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Destiny Theatre Experience
About Destiny Theatre Experience
Destiny Theatre Experience is a vehicle for telling thoughtful stories that evoke social change. DTE strives to empower artists, enlighten audiences and build community one show at a time.
Destiny Theatre Experience is also a founding member of the Shades of Black Theatre Festival, an annual Black Theatre Festival that was created in 2006.
Original Plays Produced by DTE: PAPA WAS..., 23/1, NOWHERE NEXT TO NORMAL, THE D..., HOLIDAYS AT MAMA DEE'S, 143, STEROE-TYPE, A POEM FOR BROKEN BOYS, UN-SHELTERED, NEVER BEEN HOME, MOMENTS IN TIME, THE COLOR THAT LIES BETWEEN US, BEYOND LOOSE TIES, HOUSE OF HARTS, IN THE PASTOR'S SHADOW, STORIES OF OUR LIVES, LIFE TO COME, MY LOVER, MY BEST FRIEND, AND MY ROOMMATE, STORYTELLERS, 7 PLAYS IN 7 DAYS FESTIVAL.
Other Plays Produced by DTE: PILL HILL STICK FLY, M@THERF@CKER WITH THE HAT, YELLOWMAN, NO CHILD, FABULATION, THE CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR, GOD'S TROMBONES, THE EXONERATED, SCOOTER THOMAS MAKES IT TO THE TOP OF THE WORLD, BEFORE IT HITS HOME, TOP DOG UNDERDOG, GREEN HONEY LOVE, PRETTY FIRE, IN REAL LIFE.
Destiny Theatre Experience is also a founding member of the Shades of Black Theatre Festival, an annual Black Theatre Festival that was created in 2006.
About Shawn Whitsell (Founder/Artistic Director)
Shawn is a father, activist, poet and teaching artist. He is also an actor, playwright, director, producer and founder of the Destiny Theatre Experience. His one-man show "23/1" was named "Best Blend of Theater and Activism" by the Nashville Scene, for its message about solitary confinement and mass incarceration. When he isn't onstage, he visits schools and community spaces, teaching spoken word for Southern Word and drama for a number of arts institutions. He also serves as a volunteer for the School for Alternative Learning & Transformation (SALT) at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. Shawn was a 2020 Nashville New Leaders Council fellow and is currently a member of the NLC board. He also serves on the boards of Street Theatre Company and Rooftop Nashville. He is a member of the Metro Nashville Community Oversight Board and the Co-Chair of the Criminal Justice Task Force for Nashville Organized For Action and Hope (NOAH).
Contact DTE at:
615-657-9237
SistaStyle Productions
About SistaStyle Productions
SistaStyle Productions was founded in 2001 for the purpose of providing opportunities for actors, writers, and directors in the areas of theatre, film and television.
SistaStyle Productions is also a founding member of the Shades of Black Theatre Festival, an annual Black Theatre Festival that was created in 2006.
