FORGIVE ME? Plays The Midtown International Theatre Festival 7/23-8/1

Take Wing And Soar Productions proudly presents the premiere of Esther Armah's new stage play FORGIVE ME?, at The Midtown InterNational Theatre Festival, for a limited enagement July 23rd - August 1st, Directed by Tony Award winning actress Trezana Beverley.

FORGIVE ME? tells a passionate and provocative tale of culture, fear, pasts, and truth - it's all on the table and up for grabs. Zach and Lexie. An African man and a black British woman. Together for 5 years and 3 days. Friends, lovers, living together. Not any more. It's Over. Who was right? Who was wrong? They have four hours to divide what's in their apartment before the movers come.

Featured in the cast are Beverley Prentice and Gilbert Glenn Brown*. Artistic Director and Producer of FORGIVE ME? is Debra Ann Byrd*. Associate Artistic Director of Take Wing And Soar Productions is Timothy D. Stickney.

Take Wing And Soar Productions, Inc. founded in 1999 by classically trained actress Debra Ann Byrd, is women-led New York State, 501(c) 3 Professional Theatre Arts Corporation, dedicated to supporting women, youth and classically trained actors of color. Take Wing And Soar Productions exists primarily to help classical actors of color to realize their full potential. FORGIVE ME? Is TWAS' twentieth production, sixth main stage production and first contemporary project. Thanks to the generosity and support of Dr. Barbara Ann Teer, TWAS Inc. has been a professional theatre company in residence at the National Black Theatre for the past six years. For more information about TWAS Inc. visit us online at http://www.takewingandsoar.org/

The Midtown InterNational Theatre Festival, now in its tenth year, celebrates the diversity of theatre. The MITF welcomes theatrical storytelling across a broad spectrum of genres, forms, identities, cultures, and appetites. The MITF seeks to nurture these new ideas, perspectives, and stories on its stages, with an eye set on guiding these productions toward future success and longevity. The festival, traditionally held in summer, represents a fantastic, often paradoxical, adventurous and intriguing cross-section of the forefront of the Theatre World. The MITF proudly hosts production companies from across the country and around the globe, uniting talent in one of the biggest theatre capitals in the world. http://www.midtownfestival.org/

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