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A vessel for your stories. | Fluent in characters.
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“Dutty Tough” read by our ensemble at the third edition of Speaking Words: Voicing Jamaican Poetry — poems by Louise Bennett 📷 Photos by @jikreubenstudios taken in The Philip Sherlock Centre For The Creative Arts by @actorboy876
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15 days ago
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Desmond Dennis reads a biography of Louise Bennett at the third edition of Speaking Words: Voicing Jamaican Poetry 📷 Photos by @jikreubenstudios Desmond Dennis reads a biography of Louise Bennett at the third edition of Speaking Words: Voicing Jamaican Poetry 📷 Photos by @jikreubenstudios Desmond Dennis reads “Bans O’ Killing”, prelude to the third edition of Speaking Words: Voicing Jamaican Poetry — poems by Louise Bennett 📷 Photos by @jikreubenstudios Desmond Dennis reads “Coward Man” at the third edition of Speaking Words: Voicing Jamaican Poetry — poems by Louise Bennett 📷 Photos by @jikreubenstudios Desmond Dennis reads “Coward Man” at the third edition of Speaking Words: Voicing Jamaican Poetry — poems by Louise Bennett 📷 Photos by @jikreubenstudios Desmond Dennis introduces “Jamaica Jamaica” at the third edition of Speaking Words: Voicing Jamaican Poetry — poems by Louise Bennett 📷 Photos by @jikreubenstudios taken in The Philip Sherlock Centre For The Creative Arts by @actorboy876
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15 days ago
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On Saturday, September 19, we celebrate the life and legacy of Louise Bennett-Coverley — Miss Lou, the beloved poet, performer, folklorist and cultural icon whose work transformed the place of Jamaican language in literature and on the stage. Curated by Poet Laureate of Jamaica, Professor Kwame Dawes, this staging will feature readings by Joylene Alexander-Hall, Shawna-Kae Burns, Desmond Dennis, Alexandra Gregory and Joan Andrea Hutchinson, along with musical composition by Seretse Small. More than a century after her birth, her voice remains unmistakably present. Join us as we celebrate 107 years of Miss Lou and the extraordinary legacy she gave Jamaica and the world. ——— TICKET INFO: E-tickets are now available for sale! Link in bio. Tickets will also be available at the Philip Sherlock Centre (cash only) All proceeds are in aid of post-hurricane repairs at Sandy Bank Basic School, St. Elizabeth. taken in The Philip Sherlock Centre For The Creative Arts by @actorboy876
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“To A Poet” There is a lovely noise about your name, Above the shoutings of the city clear, More than a moment’s merriment, whose claim Will greater grow with every mellowed year. The people will not bear you down the street, Dancing to the strong rhythm of your words, The modern kings will throttle you to greet The piping voice of artificial birds. But rare lonely spirits, even mine, Who love the immortal music of all days, Will see the glory of your trailing line, The bedded beauty of your haunting lays. “To A Poet” by Claude McKay — Published in the collection Harlem Shadows (Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1922). 📖 Read by Desmond Dennis 🎭 Directed by Maya Wilkinson 🎥 Live capture by @m_oneja taken in The Philip Sherlock Centre For The Creative Arts by @actorboy876
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3 months ago
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“Knutsford Park Races” read by Desmond Dennis at the opening edition of Speaking Words: Voicing Jamaican Poetry - Poems by Claude McKay 📷 Photos by @jikreubenstudios “Knutsford Park Races” read by Desmond Dennis at the opening edition of Speaking Words: Voicing Jamaican Poetry - Poems by Claude McKay. “To A Poet” read by Desmond Dennis at the opening edition of Speaking Words: Voicing Jamaican Poetry - Poems by Claude McKay “To A Poet” read by Desmond Dennis at the opening edition of Speaking Words: Voicing Jamaican Poetry - Poems by Claude McKay “December 1919” read by Desmond Dennis at the opening edition of Speaking Words: Voicing Jamaican Poetry - Poems by Claude McKay. taken in The Philip Sherlock Centre For The Creative Arts by @actorboy876
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3 months ago
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What was witnessed at the 🎭 Tentastic Theatre Festival was a deeply moving exploration of sisterhood, identity, and the ways Black women carry both beauty and burden. ✨ Curls, Kinks & Coils ✨ This intimate, character-driven drama followed three Black sisters navigating distinct yet interconnected traumas while living under the same roof. Bound by blood but divided by age, perspective, and emotional experience, they grappled with silence, tension, and the unspoken wounds that shape their relationships. Using hair as both a metaphor and a framework, Curls, Kinks & Coils examined how Black women are often conditioned to contain, style, and manage pain while presenting strength to the world. Through powerful performances and emotional honesty, the piece celebrated resilience while giving voice to the fractures often hidden beneath the surface. TEAM Writer / Director – @actorboy876 CAST @shawnakaeburns @twizzzla Shanice McCatty 📸 @iamdashproductions #Tentastic2026 #TentasticTheatreFestival #BoldStoriesBoldImpact #10MinutesAtATime by @actorboy876