Original Plays Produced by SistaStyle Productions 2008-2019
THE 70% CLUB - (Darkhorse Theatre, New York Fringe Festival, Capitol Fringe Festival), THE D WORD - (Darkhorse Theatre, Manhattan Repertory Theatre, NYC)
70% MORE - (Darkhorse Theatre), BLACK GIRL LOST - (Darkhorse Theatre, D.C. Black Theater Festival- Outstanding New Play Nominee , Manhattan Repertory Theatre, NYC), BOO'S BLACK HISTORY BLUES - (Darkhorse Theatre, American Negro Playwright Theatre, Nashville, Manna From Heaven, Nashville), SISTASPEAK - (Darkhorse Theatre), HUNGER IN PARADISE (Developed in Ingram New Works Playwriting Lab - John Patrick Shanley- Mentor - National Black Theatre Festival - Staged Reading, DC Black Theater Festival - workshop Productions, Darkhorse Theatre, Manna From Heaven, Nashville, Mildred's Umbrealla Theater Company, Houston, TX, New African Grove Theatre Company, Atlanta, Atlanta Black Theatre Festival, FLY, GIRL, Darkhorse Theatre, Atlanta Black Theatre Festival, DC Black Theatre Festival, American Negro Playwright Theatre), SINGLEVILLE - (Darkhorse Theater, Nashville, American Negro Playwright Theatre, Nashville, National Black Theatre Festival- Main Stage Selection, D.C. Black Theater Festival- Winner One Act Battle Competition, Workshop Theatre Company, Midtown International Theater Festival, Jewel Box Theatre, NYC, Manhattan Repertory Theatre, NYC,) SIX TRIPLE EIGHT - (Darkhorse Theatre, 2015- Tampa Bay Theatre Festival: Best Play, 2014- Atlanta Black Theatre Festival: Best Play, Venus Adonis Festival- New York City, Radium Girls Festival- New York City), CHASING JEREMY - (Darkhorse Theatre, screenplay version of this play awarded 2018 Best Live Script Winner at the 2018 British Urban Film Festival), DO OVER - (Darkhorse Theatre), A CHRISTMAS CAROL- original retelling - (Darkhorse Theatre), HOLIDAY BAE - (Darkhorse Theatre), ONE LAST SONG FOR CHRISTMAS - (Darkhorse Theatre)
Other Plays Produced by SistaStyle Productions 2002-2018
WAITING TO END HELL, LONG TIME SINCE YESTERDAY, SHAKIN THE MESS OUTTA MISERY, THE STORY, GREEN HONEY LOVE, LOVE'S LIGHT IN FLIGHT
PRETTY FIRE, THE FACE OF EMMETT TILL, EXTREMITIES, CROWNS,
THE MOUNTAINTOP, DANCE ON WIDOW'S ROW, LOUIS AND OPHELIA,
FOR COLORED GIRLS..., CRY IT OUT, STEAL AWAY
About Mary McCallum (Founder/Artistic Director/Executive Producer)
Mary received her B.S. and M.B.A. from Vanderbilt University. Her theatre acting credits include The Mountaintop, Fly, Girl!, The Face of Emmett Till, Never Been Home, Waitin’ 2 End Hell, A Raisin in the Sun, The Story, Lysistrata, The Desire, Pretty Fire, Long Time Since Yesterday, Louie and Ophelia, Hunger in Paradise and The Dance on Widow’s Row. She has also appeared in several films & T.V. One’s Fatal Attraction. Writing highlights: Her play SingleVille was a winner of the D.C. Black Theatre Festival One Act Battle and was a mainstage selection for the National Black Theatre Festival. Her play Six Triple Eight took top prize at the Atlanta Black Theatre Festival and Tampa Bay Theatre Festival. The movie version of SingleVille (writer, co-director, actress) won several awards in 2018 including Best Feature at the Twin Cities Black Film festival and the International Black Film Festival. Chasing Jeremy was a screenplay winner at the British Urban Film Festival and a finalist at the Urban World Film Festival. In 2019, she was a winner of the “Women Who Rock Nashville” award for the arts. In 2020, she was selected as librettist for Nashville Opera’s first mainstage commission One Vote Won.
Contact SistaStyle Productions at:
615-476-6430
The Del Shores Foundation
About The Del Shores Foundation
Mission Statement
The Del Shores Foundation’s mission is to find and facilitate the development of new southern queer artistic voices through bringing together artists and working professionals, amplifying new work and connecting artists to platforms for the creation of the work.
Vision Statement
- We envision a world where southern LGBTQ+ writers have the opportunity to develop their craft and work with working professionals across the film, television and theatre industries.
- We envision a world where southern LGBTQ+ writers have access to the producers and funding to see their work created.
- We envision a world where theatre, film and television producers actively seek out our pipeline of writers for creating work with a new and different perspective and lived experience.
- Finally, we envision a world where these creators have the skills, funds and opportunities to create their work in the communities where they live and platforms for sharing their finished works.
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