Join us for our DAILY SCRIPT READ presenting our very own local screenwriters work read by local actors followed by a Q&A to talk about their work.
Daily Reads organized by Actor/Singer, SAG-AFTRA member, Andrea Lyman
Script reads will take place from 12:00 - 1:00PM online via Zoom.
THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 2022
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ABOUT THE SCREENWRITER
THATO R. MWOSA
SHE/HER/HERS
Thato R. Mwosa is an award-winning screenwriter and filmmaker. Her films have been broadcast nationally and internationally. Thato’s first feature film, Memoirs of a Black Girl, premiered at the 2021 Boston Globe’s Black History Month Film Festival and it won Best Feature Film award at the 2021 Hamilton Black Film Festival and the 2021 Roxbury International Film Festival (RIFF). Thato has been featured by National Public Radio (NPR) and Boston Globe. In 2021, Thato was selected for Company One’s Playlab Circuit Volt Playwriting Lab. She was a finalist for the 2019 Mass Cultural Art Fellowship in the Dramatic Writing category. Thato was a quarter-finalist for The Academy Nicholl Fellowship and a semi-finalist of the 2021 Writer Lab NY for her screenplay A Blue Dawn. Thato teaches Visual Media Arts at Emerson College and Writing for Stage and Screen at Lesley’s University Creative Writing MFA Residency Program. This fall of 2022, Thato will be a full-time Professor of Screenwriting at Boston University.
ABOUT THE SCRIPT
IN A HEARTBEAT
In this supernatural thriller, a woman’s quest to untangle her recurring nightmares leads her into a labyrinth of family lies and dark secrets.
Topic Warnings: missing kids, ghosts, death
ACTORS READING
ABDUL-KAREEM OSENI
ANDREA LYMAN
BRENDA RAY
CARMEN DILLON
CHIONISO S. JAKAZI
CHRIS EVERETT
LAWRENCE EVANS
RICARDY FABRE
VICTORIA OMOREGIE
FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 2022
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ABOUT THE SCREENWRITER
ALEXANDRIA DANIELLE KING
SHE/THEY
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Alexandria Danielle King is an actor, writer, educator, dancer, director and nature enthusiast. She received her BA in Drama from Tufts University and advanced theatre training from The Moscow Arts Theatre School. She believes that performance art is a divine tool for revealing and examining the condition of the heart. Her previous credits include: Regional: The Bluest Eye (The Huntington Theatre). Off Broadway: Pipeline (WAM & The Nora Theatre), A Christmas Carol In Harlem (Classical Theatre of Harlem), Antigone (Classical Theatre of Harlem), Detroit ‘67 (New Horizon Theatre), The Girls of Summer (The Layon Gray Experience,LLC), The Revolutionists, (The Nora Theatre), Broken City: Wall St. (Pop Up Theatrics), Arabian Nights (The Underground Railway Theatre), Shockheaded Peter (Company One), Splendor (Company One), Midsummer Nights’s Dream (Roxbury Repertory Theater), Black Nativity (The National Center of Afro-American Artists). Film: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Compelling Pictures), Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart (Film Posse), Red Monster (Beyond Measure Productions), Clear History (HBO). Education: B.A. in Drama (Tufts University), Advanced Theatre Training (Moscow Arts Theatre School, Billie Holiday Theatre & Stella Adler BASI). Other: Award Wins- Eliot Norton Awards Outstanding Ensemble & Production, The Bluest Eye. Award Nominations (Berkshire Theatre Critics, Eliot Norton and IRNE Awards).
ABOUT THE SCRIPTS
THINGS WE LEAVE BEHIND
Cassandra takes a trip to visit an old lover Anthony. Together they rediscover the truth in their union.
THE NOISE AND THE SILENCE
A mother and daughter take a hike through the woods that redefines the way they see the world.
ACTORS READING
THE NOISE AND THE SILENCE:
ANDREA LYMAN
CHRIS EVERETT
VICTORIA OMOREGIE
THINGS WE LEAVE BEHIND:
ANDREA LYMAN
ASHLEY L. ALDARONDO-MARTINEZ
ARTHUR WILLIAMS
CHRIS EVERETT
KEITH MASCOLL
KHAI TYLER
RICARDO GUILLAUME
MONDAY, JUNE 27, 2022
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ABOUT THE SCREENWRITER
LISA SIMMONS
SHE/HER/HERS.
