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Aq&Ree: Brother Fire, Sister Fly – 2nd Reading

February 25, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Free

Written by Jake-ann Jones (2022 Creative Pinellas Artist Laureate)

Directed by Erica Sutherlin

Experience the second table reading of a play in development at the Auditorium at Creative Pinellas on February 25 at 1pm. Aq&Ree: Brother Fire, Sister Fly is a work in progress about a brother and sister raised worlds apart and brought together when tragedy strikes. The play will be filled with music and media featuring actors and one musician.

FREE and Open to the Public

 

Meet the Playwright and Artist Laureate

Jake-ann Jones

Jake-ann Jones also works under the name J.A. Jones and J.A. Morton (she, her, hers), is the 2022 Creative Pinellas Artist Laureate, and author of the Black Classic Press release SometimesFarmgirls Become Revolutionaries: Notes on Black Power, Politics, Depression, and the FBI. She works extensively with community organizations through the SOW Fund at Pinellas Community Foundation, is part of the team at PinellasDiasporaArtsProject, writes for The Weekly Challenger Newspaper in St. Petersburg, FL, and lives between Clearwater, FL, and Harlem,…… Read More

Meet the Director

Erica Sutherlin

Filmmaker, Erica Sutherlin, holds a Master of Fine Arts in Film and Television Production from University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts. Currently, Ms. Sutherlin made her directorial debut with the Lifetime Movie network’s #1 Christmas movie, Kirk Franklin’s A Gospel Christmas. This is her second feature following Stratosphere, in which, she directed and co-wrote. Before her appointment as director, Ms. Sutherlin was selected for the Lifetime Network’s Director Shadow program and held a Fellowship with the Blackhouse Foundation…… Read More

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Details

Date:
February 25, 2023
Time:
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Cost:
Free
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Venue

The Auditorium at Creative Pinellas
12211 Walsingham Rd
Largo, FL 33778 United States
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