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Actor. Voiceover. Host. Producer.
Sports 🏀🎾🏃🏾‍♀️& Lifestyle 🎶🛍🥂
JER 29:11 🙏🏾

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Want to see more episodes dedicated to made-in-Atlanta productions? Drop your suggestions in the comments below! Each week we sit down with the artists who have shaped the work we see on this city’s stages, and the conversations that echo far beyond them. We were honored to uplift MR. COOL: A PLAY IN FIVE SETS, and we need your help to keep the ball rolling!

Leave your suggestions in the comments below or email them to info@theatrepeoplepodcast.com. Follow us @theatrepeoplepodcast and visit the link in bio to stay up to date on new episodes and exciting announcements!
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Theatre People is produced by Actor’s Express, Atlanta’s Destination for Fearless Theatre. Theatre People extends its deepest gratitude to the Georgia Lawyers for the Arts for their support.

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Here is Our Official Trailer for the latest installment of "All Grandma's Biscuits Got Gravy...Or Do They?" This was made as part of the @centerforpuppetryarts XPT program and we couldn't be more excited to share this with you just in time for 👻🧟‍♂️ season
Written & Directed By @blackactordad
Starring
@terry_astr0
@_kenishajohnson
@michael_joshua_williams
@voice.of.a.dying.giant
@stiggah_man
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DP @dominicgoodie
AD @royal_ricks.01
Sound Op @phelterphonics

Music
@sheldonem_

PA/ Puppeteers
@miss.monique88
@angryplainjane
@akilahkhari

Puppets provided By
@monstersmadewithlove
@chpillsbury

Location
@shakespearetavernplayhouse
@oneild14

Special Thanks to @labadabbado for his willing and able fingers lol.
#spookyseason #weird #film #puppets

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The incredible producing team behind “MR. COOL: A Play in 5 Sets,” Kenisha Johnson and Amer-Marie Woods, discuss the process of bringing a new play to the stage and the community-building work they did that aided in the major success of “MR. COOL: A Play in 5 Sets”.

To enjoy the full episode covering the conception, development and run of “MR.COOL: A Play in 5 Sets” please visit theatrepeoplepodcast.com or check out the links in our bio to see all of the ways you can listen to and support Theatre People!

Theatre People is produced by Actor’s Express, Atlanta’s destination for fearless theatre.

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This week on Theatre People we are proud to sit down with the creative and producing team behind "MR.COOL: A Play in 5 Sets". In this episode, we will follow the life of the play from the beginning of its in conception, all the way through its second run at Theatrical Outfit.

Ray Masinloc is a fallen Filipino-American UFC champion who reinvents himself as the host of the hit podcast Ray of Fight, where he conducts live séances with legendary athletes. During the season finale, staged before a live audience at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Ray attempts to interview tennis icon Arthur Ashe. What begins as a spectacle becomes a deeply personal reckoning as Ashe challenges Ray to confront the stories he tells himself—and the cost of living up to the expectations of others. Through wit, vulnerability, and unexpected humor, MR. COOL asks what remains after fame fades and whether redemption is possible when we're finally forced to face the truth.

To enjoy this episode of Theatre People please visit theatrepeoplepodcast.com or check out the links in our bio to see all of the ways that you can listen to and support Theatre People!

Photos by Emma Jean Scott

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@bronzelens owes me absolutely nothing! What a magical moment in time. Thank you, BronzeLens!! ❤️

To all the talented filmmakers, producers, writers, BronzeLens staff & volunteers I had the pleasure of meeting & hanging out with during this experience, I’m so sorry to tell you… but you’re stuck with me! 😜

From LA, NYC, Detroit, Atlanta (of course) and somewhere overseas (Sorry, Bill, I just can’t remember where! 🤦🏽‍♀️😆 @chickenshortfilm), y’all came through with so much love, ambition, support and kindness that you’ve made such an impact on my life in the short time we spent together. TY! 💙 Y’all were absolutely THE BEST! 🙌🏽✨

Oh and I don’t know how I missed taking a picture with a bunch of you. I guess I was too wrapped up in the experience, but no worries, I won’t make that mistake next time. 😉🫶🏽

May God’s favor continue to be with each of you. Keep creating, keep inspiring, and keep shining! 🙏🏽🎬❤️✨

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That’s a wrap on Mr. Cool: A Play in Five Sets✨🎭 Thank you @theatricaloutfit for bringing us back to open your season! It was such an honor to be apart of such a special project.

