{"id":280,"date":"2013-08-30T19:29:12","date_gmt":"2013-08-30T19:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/masplayhouse.com\/blog\/?p=280"},"modified":"2013-08-30T19:29:12","modified_gmt":"2013-08-30T19:29:12","slug":"flambeaux-the-caribbean-musical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masplayhouse.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/flambeaux-the-caribbean-musical\/","title":{"rendered":"Flambeaux The Caribbean Musical"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"yui_3_7_2_103_1377812888720_75\">Flambeaux \u00a0is an inspiring play written by the talented playwright Nandi Keyi. She is a playwright and a published author, whose work has been presented and produced on notable stages, journals and newspapers.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_7_2_103_1377812888720_79\">The play was directed by Roderick Warner and Lawrence Floyd. Flambeaux is a flaming torch used in processions at night. Flambeaux was set in fictional Homer\u2019s Yard during Carnival where, Sybil, Big city, Lucretia, Mary, Ramjit, Breeze, Sagarat and neighbors are all striving for a sense of relevance and Home. Through song and dance we got an inside \u00a0glance into\u00a0the spirit of the \u00a0people from Homer\u2019s Yard. The play captured their sacrifice and struggles. [more&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_7_2_103_1377812888720_82\">Flambeaux was surrounded by the death of a beloved stick-fighter \u201cSello,\u201d played by Augustus Wilson during the 1880\u2032s Trinidad celebration which sparks a drunken brawl with lit flambeaux, rousing the wrath of colonial authorities.The use of Calypso and other styles of music, choreography and Stickfighting, Flambeaux captures the repressed\u00a0emotions the Trinidadian Community during the late 1880\u2032s. According to the Caribbean news\u00a0while the characters colorfully evoke the era, \u201cFlambeaux\u201d is also a historically accurate glimpse into a pivotal time in the history of Trinidad coinciding with the Camboulay Riots.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_7_2_103_1377812888720_73\">Visit Facebook:\u00a0<a id=\"yui_3_7_2_103_1377812888720_77\" href=\"https:\/\/masplayhouse.com\/blog\/Facebook.com\/flambeauxthemusicalplay\">Facebook.com\/flambeauxthemusicalplay<\/a>\u00a0to learn more!<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_7_2_103_1377812888720_96\">The Cast:<br \/>\nAlthea Alexis (sybil)<br \/>\nAugustus Wilson (sello)<br \/>\nNeil Dawson(Big City)<br \/>\nAnn Flanigan (Lucretia)<br \/>\nDonnell E. Smith (Sagarat)<br \/>\nSparks (mister)<br \/>\nAngela Polite(Mary)<br \/>\nShayne Powell (breeze)<br \/>\nRrommel Tolentino( Ramjit)<br \/>\nVictoria L. Ward\u00a0(Neighbor)<br \/>\nMarvel Allen (Neighbor)<br \/>\nKenya Jacobs\u00a0(Neighbor)<br \/>\nAraba Brown\u00a0(Neighbor)<br \/>\nAndrew Clarke (Neighbor\/Sello\u2019s stickfight challenger)<br \/>\nJude Evans\u00a0(Neighbor)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flambeaux \u00a0is an inspiring play written by the talented playwright Nandi Keyi. She is a playwright and a published author, whose work has been presented and produced on notable stages, journals and newspapers. The play was directed by Roderick Warner and Lawrence Floyd. Flambeaux is a flaming torch used in processions at night. Flambeaux was set in fictional Homer\u2019s Yard during Carnival where, Sybil, Big city, Lucretia, Mary, Ramjit, Breeze, Sagarat and neighbors are all striving for a sense of relevance and Home. Through song and dance we got an inside \u00a0glance into\u00a0the spirit of the \u00a0people from Homer\u2019s Yard. The play captured their sacrifice and struggles. [more&#8230;] Flambeaux was surrounded by the death of a beloved stick-fighter \u201cSello,\u201d played by Augustus Wilson during the 1880\u2032s Trinidad celebration which sparks a drunken brawl with lit flambeaux, rousing the wrath of colonial authorities.The use of Calypso and other styles of music, choreography and Stickfighting, Flambeaux captures the repressed\u00a0emotions the Trinidadian Community during the late 1880\u2032s. According to the Caribbean news\u00a0while the characters colorfully evoke the era, \u201cFlambeaux\u201d is also a historically accurate glimpse into a pivotal time in the history of Trinidad coinciding with the Camboulay Riots. Visit Facebook:\u00a0Facebook.com\/flambeauxthemusicalplay\u00a0to learn more! The Cast: Althea Alexis (sybil) Augustus Wilson (sello) Neil Dawson(Big City) Ann Flanigan (Lucretia) Donnell E. Smith (Sagarat) Sparks (mister) Angela Polite(Mary) Shayne Powell (breeze) Rrommel Tolentino( Ramjit) Victoria L. 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