Alicia Payne
D Cup By Alicia Payne
A woman abandons her elderly mother in the lingerie section of a department store. D Cup asks the question, “Why am I here? I don’t need a bra!”
Alicia Payne is a multi-disciplinary storyteller from Canada whose credits include theatre, film, television and radio. Alicia co-facilitates youth leadership creative workshops where youth co-created graphic novels and short operas inspired by their neighborhoods. Alicia conducts leadership training sessions and adaptive change workshops with arts organizations. Alicia is the audiobook narrator of Flower Diary by Molly Peacock and a co-founder of Arbez Drama Projects. Professional memberships include, ACTRA, CAEA, Dramatists Guild of America and Playwrights Guild of Canada where she served as president. Alicia believes in the power of storytelling to build community.
Friday 18th August
PANEL DISCUSSION: Overcoming Barriers – Embracing our Culture and Differences in Theatre & Film
Description: Artists of Color (AOC) have dealt with racism, colorism, whitewashing, and stereotypes throughout vaudeville, theatre, film, and television. However, they have always found a way to publicly tell and celebrate their culture and differences.
This panel will discuss what was, what is, and what is to come for AOC in the entertainment industry.
In the Roosevelt room.
Panelists:
Rose Bianco, actress, theatre, television, and film
Alicia Payne, Canadian multi-disciplinary storyteller (stage, film, television, and radio)
Jeannette Hill, award-winning playwright and creative activist, founder of JWHill Productions LLC and Sight Ain’t Seeing Theatre Company.
Glenn Alan, award-winning playwright, director, stage producer, executive producer of DC Black Theatre Festival
Lorey Hayes, Multi-award winning writer, director, Stage, Film, Television
Moderator: Jeannine Foster-McKelvia, playwright, director, and adjunct assisstant professor of theatre at the CUNY College of Technology and at Marymount Manhattan College
Thursday 17th August
SPECIAL READING: D-Cup
Jackson
Writer: Alicia Payne
A woman abandons her elderly mother in the lingerie section of a department store. D Cup written by Alicia Payne asks the question, “Why am I here? I don’t need a bra!”