@filipevcosta @s.m.ruffin and @yomattymerc thank you for trusting me with your vision. The story you are telling is an important one, and I am so grateful to be on the team that brought it to life. I’m even more grateful to have found a family in this production 🖤

@amermariewoods and @_kenishajohnson for seeing my potential and running with it! You guys show me what is possible everytime you do another cool project and you truly do know how to carry a team. So grateful to be your set designer again, and yes we will be doing more!

See you at the next match! 🎾👋

#mrcooltheplay #indietheatre #setdesign #theater #atlanta

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When is the last time you saw an show written, produced, and starring Atlanta based artists??? Mr Cool is it! They even have a DJ- how ATL is that? Playing this weekend only. Check it out. #mrcool #atlanta #atlantatheatre

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Last chance to see Mr. Cool!! We have 3 shows left - and closing night is a MATINEE! Come through, bring your friends, and get ready to RUMBLE BABYYY!!🥊🎾✨

These are my incredible producers @amermariewoods and @_kenishajohnson - they are extremely efficient and great to work with. I’m so grateful every time they ask me to work with them because I know it’s gonna be a smooth set! (I love bragging about them too, obviously! Haha)

They made sure we took this one to another level, and we want everyone to experience this one!! GET YOUR TICKETS IN MY BIO!

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You’ve just 3 more chances - THIS FRI SAT SUN - to witness the return of LAUNCHPAD 1.0’s @mrcooltheplay! Don’t miss out! It’s like nothing you’ve experienced before!

LINK IN BIO FOR TIX 🥊🎾 #MrCool
#toLaunchpad #MadeInAtlanta #LiveAtTheBalzer

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Hey LA! 🎬 MBIC is coming your way for its Cali premiere at NewFilmmakers Los Angeles — one of my favorite festivals because we get real face-to-face time with execs actively working in the industry. And, of course, I get to screen my film! I never take a screening for granted.

Catch us at NewFilmmakers Los Angeles @nfmla August 15 · 3:00–5:00 PM

🎟️ Tickets link in bio!

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MEET THE TEAM bringing the smash hit from LAUCHPAD 1.0 - 𝕄ℝ. ℂ𝕆𝕆𝕃 - back to the TO stage for a special 2 weekend engagement!

This is not a traditional play. This is a live match. Set on a tennis court in Atlanta at night, 𝕄ℝ. ℂ𝕆𝕆𝕃 drops you into the final episode of a hit live streamed podcast where the lines between sport, memory, and reality begin to blur. What unfolds is a charged, unpredictable exchange about legacy, identity, discipline, and truth. About what it really means to be “cool” under pressure. About who gets to define greatness and at what cost.

LINK IN BIO FOR TIX 🥊🎾 #MrCool
#toLaunchpad #MadeInAtlanta #LiveAtTheBalzer

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The smash hit from LAUCHPAD 1.0 - 𝕄ℝ. ℂ𝕆𝕆𝕃 - returns to the TO stage for a special 2 weekend engagement!

This is not a traditional play. This is a live match. Set on a tennis court in Atlanta at night, 𝕄ℝ. ℂ𝕆𝕆𝕃 drops you into the final episode of a hit live streamed podcast where the lines between sport, memory, and reality begin to blur. What unfolds is a charged, unpredictable exchange about legacy, identity, discipline, and truth. About what it really means to be “cool” under pressure. About who gets to define greatness and at what cost.

LINK IN BIO FOR TIX 🥊🎾 #MrCool
#toLaunchpad #MadeInAtlanta #LiveAtTheBalzer

Starring @yomattymerc & @s.m.ruffin
Written by @filipevcosta & @s.m.ruffin
Produced by @_kenishajohnson & @amermariewoods

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