The Well Reading Series
Queen Bess The Brainstormer
From Chains to Gains
Penguin problems in the Galapagos
Recap
6:30PM
PENGUIN PROBLEMS IN GALAPAGOS ISLAND
Written by Leah Lewis
Genre: Children’s Animated Series
Little Lumpy and Her Little Lovelies journey to the Galapagos Islands and encounter a juvenile caper designed to kidnap a penguin from a royal colony and thwart it with ingenuity and teamwork. Featuring special guests from Alumni Theater Company.
7:00PM
QUEEN BESS: THE BARNSTORMER
Written by Lorenzo E. Boone
Genre: Biopic/Drama
The incredible true story of Bessie Coleman, the first African American woman to become a professional aviatrix and daredevil pilot. Bessie battled bigotry and sexism on her journey from poverty to international stardom until dying under mysterious circumstances in a fiery plane crash.
8:00 PM
IN BETWEEN
Written by Sharon Lovell
Genre: Sci-fi/Drama
When a big pharma research scientist stumbles upon a lifesaving cure, her superiors go to extreme measures to keep her from going public.
9:00 PM
From Chains to Gains
Written by Dominique Briggs, Monteze Freeland, and Patrice Wade Johnson
Composer: Dwayne Fulton
Genre: Musical/Drama
From Chains to Gains is a musical narrative that travels through history; from Transatlantic trade to Haiti, the shores of New Orleans and to Pittsburgh’s Steeltown we witness the formation of a family – forged in the fires of history’s most trying times. The production is an academic and emotional musical journey through historic time periods, with songs and rhythms from the continent of Africa to the powerful soul stirring Gospel music of today. Audiences will traverse through pain and sorrow, emerge into triumph and victory, and celebrate with an ongoing hope for tomorrow.