Awards were presented last night to 34 outstanding actors, directors, designers, choreographers, musicians, and 5 visiting productions by the Boston Theater Critics Association (BTCA) at the 40th Anniversary Elliot Norton Awards ceremony, held at the Huntington Theatre in Boston.
For Parent, directing this show (after recently starring in another August Wilson play, “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” at the Huntington) is noteworthy, as he moved to Boston 12 years ago for another job with Actors' Shakespeare Project.
Actor Reggie Lochard and actress DeShawn White appear in ShockYa’s exclusive clip from director Greg Cally’s short drama, ‘A for Alpha.’
Actor Reggie Lochard’s character of Harrison is struggling with his insecurities regarding his role as the man in his relationship in the new drama, ‘A for Alpha.’ The character’s internal turmoil over the shift in roles and identity in romance is being highlighted as the movie is playing at such film festivals as the Las Vegas Black Film Festival, where it premiered.
In honor of the short also playing at the Toronto Black Film Festival, Garden State Film Festival, Ottawa Black Film Festival and Cinequest Film & VR Festival, ShockYa is premiering an exclusive clip from the drama. In the clip, Harrison tries to spark a hint of romance while his girlfriend, Vanessa, who’s played by DeShawn White, is getting ready to leave for work. But Vanessa turns down his advances to instead try to motivate him to take on some of her colleagues