“I’d like being a cup and a saucer. It would be nice having somebody pouring into me. Every time I pour out, somebody pouring into me and letting the cup overflow into the saucer.” – Gmama
Immersive Performance
June 30, 6pm
Includes staged reading with live chorus, immersive exhibition, and conversation between the playwright, Latonia Valincia-Moss and Angela Carroll of BmoreArt Magazine, as well as a vegan tasting. Get your tickets now–$15 in advance and $20 at the door. > Learn more.
Standing Room Only: The Exhibition
May 18 – June 30, 12pm-6pm
July 1 – 10am-4pm
In addition, an exhibition, Standing Room Only, curated by Tiffany Jones and featuring work by Brianna Faulkner, Antonio McAfee, and I Henry Phillips Sr., will accompany the production of the film and will be on display at the Peale Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 12-6pm and Sundays from 10am-4pm, from May 18-June 30, 2018. Visiting the Peale is free; reserve your self-guided tour today!
Brianna Faulkner is a Baltimore artist whose work visualizes the narratives of black women. Baltimore photographer Antonio McAfee uses various techniques in his work to create multiple ways to see representations of people and figures through transitions, from the viewer’s perspective or within the portrait. I Henry Phillips, also a Baltimore photographer, captured American history and culture from the perspective of African Americans, illustrated life’s joys and tribulations of the working class spanning over three decades, including family dynamics and traditions. Each artist’s contribution guides us on a visual trajectory as we learn about one woman’s journey home. > Learn more.
Cast
Sheena B. Shuron “Gingel” Sheena is a Native Baltimorean and a true working artist. She is a trained actress, natural hair stylist and holistic massage art therapist. She is an alum of St. Frances Academy and a proud HBCU grad. Sheena got her acting start with the Mamas of Wombwork Productions, Inc. in their youth theater ensemble. From there she went to the historic Coppin State University, to major in Urban Arts & Production with a concentration in acting. At Coppin she studied under the well-known Professor Amini V. Courts. From there she jumped out on faith and moved to New York City. While in NYC she studied at The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts. Her focus was in film & television. While in college she got her first tv role in “The Wire”.
Jaye Nicole “Myeshia” Jaye Nicole was born in Pittsburgh PA and raised in Baltimore City. She is a proud mother of three, a classically trained actress, and a vegan chef. She is a Poly High School Alum and graduate of The American Musical and Dramatic Academy of New York City. She was last seen in “BootPrints” as “Gmama” in our second production at the DC Black Theatre Festival Fan Page in 2014. An accomplished stage actress, Jaye has performed on nearly every stage in the Baltimore City theater circuit. Her favorite was The Arena Players, the oldest continuously operating community theater on the East Coast.
Ama Brown “Gmama” Ama Brown aka “Big Mama Ama” is a mother of two, a trained actress, former co-host of The Artist Exchange Radio Show, and event coordinator. Ama was last seen in the award-winning production, “Insurrection: Holding History,” produced by The Annex Theater. She was born in Senegal and raised in Jacksonville Florida. She got her acting start at The Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, where she was 1 of only 3 blacks in her graduating class. Her family relocated to Baltimore City, where she enrolled in the historic Morgan State University. There she studied acting under the well known Director, Shirley Bashfield Dunlap. Since leaving MSU, she has been seen in a number of productions including “Midnight” at the Manhattan Repertory Theater.
Chorus: Bleu Waters, Elaine Foster, Faith
Songs: Swing Low Sweet Chariot, I Gotta Keep Moving, Motherless Child, Unknown Song, A City Called Heaven
Leading up to the movie premiere will be a series of events beginning in the month of May. These events include Sunday workshops, interviews and panel discussions that are intended to explore the many topics that are throughout the BootPrints script.
BootPrints: The Film
BootPrints is a new movie of the stage play by University of Baltimore alumna, Latonia Valincia-Moss, being produced and directed by Nate Couser, actor, artist, and host of The Artist Exchange radio show, and documented by Myles Banks.
Bootprints, a memory play, delivers poetic monologues through the beauty of one woman’s life in an honest, gut wrenching performance about molestation, divorce and inequality seen through a spectrum of colors. Myeshia Adams, a born southerner, has lived in the north and transformed her life through education and marriage. At her grandmother’s death, memories of her northern and southern life collide as she grieves for more than the loss of her grandmother. The story is told through three different personas that emerge from Myeshia’s memory of “women as carpet.”
For the past 10 years, The Artist Exchange has recognized the importance of exposing and creating opportunities to assist individuals in the healing process of traumatic experiences by way of the arts, and to express their stories concerning the trauma that is often hidden, denied and lived through. Through these life experiences, BootPrints has been a tool in helping to facilitate conversations surrounding trauma. > Learn more.
For questions or comments, contact us at: BootPrintsTheMovie@gmail.com or (443) 839-0118
Special Thanks
Nancy Proctor (The Peale Center)
Grace Givens (Poets For Dinner)
Angela N. Carroll
Mecca Scott (Pipeline Radio Show)
The Peale Center, Be Exposed Radio
James Brown, Tymeana Venson (D.A.M.P.)
BALTIMORE FLAVA RADIO SHOW