You might know Lisa as the Artistic Director and Executive Producer of the Roxbury International Film Festival (ROXFILM), the largest festival in New England that celebrates people of color around the world, and the founder of the Color of Film Collaborative, whose mission it is to support content creators who are creating a broader range of images of people of color in media. But what you might not know is that she has written a few screenplays and has been working on a film for a while about the Negro Theater in Boston from 1935-1939 and has made short films that focus on Boston’s history and communities of color. Lisa is also working on a novel but her passion is supporting independent filmmakers and bringing their stories to a wider audience. Hope you enjoy all the stories.
ABOUT THE SCRIPT
DECEPTION
A crime thriller with a romantic twist that has us seeing double.
ACTORS READING
ANDREA LYMAN
ASHLEY L. ALDARONDO-MARTINEZ
JUVAN ELISMA
JANINE ROBINSON
KEITH MASCOLL
LAWRENCE EVANS
ODIS SPENCER
RAHMAN OLADIGBOLU
TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2022
*Suprise READING*
ABOUT THE SCRIPT
It’s a surprise, but we promise it’ll be worth waiting for!
ACTORS READING
ANDREA LYMAN
ARTHUR WILLIAMS
KHAI TYLER
LAWRENCE EVANS
ODIS SPENCER
RICARDO GUILLAUME
RICARDY FABRE
ABOUT the stars
ABDUL-KAREEM OSENI
HE/HIM/HIS
Abdul-Kareem Oseni is an artist, song-writer, producer and actor from Dorchester. He is also one of the curators of a Boston-based podcast called “Show and Tell Boston”, and one half of a music duo group known as Da Grüvement. His genre(s) of music are mainly neo-soul and contemporary hip-hop, and he also starred in an independent drama film called “Enter The Jungle”.
ANDREA LYMAN
SHE/HER/HERS
Andrea Lyman is thrilled to be a member of the RoxFilm family for decades as an audience member, filmmaker, singer, sponsor, board member and now happily as a host and actor in Daily Reads series. RoxFilm has always been my favorite film festival. Andrea is a graduate of Boston Conservatory of Music and a member of #ActorsEquity and #SAG- AFTRA, she is currently the New England Local President of SAG-AFTRA. Andrea has performed locally, nationally and internationally on stage and screen, in principal roles in HBO MAX’s TV series JULIA, ION-TV’s A SNOW WHITE CHRISTMAS, Radio City Music Hall’s CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR. She has a solo cabaret-style musical show BROADWAY LADY. Andrea worked in a docudrama about NEGRO ELECTION DAY playing Phyllis, the wife of King Pompeii, the first leader of Negro Election Day which began in 1741 and continues to be celebrated the 3rd Saturday in July in Salem.
Catch Andrea Lyman in 18 YEARS: A LETTER TO ZORA which is screening in this year’s festival on 6/26/2022 - click here for more information and to purchase tickets!
ASHLEY L. ALDARONDO-MARTINEZ
SHE/HER/HERS
Born in Puerto Rico, Ashley was raised in south coast Mass. She’s a combat veteran of the Armed Forces and has lived overseas in both Hawaii and England. She received her college education in Rhode Island and the United Kingdom. She’s performed in university productions such as “The Last Days of Judas Iscariot” and participated in the debut production of Trinity Repertory Company’s “Every 28 Hours”. Ashley’s also worked in film and television productions such as Hubie Halloween and Defending Jacob.
Ashley is heavily involved in mental health activism, stressing the need and importance of mental health awareness particularly in communities of color. She’s a mother of one and enjoys traveling in her spare time.
ARTHUR WILLIAMS III
HE/HIM/HIS
Arthur Williams III is a native of Boston, MA who got his start in the arts at the age of (5) years old singing, acapella at the Playhouse In The Park concert. In High School he was trained as a classical 1st and 2nd tenor singer and toured La Coruna, Spain and parts of the US.
Later, he studied dance and theater at Emerson College in Boston and went on to become A professional dancer, gymnast. and later worked for the NFL as a Gymnast and principle dancer/actor with Boston Youth Theater.
As a stage play actor and director he is currently listed with Playwrite’s Platform and has started as Richard in “Blues to Mr. Charlie”; “I’d Rather Be Lucky than Good”; “FENCES” and Lucius in “Jesus Hopped The A Train”.
More recently he has had principal and lead roles in Indie movies and web series such as “Streets Run Red”; “Curveball” and “Sella’s Kitchen”. Currently, he is represented by Model club Inc., and was nominated for Actor of the year in the DASH Awards 2019…and is honored to work with the Roxbury International Film Festival once again.
