Downtown Urban Theater Festival presents…

the WORLD PREMIERE of

STANDING AT…
a new one-act play with music & poetry
written & produced by chandra thomas

director: Donnetta Lavinia Grays

starring: Rachael Holmes* & Colleen Longshaw*

stage manager: Elaine Davenport

Set in a South Bronx beauty salon, Standing At… is a glimpse into the lives of Chantrelle and Lanise, two friends struggling with their own definitions of love as one woman is surviving HIV and the other surviving her complex relationships. Infused with music and poetry, this fresh-voiced play mixes the drama and comedy of love and life.

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* appear courtesy of AEA

Writer/Arts Advocate Frances McGarry interviews chandra for her unique blog and website, First Online with Fran.

“Entrenched in her upbringing between Harlem and Long Island was the importance of enduring the history of her family, expressing her insights and opinions about everyday occurrences, from the mundane to the sublime: ‘Learning about my world through stories became a big influence in terms of my own journey to this quadruple title world that I now live in.’ Drawn to work that tells stories, chandra is inspired to tell ‘unique, stories that aren’t just recycling of stories we have already heard.’”

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