CANCER OF THE SPIRIT – THE PLAY
Cancer of the Spirit – The Play weaves touching stories of a diverse cross-section of 10 women, ranging in age between 23 and 79, into a colorful quilt of all-too-human struggles and exhilarating triumphs. Each character is challenged with an issue(s) that has trampled her spirit and is in the process of self-evaluation and renewal.
A portion of the dialogue is written and spoken in the dialect of 79 year-old, Hattie Mae. She doesn’t have a formal education, but has a worldly education and is very perceptive of her changing environment – one that she doesn’t like worth a damn.
The play’s intent is to spark self-examination and offer to those in some state of despair, both women and men, the courage to initiate positive action in their life.
Cancer of the Spirit – The Play is a work in progress.
Cast
Co-Produced and Directed by Desi P. Shelton-Seck - Recipient of Leeway Transformation Artist Award, Playwright, Poet and Actor. Following are the names of the cast members who performed in an abbreviated Stage Reading of Cancer of the Spirit - The Play at the IDEAL Performing Arts Center in Camden, New Jersey: ACTOR: ASHA B. DEGANNES - B.A., Spelman College; M.Ed., Educational Psychology, Howard University; Ph.D., Educational Psychology, Temple University; Rape Crisis Counselor ACTOR: VERA M. CAREY - Singer/Recording Artist/Actor ACTOR: JOY APPEL BROWN - B.A. Urban Education, Livingston College Rutgers University; M.A., Human Development, Fairleigh Dickinson University; Elementary Classroom Teacher for 22 years ACTOR: PENNY MUSE - Talented writer, performer and Spoken Word Artist ACTOR: BRENDA K. BROWN - Exceptional Elementary Classroom Teacher and Administrator Extraordinaire for Camden, NJ’s School District’s Technology Department
Authors
Carole 'Ife' Keene and Co-Producer of Cancer of the Spirit - The Play