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DRIVING WHILE BLACK
& Other Felonious Funk
Written & Directed
by Ron Beverly
Starring Jerome Preston Bates, Gil Pritchett & Carla
Brothers
at The Venue @ St. James (409 West 141st Street)
The new comedy DRIVING WHILE BLACK & Other Felonious
Funk (DWB&OFF), written and directed by Ron Beverly will be
presented as an Equity Showcase Production at The Venue @ St. James (409 West
141st Street, at St. Nicholas Ave), now playing through April 18th. Since opening on March 18th, the
show has played to enthusiastic audiences, and performances are quickly selling
out.
DRIVING WHILE BLACK &
Other Felonious Funk is a provocative new dark comedy from Ron Beverly,
author of last season’s AUDELCO Award-nominated musical M’Dear. Model citizen Jonathan Q. Downing is pulled
over by the cops for a ‘minor’ traffic violation. He is then arrested and molested and his beliefs will be tested –
because Jonathan ends up on death row!
And that’s when the fun really begins.
Driving While Black & Other Felonious Funk also takes a
sardonic look at the plethora of reality TV shows that currently clog the
airwaves. Jonathan is not only in
prison, but he may also star in a new reality TV series, “Who Wants To Be On
Death Row?” DWB&OFF is a
show in the same vein as Tyler Perry’s “Diary of a Mad Black Woman,” which is
currently a smash hit film.
DWB&OFF’s stellar
cast includes Broadway, film & TV stars Jerome Preston Bates (co-star of
HBO’s “OZ”, four AUDELCO Awards), Gil Pritchett III (Play On and Jelly’s
Last Jam on Broadway), Carla
Brothers (“The Five Heartbeats,” “Glory,”),
Michael Leonard James (2004/2003 AUDELCO Award nominee/winner), Ayo
Robinson (2004 AUDELCO Award nominee) and Richard York (Fringe First Award at
the Edinburgh Festival).
Driving While Black &
Other Felonious Funk
is now playing and will continue through Monday, April 18th. The complete new schedule for the remainder
of the run is:
Friday April 1st @ 8pm - SOLD OUT
Saturday April 2nd two(2) Shows @ 3pm and
8pm
Friday April 8th @ 8pm
Saturday April 9th two(2) Shows @ 3pm and 8pm
Thursday April 14th @ 8pm
Friday April 15th @ 8pm
Monday
April 18th @ 8pm
* Please Note: No Shows Saturday and Sunday April 16th and 17th
Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for seniors, students and groups of 10 or more and can be purchased by calling (212) 694-6312 or for credit card purchases only call Smarttix at (212) 868-4444 or visit www.smarttix.com.
DRIVING WHILE BLACK & Other Felonious Funk
Written and Directed by Ron Beverly
The Venue @ St. James (409 West 141st Street at St.
Nicholas Ave.)
SCHEDULE:
TICKETS: $15.00 General
Admission
$12 Seniors/Students/Groups 10
Reservations and info: (212) 694-6312
Credit Card Purchases: (212) 868-4444
or visit www.smarttix.com
311 West 43rd Street Suite #1107 phone:
(212)307-7181
New York, NY 10036 Fax: (212)307-7167