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WWNO's Flash Drive is June 17 — donate for a chance to meet Wendell Pierce!

You can choose to attend the 7 p.m. closing performance on June 28 of BROTHERS FROM THE BOTTOM and attend an after-party with Wendell Pierce with your $375 donation to WWNO's Flash Drive!

All donations made now through June 17 will be entered in a drawing to win a pair of tickets to the closing performance and the after-party. On June 17 call 800-286-7002 or CLICK HERE and select the tickets as your thank you gift. There are a limited number of tickets available.

High praise from The New York Times for Brothers from the Bottom:

“The neighborhood may need renewal and repair. These performances don’t.”

Read the entire review here.

Tickets are on sale now to the general public for the performance night of your choice

The Billie Holiday Theatre at Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, NOCCA Stage Company and Wendell Pierce present

BROTHERS FROM THE BOTTOM

Hurricane Katrina 10th Anniversary: Commemorative Performances

Written and directed by Jackie Alexander

Starring Wendell Pierce* and featuring Kevin Mambo*, Toccarra Cash*, Thaddeus Daniels, Wendell Franklin* and Megan Robinson*

·         Show Times: June 5 – 28, 2015; Fridays at 8 p.m. | Saturdays at 3 & 8 p.m. | Sundays at 2 & 7 p.m.

·         Lupin Hall at NOCCA, 2800 Chartres St., New Orleans, Louisiana

·         TICKETS: General Admission: $30.00 / Seniors and Students with ID: $25.00

·         Buy general admission tickets online at http://www.thebillieholiday.org or call: 504.940.2800

*Actors’ Equity Association

BROTHERS FROM THE BOTTOM COMMEMORATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF HURRICANE KATRINA

STARRING TONY AWARD-WINNER WENDELL PIERCE IN A LIMITED ENGAGEMENT

Following their acclaimed Brooklyn run, the award-winning Billie Holiday Theater (BHT) at Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation and the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA) Stage Company join forces to present the Post-Katrina play set in New Orleans, Brothers from the Bottom, starring Wendell Pierce who also joins this team, as a producer. The limited engagement, in commemoration of the 10th year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, will run from June 5 – 28, 2015 at the Lupin Hall at NOCCA.

Brothers from the Bottom, written and directed by BHT Artistic Director, Jackie Alexander, deals with the hot button topic of gentrification. In the play, a real estate project threatens the fabric of a New Orleans neighborhood, and unravels the bond between brothers. In this “naturalistic play,” “the acting stands way above the flood line.” With a “terrific” performance by Mr. Pierce and a “particularly exuberant” performance by Kevin Mambo, the play is “ground[ed] by the actor’s sensitivity and verve. The neighborhood may need renewal and repair. These performances don’t.”  – New York Times

Wendell Pierce, an accomplished Julliard trained actor, has conquered all realms of media with critically praised performances in theater, film, television and broadcast radio. The TONY, Emmy, Obie and Peabody winning actor and producer is best known for his portrayals on HBO’s ground breaking television series’ The Wire and Treme. Pierce was also in this year’s Oscar nominee for Best Picture, SELMA. Pierce will also soon be releasing a personal memoir, THE WIND IN THE REEDS, an insightful and poignant portrait of family, New Orleans and the transforming power of art (RIVERHEAD BOOKS / Sept. 8th, 2015). Pierce states, “The 10th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina is a significant moment in the recent history of our country.  Brothers from the Bottom does what art does best: challenge, elevate and illuminate the conversation.”

The cast includes two-time Emmy Award winner Kevin Mambo, who played the title role in Fela! on Broadway, as well as Toccarra Cash, Thaddeus Daniels, Wendell Franklin and Megan Robinson.

Brothers from the Bottom, writer and director, Alexander, is a prolific award winning actor, writer, producer and director for theater and film.

With: Original Music: Edward Anderson and Darrell Lavigne (Bleu Orleans); Set Design: Felix Cochren (Broadway credits: Amen Corner, Inacent Black, Home); Assistant Set Designer: Patrice Davidson; Costume Design: Helen Simmons-Collen; Lighting Design: Joyce Liao; Sound Design: Douglas Forbes; Stage Manager: Norman Smalls

NOCCA Stage Company is excited to provide this once in a lifetime chance for NOCCA students to work directly with these incredible artists that are part of Brothers from the Bottom. Work on set building and staging, masterclass rehearsals begins in mid-May which provides the perfect big picture insight to the students in the Theatre Arts Department at NOCCA. NOCCA is proud to be part of this incredible moment that will shape the local theatre scene for many years to come.

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