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TGD Presents

Second Chances monolgue FEStival

  

  September 28th - 3 PM and 7PM

Theatre Row, NYC

The 2024 Second Chances Monologue Festival of original works brings together a collection of diverse and poignant monologues to reveal the intimate, and sometimes not so intimate, secrets, regrets, and joys in seeking a second chance in life. 

Program

47

Beyond Chickamauga

A Longing

  By Marina Chan

Directed by Valerie Donaldson

Actor, Jonathan Duran

A Longing

Beyond Chickamauga

A Longing

By Donna Coles

Directed by Valerie Donaldson

Actor, Kassi Kole 

Beyond Chickamauga

Beyond Chickamauga

Beyond Chickamauga

  By Alan Stolzer

Directed by Shelia Robinson

Actor, Moyram Espino


The Raid

The Raid

Beyond Chickamauga

  By Anthony Roesch

Directed by Olgu Merandy

Actor, Olgu Merandy

Countup

The Raid

Countup

  By Jaylan Turkkan

Directed by Adriana Alter

Actor, Charlotte Blacklock

ZIPLOC

The Raid

Countup

  By Julie Kling

Directed by Julie Kling

Actor, Julie Kling

What Paul Said

What Paul Said

What Paul Said

  By Sheila Robinson

Directed by Shelia Robinson

Actor, Michael Green

Step 1

What Paul Said

What Paul Said

  By Valerie Donaldson

Directed by Brian Reese

Actor, Shelia Robinson

PDA/TMI

What Paul Said

PDA/TMI

  By Jonathan Duran

Directed by Staxx Cordero

Actor, Charmaine Elizabeth

Playwrights, Directors & Actors

Valerie Donaldson

Valerie Donaldson

Valerie Donaldson

Playwright & Director, 47, Longing, Step1  

 Valerie, co-founder of TGD Productions, and is an actor, director, creative director, and company stage manager for several productions in New York. Valerie is also the director emeritus of the Jericho, Tragedy of Tupac or Who Shot Me.

Sheila Robinson

Valerie Donaldson

Valerie Donaldson

Playwright, What Paul Said

Director, Beyond Chickamauga  

Sheila is an award-winning screenwriter who enjoys writing as a way to introduce new characters to audiences. She trained in New York and studied in the Fast Track program at the Acting Studio Inc in New York. 

Joanathan Duran

Valerie Donaldson

Joanathan Duran

  Playwright & Actor, PDA/TMI, 47

 Jonathen is a filmmaking thespian from East New York, Brooklyn who began acting in his father's short films at the age of 18. He has established creative relationships with community theaters such as Black Spectrum Theater in Jamaica, Queens and Theater for the New City in the East Village. 


Julie Kling

Jaylan Turkkan

Joanathan Duran

 Playwright, Director, Actor, ZIPLOC

 Julie is a comedic writer of personal essays, short humor, and scripted material. She is based in New York City, and her work has appeared in The New Yorker, McSweeney's, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, HuffPost, Scary Mommy, and on-stage at the Upright Citizens Brigade. juliekling.com  

Jaylan Turkkan

Jaylan Turkkan

Jaylan Turkkan

  Playwright, Countup

Jaylan is a playwright active in New York City. Through use of alternate reality and fantastical settings, her plays call out fascism and conformism in society — when she’s not writing comedies. Her plays have been staged by the Chelsea Repertory Co., The Complete Theatre Co., The Rogue Theater Festival


Alan Stolzer

Jaylan Turkkan

Jaylan Turkkan

 Playwright, Beyond Chickamauga

 Alan studied with playwright John Ford Noonan, dramaturg, St. Clements Theatre, New York. Productions: Bakers Union Theater Three, American Theater of Actors, Inner Space Theatre, Lovecreek Productions, South Camden Theatre, Scripts Up!,  and many more.

