Theater Arts: Actors, Writers, Singers, Dancers…

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Purlie Victorious

NV/NV Arts in Education Production held at Rochelle Middle School

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PHILOSOPHY We believe that in the sharing of our art, we create a better person, a better community and a more humane society.

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Our Mission

• • • • • To foster collaboration between professional and semi professional artists and other individuals to produce quality cultural events for our community.

To provide community access to performance and educational opportunities in theater-related crafts and technology.

To promote the importance of computer technology awareness in terms of the arts as well as training and accessibility to help bridge the digital divide within our community at large.

To reflect the cultural diversity of the area and serve under served populations. To entertain and enrich lives for a better community.

1991 Director of Development

NV/NV To foster collaboration between professional and semi-professional artists and other individuals to produce quality cultural events for our community.

We Need Love

NV/NV • To reflect the cultural diversity of the area and serve under-served populations. To provide community access to performance and educational opportunities in theater-related crafts and technology

Background Info

In 1993, Ronn Shedrick founded New Daisy.“ Voices/New Visions, in Kinston, North Carolina where he held his first summer children theatre camp with productions of Ossie Davis' "Purlie Victorious".

Since then, he has produced and/or directed plays ranging from "Five on the Black Hand Side", "A Raisin In The Sun" to "Driving Miss NV/NV

GRANT FUNDING

PAST SUPPORT

CORPORATE SUPPORT PRODUCTION

NV/NV Felix Harvey Foundation North Carolina Arts Council Kinston Arts Council Kinston Housing Authority

Award

Artistic Merit National Endowment of the Arts Piggly Wiggly Wachovia Bank Five On The Black Hand Side Purlie Victorious A Raisin In The Sun Branch Bank & Trust H.E. Beech, Realty Kinston Free Press

COMMUNITY SUPPORT

Former Major Buddy Rich Former Mayor Johnnie Mosley Former Director of Cultural Affairs Yale University Kim Goff-Crews We Need Love Driving Miss Daisy

Other Programing

Historical Celebration of Gospel Music

AWARD Artistic Merit

Under Ronn’s artistic direction, NV/NV has received awards of artistic merit from the National Endowment for the Arts through the North Carolina Arts Council.

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NV/NV A body of work: Artistic Producer T.V. Credits Stage Credits • • • • • • 227 Tour of Duty NYPD Law and Order Another World New Jack City (bit part) Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Joseph Papp’s Public Theatre NYC If They Come Back, Henry Fonda Theatre Los Angeles Driving Miss Daisy, Joslyn Players, Pasadena, CA Professional collaboration includes work or association with Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Isaiah Washington, Avery Brooks, Esther Rolle, Beah Richards, Yolanda King, George C. Wolfe, Oprah Winfrey, Dorian Harewood, Pat Boone, Telly Savalas and the cast of Married With Children. Joslyn Players 2002/2003 Season

From the Writer of “Cooley High” NV/NV

Manhattan Sunrise on location Brooklyn, NY NV/NV

Stage Craft & Design

NEW VOICES/NEW VISIONS

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