Day: December 3, 2018

The journey of Jalen Frasher. He was born and raised in inner city Augusta, Georgia by his mother. She enrolled him in the Mini Theatre when he was in 3rd grade and stayed through 12th and received and is presently receiving our college book scholarship. When he enrolled in the Mini Theatre, Jalen had a…

In July of 2017, it became even clearer how important our Shakespeare Intensive for Teens (SIT) camp is for its social value as much as for the artistic. This year’s happened to include several LGBTQA youth of various identities, only one of whom felt supported at school and home. SIT was the first place all…

Thank you for your message of choosing love in the face of hate. You are a difference-maker. These words were written by an audience member about our finale, which was a mini dance drama set before, during, and after the Second Sino-Japanese War. Beginning with the glamor of 1930s Shanghai, giving way to the unspeakable…

The Folk Society Band was performing at an Alzeimer’s Care Facility and there was a woman who was very sick.  She looked for all the world like she was sleeping in her seat. We started playing and her eyes opened and she started looking at us.  Then I sang, ‘Have I told You Lately That…

In 1961-1962, the eyes of the nation were focused on Albany as the century-long struggle of African Americans in southwest Georgia to claim their civil and human rights came to a head. Assisted by nationally renowned activists from SNCC, SCLC, CORE and the NAACP, the people of Albany took a stand, determined to fight segregation…