Anthony Roesch

Anthony Roesch

Anthony Roesch

  Playwright, The Raid

Anthony, co-founder of TGD Production, is from New York and is an architect, short story writer and playwright and has had several plays produced in New York, including TGD's Jericho, and With All Good Intentions


Donna Coles

Anthony Roesch

Anthony Roesch

  Playwright, A Longing

 Donna creates stories by combining authentic events and history. Her play “Widows and Warriors” is a conversation between Coretta Scott King and Betty Shabazz which was performed at Jamaica Cultural and Arts Learning Center and the Adam Clayton Powell State Office Building Art Gallery 

Marina Chan

Anthony Roesch

Marina Chan

Playwright, 47

Marina is a Brooklyn-based performer (AEA) and playwright (Dramatists Guild member).  Her plays have been performed as staged readings, including at Columbia University, The Braid, Rachel Love’s AirPlay, Little & Fierce Theatre Company and Pan Asian Repertory Theatre. marinachan.com

Olgu Merandy

Adriana Alter

Adriana Alter

  Director & Actor, The Raid  

Born in Istanbul, Olgu is a bilingual, Turkish actor, writer, and comic based in NYC. She toured as a dancer across Turkey and made her first theater debut in 2 plays at the E-merging Artists Festival while studying at the Acting Studio in NY.  

Adriana Alter

Adriana Alter

Adriana Alter

  Director, Countup

Adriana is a director, novelist, and editor based in New York City. Her theatrical credits include work with Two Good Dogs Productions, the Secret Theatre, Hip to Hip Theatre Company, the Riant Theatre, Chelsea Rep/The Acting Studio, Identity Theater Company/Nicu’s Spoon Theater Company, Royal Family Productions, and Hartford Stage.

Staxx Cordero

Adriana Alter

Staxx Cordero

 Director, PDA/TMI 

Staxx is an Actor, Writer, Rapper, Director and On Air Radio Personality. She has been featured on Roku, Catch Cod, Amazon Prime, Starz and Tubi. She's also acted in over 20 off-Broadway productions including Audelco nominated “Circumstances," and most recently The #1 Urban Stage Play “Man of the House.” 

Brian Reese

Charmaine Elizabeth

Staxx Cordero

 Director, Step 1

Brian Reese is a New York based actor, writer, and director. "Alcoholism is a dark cloud that has affected many (if not all) families, including my own. Exploring STEP 1 has been incredibly cathartic and wonderfully rewarding; I hope that it has a similar effect on each of you. Love.". 

Michael Green

Charmaine Elizabeth

Charmaine Elizabeth

 Actor, What Paul Said

  Michael, founder of Shades of Truth, has received critical praise for his ongoing performance as Dr. King in Jeff Stetson’s “The Meeting” at the Schomburg Center in Harlem and is committed to presenting a positive theatre that is both provocative and educational while illuminating the total Black Experience. 

Charmaine Elizabeth

Charmaine Elizabeth

Charmaine Elizabeth

 Actor, PDA/TMI

Charmine was in TGD’s production of Jericho, and since, she has toured and traveled the country performing. At Theater in North Carolina she directed six shows, including The Wizard of Oz, UpCycled Cinderella, Grease Lightning, along with Harriet Tubman, in Heroes of the Underground Railroad.

Charlotte Blacklock

Charlotte Blacklock

Charlotte Blacklock

 Actor, Countup

 A native-born New Yorker, Charlotte trained at the Tom Todoroff Conservatory in New York and works in voiceover, stage, and film. She has performed in regional theaters around the Washington, DC area – favorite roles include Luciana in The Comedy of Errors with Classical Theatre of Maryland, Phebe in As You Like it with Baltimore Shakespeare Factory. 

Moyram Espino

Charlotte Blacklock

Charlotte Blacklock

 Actor, Beyond Chickamauga

 Moyram is a versatile actor, writer, and martial artist and debuted with the NYC Opera's Bartered Bride. In TV and film and he's been featured in numerous independent projects. Recent work includes Torn(festival-bound), The Rebound, a leading role in Word Is Bond, and a turn as a menacing villain in Baggage. 

Kassie Kole

Charlotte Blacklock

Marcus McKoy

 Actor, A Longing

Kassi a talented actress from New York, discovered her love for acting during a Youth Day event at her local church. Since her debut as a troubled girl, she has honed her skills by taking acting courses at The Acting Studio and attending workshops with Tasha Smith.

Marcus McKoy

Marcus McKoy

Marcus McKoy

Stage Manager & Tech

 Marcus is an actor turned Stage Manager. He is most notably recognized for his work with The Negro Ensemble Company and Black Spectrum Theatre. McKoy returned to the world of theatre as an actor, training at the New Federal Theatre 

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