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African American Theater NightCommunity
ChurchEmpowerment Program
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African American Theater Night

• African American Theater Night (AATN) is a unique
  multi-dimensional program designed to
• create community fellowship and economic
  empowerment for local churches. AATN is composed
  of
• three (3) separate events that will impact
  different segments of the church community
  including
• Youth, Pastors and the Congregation.
• With the goal of taking the theater to the
  African American masses, this annual event will
  feature
• intelligent and inspirational performances by
  some of todays most engaging and thought
  provoking
• contemporary artist. AATN will spotlight the
  brilliance and beauty of African American
  theater, while
• providing a range of positive benefits
• Economic Empowerment AATN provides the
  opportunity to raise substantial funds for church
  initiatives. Local churches that support AATN
  will receive a contribution for each ticket
  purchased by a congregation member. This
  contribution will help further the positive work
  done within the church.
• Community Fellowship AATN will bring together
  people from all walks of life, to enjoy
  constructive cultural entertainment in support of
  community empowerment. This will be a historic
  night for the African American community.
• Inspirational Entertainment Our goal is to
  uplift our collective consciousness and reconnect
  the bonds that tie us together. Each show will
  edify your spirit and exhilarate your soul.
• Respect Recognition In an effort to spotlight
  positive community role models, religious, civic
  and social leaders will be recognized for their
  positive contributions to the local community.

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Youth Only Performance Theater Career Day
Event Details Date Saturday, June 21st
2008 Location Israel Baptist Church (1251
Saratoga Avenue, NE, Washington, DC
20018) Program Welcome of DC Metro Youth
Programs Private Daniel Beaty
performance Theater Industry Career Fair
Event Conclusion Event Description In
order to give back to the Washington, DC
community, a free Youth only performance will be
held at the Israel Baptist Church. Over 2,000
Youth from churches throughout the Washington, DC
metropolitan area will come together to hear
Daniel Beatys empowering message. In
addition to Daniel Beatys performance, a Theater
Industry Career Fair will be held to expose
youth to the range of career opportunities
available in the theater. Theater Professionals
with a variety of backgrounds will talk about
their education, interests and specific job
roles. This will be an informative and
empowering event for Youth from across the city.

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Pastors Networking Breakfast
Event Details Date July, 2008 Event
Description The Pastors Networking Breakfast
will bring over 100 local religious leaders
together in a union of fellowship and
camaraderie arising from their common interests
and dedicated service to the community. This
groundbreaking event will facilitate conversation
on issues of importance within the Black
religious community and celebrate the lives of
two (2) dynamic and powerful religious and Civil
Rights legends.
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African American Theater Night
Event Details African American Theater Night
(Washington, DC) Date Saturday, August 2nd
2008 Location The Warner Theatre (Hailed as
the most elegant and comfortable venue in
downtown Washington) Program 600pm Pre-Gala
Reception Recognition of church and
community leaders Exclusive performance by
Daniel Beaty Cast Meet Greet / Post-Gala
Reception 930pm Event Conclusion Daniel
Beatys Emergency! We must re-awaken our
collective consciousness, unify our efforts
and assume responsibility to create a better
world for everyone Daniel
Beaty In Daniel Beatys electrifying one-man
show Emergency! Rodney, a poet, describes the
pain of black Americans and a culture that was
historically denied its identity. The pain, he
says, is in so many of us sleepwalking these
streets in an unconscious state of emergency.
This unconscious state, and the disconnect from
ones true identity, is what Beaty unabashedly
attempts to tear down in Emergency! a lyrically
brilliant must-see from an exciting young artist.
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African American Theater Night
What Theyre Saying About the Show Every now and
then you see a performance that jolts the senses
to attention. This is one of them! Somehow
this artist touched something so deep in me that
I love to see in a performance and in the human
spirit. I sat in awe and profound admiration
listening as he connected us to the exhilaration,
the pain, and the promise of what it is to be
human. By the end, I was on my feet shouting
like someone in churchI was so moved.
Ruby Dee Emergency! is
brilliant. Daniel Beaty is genius!
Phylicia Rashad Daniel
Beatys explosive, affecting solo play Emergency!
may be the most important new American drama
since Angels in America. This is acting and
playwriting of the deepest humanity as far as
Im concerned its a show everybody ought to see.
Beatys work is breathtaking in giving
voiceso many voicesto people who dont often
get a chance to speak to us from the stage.
Martin Denton
nytheatre.com The triumph is that even with
its seriousness of purpose, Emergency! is
remarkably entertaining. Toby Zinman
- Variety About the Artist Daniel Beaty is an
award winning actor, singer, writer, composer and
poet. He holds a BA with Honors in English
Music from Yale University and an MFA in Acting
from the American Conservatory Theatre (ACT).
His critically acclaimed solo play
Emergence-See! ran off-Broadway to a sold-out,
extended run at The Public Theater in the fall of
2006. He received the 2007 Obie Award for
Excellence
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African American Theater Night

• Be a part of a historic night of culture
  entertainment
• Pre-theater Gala reception
• Recognition of church community leaders
• Exclusive Performance
• Featuring Daniel Beaty
• Post-show reception and meet greet with cast

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Contact
Dion Clarke Principal JWD Enterprises, Inc. P.O.
Box 232 Purchase, NY 10577 dc_at_jwdenterprisesinc.co
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• Prentice L. Parrish
• Principal
• Cerebro Communications
• 82 Q St. NW
• Washington, DC 20001
• prentice_at_cerebrocommunications.com
• www.cerebrocommunications.com