Kellita Smith Stars in Powerful New Play.
Los Angeles, CA -- "Don't get it twisted. I'm not the aforementioned woman you knew twenty years ago," declares Samantha Cooke, played by Kellita Smith in "One Woman, Two Lives" authoritative it's apple admission July 17, 2009 at The Imagined Life Theater (formerly 2100 Square Feet). www.Onewomantwolives.com.
In "One Woman, Two Lives" the conspicuously admirable Smith, ("The Bernie Mac Show," "King's Ransom", "Three Can Play that Game", Best Supporting Actress NAACP Theater Award Winner - "Feelings") alluringly portrays Samantha Cooke, a circuitous and conflicted woman broken amid two worlds angry to sustain and assure her ancestors from a accomplished that threatens to attenuate her about absolute present. Married to Jonathan, a acknowledged mega preacher, portrayed by an appropriately accomplished Thomas Bell ("Cupids Arrow", "The Message"), Samantha has been voted First Lady of the Year. However, the approval causes the mother of three to agnosticism herself and her worthiness. In animosity of accepting advance from her ancestors and neighbors, Michael portrayed by Sammie Wayne and Belinda, portrayed by Karen Malina White ("Cosbys," "A Different World" and "Malcolm and Eddie"), Samantha can't assume to agitate the anxiety that has amorphous to blanket her. As the play takes on hasty and amazing twists and turns, her doubts and worries abominably become warranted.
Three time NAACP Best Director Image Award almsman Denise Dowse is the administrator of this arresting and arena breaking date play. No drifter to demography the accounting chat from the page to date in artistic and accomplished fashion, Dowse, a adept actress, ("Ray", "Coach Carter") elicits admirable and memorable performances from this ensemble casting which aswell stars adept and accolade acceptable actors Esther Scott ("You Got Served", "Dreamgirls", The Geena Davis Show") who plays the abrupt mother-in-law Edna, Billy Mayo ("Desperate Housewives", "The Traveler") who plays a deliciously adroit Melvin Foster and aswell appearance adolescent actors Diamond Summers, Sarah Nanko, Lavaunte Jackson and Evan Thurman.
"One Woman, Two Lives," is accounting by Alretha Thomas who has bound several added plays produced in the Los Angeles across including NAACP Theatre Award acceptable play Civil Rites (2004), A Shrine to Junior (2002) nominated for an NAACP Theatre Award as well, Grandpa's Truth (2006), Sacrificing Simone (2007) and her aboriginal atypical "Daughter Denied."
Performances of "One Woman, Two Lives," on Friday's and Saturday's are at 8pm. Sunday performances are at 3pm; from July 17 through August 23, 2009 at the Imagined Life Theatre, (formerly 2100 Sq Ft) amid at 5615 San Vicente Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90019. General acceptance tickets are $25.00. For reservations, accumulation sales and added advice apropos "One Woman, Two Lives" produced by Diverse Arts Collective, amuse alarm 626-858-1907 and or go to www.Onewomantwolives.com. Tickets can be purchased online at www.ticketweb.com and or by calling 866-468-3399. Tickets can aswell be purchased at the aperture (cash alone please).
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