pm at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church 11401 Leesville Rd, Raleigh, NC 27613
(919) 847-8205 . www.stfrancisraleigh.org

This event is free and open to the public, and no tickets are needed.

Here's a web site with all the specifics about the show and the actors: http://jtpdignityforum.homestead.com/Index.html


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Tuesday, December 02, 2008

Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me

Thank you for attending!

Written by Frank McGuinness. Directed by Carnessa Ottelin

February 27 and 28 at 8 PM. March 1 at 2 PM

The Justice Theater Project concludes the critically acclaimed production of Someone Who'll Watch Over Me with a weekend of three final performances. This amazing collaboration combined with a stellar script is what the Independent Weekly calls "clever directing by Carnessa Ottelin and the well-cast, dynamic trio of performers... by the final curtain, the audience has fallen in love with these men."

The News and Observer says "...the production entertains and enlightens, showcasing three fine talents."

The Triangle Theater Review calls it a "...must see drama... Don't miss it.".

Witness the emotional, intense and trusting interaction between David Henderson as Edward the Irish journalist, Ryan Brock as Michael the English professor, and Byron Jennings as Adam the American doctor.

Inspired by the true account of former prisoner Brian Keenan, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me won the New York Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Play, the Writers Guild Award for Best Play, and was nominated for Best Play at the Tony Awards.

Saint Mary's School Pittman Auditorium, Raleigh.

Based on Irish playwright Frank McGuinness' Tony nominated play, "Someone Who'll Watch Over Me" explores the relationship between three men trapped together as hostages in a basement somewhere in Lebanon. One American, one Irishman and one Englishman struggle to maintain their sanity, humanity and hope. visit www.jtpsomeone.homestead.com for all information about the show.

The Reviews are in!

The Independent: http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A287865

The News and Observer: http://www.newsobserver.com/105/story/1411462.html

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Thursday, June 05, 2008

The Line in the Sand: Stories from the US/Mexico Border

Questions or reservations: 259-6936 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Reservations not required.

The Line in the Sand was written by a group of actors and writers from Catholic Relief Services (a national organization based in Baltimore, MD), who visited areas on both sides of the border between Mexico and Arizona in 2005 and interviewed citizens of both countries, immigrants and non-immigrants.

The play presents the dire situation that those people find themselves in. Not only is the story line compelling and moving, but it is told in the voices of real people and shows the various ways that many people, again not just immigrants, are affected by the lack of practical and humane immigration legislation.

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Thursday, March 27, 2008

Still…Life

SATURDAY NIGHT PATRONS:
Please Park in the Rosemary Street Public Parking Lots. You can then take a shuttle bus to Memorial Hall and walk across the street to Swain Hall.

"Still...Life", an original play written by members of The Justice Theater Project and directed by UNC's Joseph Megel, will be performed at Swain Hall on the UNC Chapel Hill campus as part of the Carolina Performing Arts Criminal/Justice. The Death Penalty Examined. year of death penalty discussion.
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Friday, January 18, 2008

Expresate : To Express.  The Price You Pay.

TONIGHT'S SHOW CANCELED: SATURDAY, JANUARY 19.

DUE TO THE SLOW MOVING WEATHER SYSTEM HEADING OUR WAY, AND TEMPERATURES DIPPING BELOW FREEZING, WE REGRET THAT WE ARE CANCELLING TONIGHT'S SHOW.

Thank you to all the patrons that were able to come out on Friday night and interact with the teens. The teens did a magnificent job and we are proud of their accomplishments.

The Justice Theater Project presented one evening of interactive performances based on scripts created by local farmworker teens. A facilitator guided the audience as they asked questions, stopped the show, and became a part of the event. Rooted in Augusto Boal's Forum Theatre model, The Justice Theater Project's objective is to create discourse around issues of social concern, firmly situating JTP as the only theater company of its kind in Central North Carolina.


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Friday, August 31, 2007

The Grapes of Wrath

The Justice Theater Project began a year-long exploration of displacement and migration by presenting Frank Galati’s Tony Award-winning adaptation of the Steinbeck classic, "The Grapes of Wrath".
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Friday, April 13, 2007

Still… Life.

Thank you to every one that was able to attend the workshop performances of Still...Life. Your valuable comments and questions have directly impacted the ultimate full production that will take place on April 13 and 14, 2007, at the Cardinal Gibbons High School Performing Arts Center.
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Wednesday, February 01, 2006

Dead Man Walking

The Justice Theater Project presented Dead Man Walking at the Cardinal Gibbons High School Performing Arts Center from February 1 to February 10, 2007.
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Friday, February 18, 2005

Witness

Based on Newberry Award winner Karen Hesse's moving novel, Witness is the quietly moving story of a small Vermont town in the early 1920's. On the edge of tragedy when the Ku Klux Klan moves in, Revelation Falls is a community torn apart as it learns about racism, bigotry, and human kindness.
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Friday, December 24, 2004

A Lesson Before Dying

The News and Observer Arts and Entertainment article, "A Year in the Arts: Best Theater" (Sunday, December 25, 2004) named The Justice Theater Project's production of "A Lesson Before Dying" one of the top 10 best locally produced shows of 2004. Our most recent production of "Nickel and Dimed" was also mentioned in the article as a "timely issue with strong political resonance".
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Saturday, November 13, 2004

Nickel and Dimed: on (NOT) Getting By in America

Playwright and director, Deb Royals-Mizerk directs Joan Holden's theatrical adaptation of social critic Barbara Ehrenreich's best selling book, Nickel and Dimed.

Nickel and Dimed "…helps us make sense of the looking glass land that exists alongside our own, one that we interact with everyday but which so few of us really take the time to see." —Anchorage Press
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