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4 months ago
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Showing at the Tentastic Theatre Festival 🎭 CURLS, KINKS & COILS Written & Directed by @actorboy876 Rhea, Amanda, and Charmine Brown are three Black women from different generations navigating identity, expectation, and emotional survival under one roof. Through intimate monologues and powerful confrontations, CURLS, KINKS & COILS explores the hidden ways trauma is carried, inherited, and concealed. 🎭 Tentastic Theatre Festival 📍 Philip Sherlock Centre, UWI 📅 May 29–31, 2026 🕢 7:30PM Nightly 🎟 TICKETS NOW ON SALE ONLINE • J$3,000 per night • J$7,000 season pass AT THE GATE • J$3,500 per night • J$9,000 season pass Tickets 🔗 LINK IN BIO Come experience bold new theatre, unforgettable storytelling, and some of the Caribbean’s most exciting voices live on stage. #Tentastic2026 #10MinuteTheatre by @actorboy876
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4 months ago
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🎭 TENTASTIC 2026 OFFICIAL SELECTION 🎭 @actorboy876 Desmond Dennis Tentastic Theatre Festival is proud to welcome the work of Desmond Dennis. Desmond is an award-winning Jamaican actor, writer, and director, Desmond brings over a decade of fearless storytelling to the table – blending the political with the poetic, and never shying away from the bold. His work is a masterclass in cultural reflection, identity and power. 📍Philip Sherlock Centre May 29 – 31, 2026 🎟 TICKETS NOW ON SALE ONLINE •⁠ ⁠J$3,000 per night •⁠ ⁠J$7,500 season pass AT THE GATE •⁠ ⁠J$3,500 per night •⁠ ⁠J$9,000 season pass Tickets 🔗 LINK IN BIO Come experience bold new theatre, unforgettable storytelling and some of the Caribbean’s most exciting voices live on stage. #Tentastic2026 #10minutetheatre by @actorboy876
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4 months ago
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Jamaica, MOVE! 🏃🏿 #MondayMotives #MotivationMondays by @actorboy876
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7 months ago
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CEASE… an SECKLE! Every story need vessels. Every world need voices. Meet di Cast! From hilltop to heartlands, dese young souls answer di call. Carrying rhythm in dem step, courage in dem chest, and possibility inna dem eyes. Dem come wid open spirit and willing hands, ready fi hold di magic and move di tale forward. Dis is di generation entrusted wid di story of the “Children from the Blue Mountains.” Active participants in di constant becoming of ourselves. Come see who step forward when di thunder start to speak. 👣 Di journey bout fi start! Shhh….You hear dat?! We le le lay le lay le lay oh oo! Mek sure yuh answer di call… 📍 @psccauwi 📅 Feb 1 🍹 Cocktails 11:15 AM 🎭 Showcase 12 NOON 🗣 Stay after fi reason wid di writer See it yah now!!… di circle getting bigger! by @actorboy876
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8 months ago
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All good stories get pass round.🫵🏾📖 From producer… to writer… and now to we director. Desmond Dennis is an Actor. Writer. Digital Storyteller. A son of The Rock, committed to di culture, him wield him purpose and craftsmanship fi deliver nuanced performances when him face the spotlight, and fi weave resonant stories when him stay behind the scenes. Now 13 years into di mission, including di 8 him spend as a talent development specialist guiding young performers in sacred spaces like University Dramatic Arts Society, Jamaica Musical Theatre Company, and him very own brainchild Moments & Beats, him set him sights on a new tale. This story, Children from the Blue Mountains, is steeped in a natural mystic, mythic lore. And as you know, every good story need a steady hand fi help yuh see di vision clearer. We story circle a get bigger… so draw closer. Mek we see yuh face, and hear yuh name.🗣️ 📅 Feb 1 @psccauwi 🍸Cocktails from 11:15 AM 🎭Show at 12 NOON 🗣 Stay after for a reasoning with di writer @jermainerowe Story soon come to bump! by @actorboy876
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8 months ago
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JMTC proudly presents the Script to Stage Development Workshop Showcase of Children from the Blue Mountain—a brand-new musical in development by Jermaine Rowe. Join us in shaping this exciting new work by sharing your audience feedback and supporting its journey from page to stage. 📍 Philip Sherlock Centre for the Creative Arts 🗓 February 1, 2026 🥂 Cocktails: 11:15 AM | 🎭 Showtime: 12:00 PM “Jack Mandora, me nuh choose none”🎶🎭 #JMTC #ChildrenFromTheBlueMountains #ScriptToStage @jermainerowe @claralionelfdn @actorboy876 Reserve your seat using the link: https://forms.gle/ma5gqZm4iT1274WeA by @actorboy876
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8 months ago
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