Esther performs at the Short Play Lab Series in New York

This theater community asked me to perform in their Short Play Lab Series, and I said "Yes!"
If you are like I'm not really into theater, but Esther keeps sending me these invites...this could be an opportunity to fit this ...into your schedule this weekend or share with a friend to check out some entertainment and for me to share excerpts with you.


John Chatterton presents

Short Play Lab Series

October 24 @ 4:00pm - 5:30pm

October 25 @ 1:00pm - 2:30pm



PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE HERE:
http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showcode=WHE29

Where Eagles Dare Studios

347 W. 36th Street

New York, NY 10018
(Between 8th and 9th Avenues)
Tickets are $15


If you were like, what's this play thing about again?
A story of healing and restoration. The audience gets to watch a young racially mixed girl mature into womanhood resolving generational wounds while striving and fighting for a healthy love relationship. A string of loving complex characters come alive in Random Sharp Objects: How I Got the Past Out of My Ass


Hope to see you there

Public Reading of Random Sharp Objects - Sept 21, 2009 @ 8pm

Readings of 3 new sexy, smart, sensational plays!
Host: Lynx Ensemble Theater
Type: Music/Arts - Performance

Price: $10 Suggested Donation - $25 for all 3

Location: 440 Studios
Street: 440 Lafayette St.
Phone: 212-252-5195
Email: admin@lynxtheater.org

Description: SAVE THESE DATES!
Lynx Ensemble Theater's 2009 Chain Lynx Text Reading Series brings you the new work of three sensational playwrights:


ESTHER FRIEDMAN
RANDOM SHARP OBJECTS:

How I Got the Past Out of My Ass

directed by Christina Zorich

* Monday, September 21st at 8PM *

A story of healing and restoration. The audience gets to watch a young racially mixed girl mature into womanhood resolving generational wounds while striving and fighting for a healthy love relationship. It is a very universal coming of age story.


White Box Theater
440 Studios
3rd floor
440 Lafayette Street
New York, NY 10003-6919
across from the Public Theater

Readings will be followed by moderated discussions with
playwrights & cast.
Join us for a complimentary glass of wine and a delicious chat following each performance.

Admission to the Chain Lynx Text Reading Series by
SUGGESTED DONATION
$25 for the READING SERIES
$10 Individual Readings


Lynx Ensemble Theater is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization that explores the nature of identity, exploding stereotyping and engendering empathy and understanding between diverse people.

Lynx Ensemble Theater is a member of A.R.T./New York and a recipient of grant awards from the Nancy Quinn Fund, the Katherine Dalglish Fund,
the Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, the Arch and Bruce Brown Foundation, and the Ernest O. Reaugh Foundation.

Lynx Ensemble Donation page [http://rs6.net/tn.jspet=1102694495902&s=1819&e=001KJ1zsBCCA1c4vkjITUrujjY_UCcW6lHk55sxi2doCINe_VYMlQ_y1CgS1U2h2mmYsMucoD_30XXFg1fUolfhvcEwPVDemCC5H3q4VVTRf6fMrHlGfeYvRVQfs321TjOChTrRllE1oSdW2vS3wkm3q6zkf_8fVLLwoA6jYX4cGM=]

Loving Day Celebration New York 2009

Check out the pictures and links from the Loving Day Celebration I went to this past weekend.

The Loving Day name comes from Loving v. Virginia (1967), the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized interracial marriage in the United States. Loving Day refers to two kinds of loving: the couple in the Supreme Court case, and the original definition of loving.

Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival 2009

2nd Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival (TM)
June 12th and 13th, 2009
Japanese American National Museum
in downtown Los Angeles, CA.
369 East 1st Street

The Mixed Roots Film & Literary Festival is an annual free public event celebrating stories of the Mixed experience through films, readings, workshops and live performance. The Festival is an inclusive event which brings together film and book lovers, innovative and emerging artists, and multiracial/multicultural individuals, families and friends

I had a really nice time at this event last year.
I got to perform









and I gave a workshop on the process of writing and producing a one person show.


I strongly recommend going to the festival if you are in Los Angeles. Click on the website link for more details and schedule of events

http://www.mxroots.org/

Rain Pryor asked me to come on down to Baltimore and take part in her first reading of Colorism.


COLORISM By Rain Pryor

A Short Rhythmic Play (First Reading)

COLORISM is a short Rhythmic play that explores the taboo subject of color within the black community as told by three Black women of different hues.

Featuring Lenett Nef'fahtiti Myrick , Jaki Teri & Esther Friedman

Host:
Mixed Rain Productions Inc

Date:
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Time:
4:00pm - 5:45pm
Location:
Minas
Street:
815 West 36th Street
City/Town:
Baltimore, MD
More info: http://www.minasgalleryandboutique.com/events.html

Jet Magazine 1952 - Article on Mixed Race Marriage

My cousin Sabrina sent me a link to the Jet magazine archives, an amazing collection. I found several issues discussing mixed race marriages which I found fascinating Go to Pages 12 - 17. Plus they have so many more articles of interest from issues all over the world to one about modern furniture.
Copy & Past the Direct Link Below into your browser to view the Jet Archive issues - go to page 12 - 17:
http://books.google.com/books?id=lEMDAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=En&source=gbs_summary_r&cad=0_0#PPA1,M1