Playwrights of The Week
Playwrights of The Week
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Yvonne Weekes Giving back to the community
Yvonne Weekes believes that “if you touch one soul, you change the world.” As producer, director, performance poet, and teacher facilitator, she has touched the lives of quite a few. Yvonne Weeks has successfully combined her all of her skills to offer unique workshops dealing with a variety of social issues in Barbados in order to empower and educate others as well. It shows through her commitment to the theatre and her company. For additional information on Yvonne Weeks career please visit Writers Inc blog!
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Yvonne Weekes Playwright of the Week
Born in 1965 even as a young child Yvonne Weekes had the desire to be apart of the theatre. she is currently an established an actress, writer/director, teacher, and currently the Theatre Arts Coordinator at Barbados Community College. Winner of the Frank Collymore Literary Award in 2004 for her memoir, Volcano, her first play, Blue Soap, was published in 2010. Her most recent work, Broken Dolls, aired on CBC in 2011. Yvonne is currently involved in writing and directing community drama pieces for the AIDS Foundation of Barbados, the Ministry of Health and the Barbados Government Information Service that deal with AIDS awareness, stigmatization and discrimination as well as other chronic…
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David Tulloch Pushing Boundaries
David Tulloch plays and poems speaks volume. He continues to push boundaries in his career, even if it means ruffling a few feathers. Now, the award-winning composer, writer, whose oeuvre includes the acclaimed Second Chance and last year’s minor hit If Walls Could Talk, is gearing up to really rattle the theatre landscape with Jamaica’s first R-rated production, premiering at the end of November 2013. Its rumored to have mild nudity – “not live-sex or anything like that – but full-frontal definitely,” he exclusively reveals to Caribbean Life. The production will be geared to the audience 21 and over, featuring the infamous actor from Jamaica Girlie, who will be making…
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David Tulloch “A Helping hand goes along way”
Talented and brilliant, Jamaica observer news recognizes David Tulloch as a writer, composer, director, producer…Tulloch wears many hats in the theatre industry. His vision for Probemaster Entertainment is not only to produce more plays, but to provide an opportunity for newcomers like Bryce, Marlon Brown and Candice Tomlinson Minott to showcase their talent. It’s his way of continuing the cycle of development. “Someone took a chance on me too so it’s only fair that I give back,” he explained. Read more: Jamaica Observer
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David Tulloch Playwright of the Week
David Tulloch was born in Jamaica in 1981. This gifted young man, with his energetic passion for life, has already distinguished himself as a performer of note, award winning poet, award winning writer and playwright, producer, singer and composer. Even as he continues to hone an obvious gift for writing, several of his plays have been successfully produced and include the JMTC’s “Boardwalk in Broadway”, “The Glass Slipper”, and “Rockin’ Romeo”. Quite distinctly, this versatile young role model is also a Champion Black Belt on the tournament level. [more…] As if to defy stereotypical classifications, another side to this multi-faceted young man is his business acumen. He is currently a manager…
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So The Nailhead Bends
“I believe in light and darkness. I am a work in progress and I embrace the lessons taught, both the good and bad. I want to achieve everything, so I try my hand at everything. I know I will fail at many things, but failure is the catalyst of success. I’ve always been the black girl in the ring, and after years of struggling with that identity I am proud to say it isn’t something I’d change.” – Linisa George