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One Night In Miami
''One Night in Miami'' is the debut play written by Kemp Powers, first performed in 2013. It is a fictional account of the real night of February 25, 1964. It pinpoints a pivotal moment in the lives of four, still nascent, Black American icons whose potential, thoughts and actions play out in the 90-minute, one-act play. The four characters are 22-year-old, newly crowned world boxing champion Cassius Clay as he transforms into Muhammad Ali, iconic Nation of Islam leader Malcolm X, influential singer-songwriter and record producer Sam Cooke, and star NFL running back Jim Brown. The men, friends in real life, celebrate Clay's surprise title win over Sonny Liston at the Hampton House in Miami, watched over by Nation of Islam security. Premiere Kemp Powers won the Ted Schmitt Award for outstanding world premiere of a new play for ''One Night in Miami''. The production took place in Los Angeles at Rogue Machine Theatre in June 2013, where Powers was a resident playwright. It also won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kemp Powers
Kemp Powers is an American filmmaker and playwright. He is best known for his work on the play ''One Night in Miami'', the 2020 film adaptation of the same name, and ''Soul''. His screenplay for ''One Night in Miami...'' earned him a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination at the 93rd Academy Awards in April 2021. His work on ''Soul'' meant that Powers became the first African-American to co-direct a Disney animated feature. Career After writing the 2012 short film ''This Day Today'', he scripted the 2013 play ''One Night in Miami''. In 2017, Powers was brought onboard to write several scripts for '' Star Trek: Discovery'' season one episodes. In 2018, he co-wrote the script for Pixar's ''Soul'', with Pete Docter and Mike Jones, as well as co-directing the film with Docter, making his directorial debut. On July 9, 2019, it was announced that actress Regina King would be directing a film adaptation of Powers' play ''One Night in Miami''. On December 16, 2020, Powers hosted the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Ajala
David Ajala (born 21 May 1986) is a British actor. He is known for his roles as Manchester Black in ''Supergirl'' (20182019), Captain Roy Eris in ''Nightflyers'' (2018), and Cleveland "Book" Booker in '' Star Trek: Discovery'' (2020present). Early life David Ajala was born in Hackney, London. He is of Nigerian Yoruba origin. He trained at the Anna Scher Theatre. In an interview for ''Interview Magazine'' Ajala said: "When I went to secondary school, my maths teacher said I had way too much energy and was too mischievous. He tried to convince me that if I did acting, I'd be popular with the girls". Career On stage Ajala has performed in ''Nation'', ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' with the Royal Shakespeare Company, ''Hamlet'', and as Jim Brown in the European premiere of Kemp Powers''. In film, his first part was in ''Kidulthood'', and he also appears in the sequels, ''Adulthood'' and ''Brotherhood''; he has also appeared in ''The Dark Knight'' and in major roles in ''Starred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Plays
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Edward Schmidt
Ed Schmidt (''Ed Schmidt''; born 1961) is an American playwright, known for "Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting," (1989), "Cost of Living," (1997) and "My Last Play" (2012). His most successful play to date, Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting has been performed in numerous theaters around the country. It was last revived at the Lookingglass Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois, with J. Nicole Brooks as director, as part of the 2011-12 season. It was nominated for a 2012 Equity Joseph Jefferson Award Equity may refer to: Finance, accounting and ownership *Equity (finance), ownership of assets that have liabilities attached to them ** Stock, equity based on original contributions of cash or other value to a business ** Home equity, the diffe ... for Play Production. * " Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting" (1989) * "Cost of Living" (1997) * "The Last Supper" (2003) * "My Last Play" (2012) A documentary of the same title shot throughout the long run of the play was also released the same year. * "O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |