The Destiny Theatre Experience

God's Trombones
By James Weldon Johnson
Directed by Shawn Whitsell
Presented by Destiny Theatre Experience
Shades of Black Theatre Festival

God's Trombones show time has now been changed to 4 pm on Sunday, September 22nd.

The Cast of God's Trombones!

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Nashville On Stage in September - Nashville PRIDE, Inc. Nashville On Stage in September

The cast of BUFFALO SOLDIER by Mitch Hale (left to right):
Jamil Parrish - Kewconda
Tony Insignares - Quanah
Jalen Dukes - Williams
Jack Chambers - Cooney
Joel Diggs - Wymo
Shawn Whitsell - Director / Stage Directions

BUFFALO SOLDIER (staged reading).
Written by Mitch Hale
Directed by Shawn Whitsell
Presented by Destiny Theatre Experience for the Shades of Black Theatre Festival.
Sunday, September 8th at 3 pm.
Admission: Donation of any amount at the door!

Shout out to a very special artist and human being who has contributed to the longevity and success of DTE in numerous ways throughout the years. She's been an actor, director, producer, stage manager, costume designer, light/sound board operator, box office worker, errand runner, sounding board, supporter, cheerleader, and anything else you can think of for and . She works hard. She's uber-thoughtful and creative. She cares deeply about the work she does. DTE isn't DTE without the heart and soul of people like Candace-Omnira (). We thank you for all you do for the company, and we applaud all you do for the greater Nashville theatre community and beyond. We love you!

DTE would like to wish Mr. Jalen Dukes. { } a Happy Birthday! Jalen has appeared onstage in a number of DTE shows over the past six years, including PILL HILL, PAPA WAS..., NOWHERE NEXT TO NORMAL, THE D***, and STICK FLY, as well as staged readings and other special projects. In addition to his talent, Jalen is a hardworking, consistent, focused, reliable, humble, and thoughtful actor who is always wonderful to work with. 🎉🎉🎉

HAUNT (Sneak Peek)
Written by Ruben Estevez
Directed by Shawn Whitsell
Music Direction by Stephen Ku**er
Presented by Destiny Theatre Experience & Red Mango Production
Cast: .thinston

Full Production Coming In October!!!

Happy World Theatre Day!

Introducing the cast of HAUNT (Sneak Peek):

Audrey Venable as MONICA
Ella Bato as SARAH
Susannah Winspear Hallagan as HELEN
Dustin Davis as MAX
Craig Michael Cartwright as SAMUEL
Grant Weathington as PARKER

Destined Beyond opens tonight.

DESTINED BEYOND: An Immersive Theatre Journey. As with a museum or art gallery, attendees walk freely through the Darkhorse Theater building into different worlds, inhabited by characters in excerpts from a number of plays by playwright Shawn Whitsell. These live exhibits cover a broad range of issues, ranging from the hilarious to the heart-wrenching.

Directors: Nikki Staggs, Jaymes Campbell, James Rudolph II, Shawn Whitsell & Candace-Omnira.

Show times Friday, September 22nd and Satuday, September 30th. 7:30.

Tickets:

DESTINED BEYOND DESTINED BEYOND: An Immersive Theatre Journey.

DESTINED BEYOND: An Immersive Theatre Journey. As with a museum or art gallery, attendees walk freely through the Darkhorse Theater building into different worlds, inhabited by characters in excerpts from a number of plays by playwright Shawn Whitsell. These live exhibits cover a broad range of issues, ranging from the hilarious to the heart-wrenching.

Directors: Nikki Staggs, Jaymes Campbell, James Rudolph II, Shawn Whitsell & Candace-Omnira.

Show times Friday, September 22nd and Satuday, September 30th. 7:30.

Tickets!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/destined-beyond-tickets-720147028147?aff=oddtdtcreator

Shades of Black Theatre Festival mixer Tuesday, September 5th, 6 pm at the Darkhorse Theater, 4610 Charlotte Ave. Food, drinks, good vibes, and fellowship. FREE and open to the community. Bring a friend!

Couldn't do it without our "Papa Was..." crew...

Set Designer: Shane Lowery
Lighting Board Op: Nikki Staggs
Stage Manager: LaTia L. Lewis
Lighting Design: Happy Allen
Production Assistant: Will Anthony

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The cast of PAPA WAS... (a play by Shawn Whitsell)

Jonathan Allen (Medgar) was born and raised in Chicago, Il. He came to Nashville to attend Tennessee State University. While there, he played in a student film called THE ROOSTER CROWS AT MIDNIGHT One of his cast mates asked him to be in a 5 minute play for her class. From there he was asked to be in a summer stock play ROMEO AND JULIET directed by Barry Scott. After his run with TSU summer stock, he joined Dream 7 a year or two later. There he became a proud 10 year member of Dream 7. Recent plays are20th anniversary of CULTURAL MILLENNIUM and THE LAST CHANCE TEXCACO.

The cast of PAPA WAS... (a play by Shawn Whitsell)

Cameron L. Mitchell (Huey) is a bilingual spoken word artist, actor, & modeling in magazines such as Lifeway and Fashion runways for Essence and NY fashion week. Cameron has written and produced the one man show BLACKBIRD that sheds light on the mental health.