BRENDA RAY
SHE/HER/HERS
Brenda Ray is from Boston, MA. She is a multimedia artist, actor and animator. At a young age, Brenda was influenced by animation productions from Hanna Barbera, Disney and Warner Bros. Being the first born and the first to graduate from college, she believed having a career as a visual storyteller in the film industry. Recently, she graduated from Mass College of Art and Design in Animation and Filmmaking to help her further develop.
CARMEN DILLON
Union member of SAG/AFTRA
Listed with Boston Casting
CHIONISO S. JAKAZI
I grew up in Zimbabwe where I attended boarding school which I loved! I currently work at Howard University Hospital as a Research Assistant on the RECOVER study, a nationwide study on long COVID. I love music and love performing by myself or as part of a chorus, whether it's at my local church's worship team or Victorian Carolling! (I highly recommend being a part of an African Gospel Choir at least once in life!!). I have enjoyed volunteering with the RoxFilm festival for the last 3 years and am amazed at the work ethic our filmmakers have and the art they gift us with!
CHRIS EVERETT
SHE/HER/HERS
Chris Everett (she/her) is an actor, singer, writer, and voiceover artist based in Boston. She is thrilled to work on the RoxFilm Festival’s Daily Reads with so many amazing writers, actors, and producers! A member of SAG/AFTRA since 2006, she has participated on panels for SAG/AFTRA and the Massachusetts Production Coalition several times over the years. Her latest endeavors include writing plays for submission to one-minute and ten-minute play festivals, and participating in the yearlong Team Management and Leadership Program with Landmark Worldwide. In addition, Chris is the lead singer for the blues, funk & soul band Umami. Recent theater credits include, ONWARD: Votes for Women (Birch Tree Productions), SHRIKE (Fresh Ink Theatre Co.) and the debut performance of, can i touch it? (Company One), opening at the Strand Theater on July 22nd. Virtual productions and / or readings; Food Day (San Diego Repertory Theater), and Four Legs to Stand On, (2nd Act). Television credits include, Kevin Can F*** Himself (AMC), SMILF (SHOWTIME), and Castle Rock (Hulu). Film credits include Don’t Look Up, I Care A Lot (Netflix), About Fate (in post-production), Godmothered (Disney+), TED, R.I.P.D., and The Good House.
JUVAN ELISMA
HE/HIM/HIS
Juvan has been a SAG-AFTRA actor for the past few years, keeping up with training and getting work such as supporting roles on Disney plus films like ‘Godmothered’ and the upcoming ‘Hocus Pocus 2! Working alongside Emma Roberts in the rom-com feature ‘About Fate’ and more! Juvan’s been doing his best to stay booked and busy!
JANINE ROBINSON
SHE/HER/HERS
Janine Robinson is an actor/writer and producer. As a writer of short stories, she produced her first film CHEERS, A Barstool Story, under her logo "Anai Sa Film", and is currently working on her first television series "The Access Road".
She is known for her role as the Administrative Nurse in the film Patriots Day, and Prosecutor in the film Assassin Behind The Glass, which she also produced.
Janine is also a poet and self-published her first book of poetry "Walk With Me", (Poetic expressions of Life's journey) in 2012.
KEITH MASCOLL
HE/HIM/HIS
An Actor, Producer, Mental Health advocate, Sneaker-head, and Founder of the Triggered Project. Keith is a co-host of the Living a Triggered Life Podcast with his wife Roxann, and a Luminary for the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.Keith strives to use his art for social change in the black and brown community. As a survivor of sexual abuse Keith hopes to help end the stigma that surrounds mental health, and black and brown men talking about being abused. He is committed to using his unique and innovative style of storytelling to provoke love, laughter, and empathy in every story told. Keith has a New York Critics Choice Award for his work on the stage. Look for Keith in the lead role in the movie Confused by Love on Amazon Prime, and as Applesauce in The Polka King on Netflix.
Catch Keith Mascoll in THE TRIGGERED LIFE which is screening in this year’s festival on 6/24/2022 - click here for more information and to purchase tickets!
The Triggered Project: www.triggered1.com, @triggered_one_
The Triggered Podcast: @livingatriggeredlifepodcast
KHAI TYLER
SHE/HER/HERS
Khai Tyler is a Boston born actress of Caribbean and African American descent. She plays the lead role in the coming of age independent film, “Memoirs of Black Girl” available on streaming services (Amazon Prime, Vudu, Apple TV and more). The film won Best Narrative Feature last year at the Roxbury International Film Festival, and Khai was recently awarded best actress for her role as Aisha Johnson at the Hamilton Black Film Festival. You can see her in more projects coming out later this year; the Whitney Houston biopic, “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” and the drama thriller film, “Boston Strangler” where she plays the roommate of one of the murder victims of the notorious serial killer set to come out later this year. Khai has also starred in several commercials and print ads most recently for Fanatics, Arbella Insurance, and TD Bank. She has a BA in Theatre from Ithaca College.
LAWRENCE EVANS
HE/HIM/HIS
Lawrence Evans – Regional theatre: Florida Studio Theatre, Triad Stage, Martha’s Vineyard Playhouse, Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Caldwell Theatre Company, Charlotte Repertory Theatre, freeFall Theatre, Weston Playhouse Theatre Company, North Carolina Black Repertory Company, Short North Stage. National tours: And Still I Rise, Camp Logan, The Sweet Spot. Television: “New Amsterdam,” “All My Children,” “Another World,” “Ryan’s Hope,” “As the World Turns,” “One Life to Live,” “The Good Wife,” “Law & Order.” Film: “State Property II,” “The Devil Wears Prada.” He studied theatre at Jackson State University and the University of Michigan.
ODIS SPENCER
HE/HIM/HIS
Odis grew up in Roxbury, Massachusetts. He went to Brookline High School and became a member of the Dramatics Society. By the time he finished his freshman year, he realized that he wanted to be an actor. Odis then went to Ithaca College to study acting and directing. He studied acting with Oscar Nominated actor Richard Jenkins Aka Ron Parady. He graduated with honors and received his BFA in Acting and Direction. Two years out of college, Odis became a member of AFTRA, AEA and SAG. He worked on local and national commercials during the early part of his acting career. He also performed in radio plays on WGBH Radio. Odis can be seen In the TV series “Spenser for Hire” with Robert Urich - Seasons One and Two, “Here Comes the Boom” with Kevin James, “Defending Jacob” With Chris Evans on Apple TV Plus as the school principal and on Netflix’s “Don’t Look Up” With Meryl Streep as the Chief Justice. Odis just finished filming his role as Professor Leon in a Short film “Miles of Summer” by Sam Zilic.
RAHMAN OLADIGBOLU
HE/HIM/HIS
Rahman Oladigbolu was coming out of a seven-year illness when he moved to Massachusetts to start a new life. He started as a production assistant on films, television, and experimental short films. As a liberal arts/psychology student and a peer tutor/teacher’s assistant, Rahman sought further film training under the private tutelage of film professor Howard Phillips at the Center for Digital Imaging and Animation school, CDIA, an affiliate of Boston University. He published a memoir of his long-term illness, On Holy Pilgrimage: A Long Journey For Freedom, which details his transformative experience of coming to America against all odds to learn filmmaking.
While furthering his education at Harvard University, and working as a mental health assistant with teenagers and young adults with autism, Rahman wrote and produced his first feature film Soul Sisters. The film tells the story of friendship between a Nigerian young woman faced with unexpected challenges as an undocumented immigrant in the United States and an African American young woman searching for her identity as a black woman in America.
Soul Sisters went ahead to win the “Best Emerging Filmmaker Award” at the Roxbury International Film Festival, “Best Film by an African Abroad” at the African Movie Academy Award (AMAA), and “The Artist Award” at the American Islamic Congress, a multicultural and inter-faith organization. It has been screened at film festivals and cultural institutes around the world, including the Cannes’ Pan-African Film festival.
The stories of Rahman’s college friends became his second feature film, Theory of Conflict.
Facebook: Rahman A. Oladigbolu
RICARDO GUILLAUME
HE/HIM/HIS
New to the entertainment industry, Ricardo Guillaume has been a featured extra in Apple TV’s Defending Jacob, an additional production assistant for Marvel Studios’ Black Panther II, and a model for Kripalu and Progressive Wine Company. He is actively pursuing more experience.
RICARDY FABRE
HE/HIM/HIS
Ricardy Fabre is a Native New Yorker and a recent graduate from Brown University/ Trinity Rep MFA Acting program. Ricardy is grateful to be apart of the Rox Film Fest.
VICTORIA OMOREGIE
SHE/HER/HERS
Victoria Omoregie is a proud Dorchester Native who has recently graduated this Spring with a BFA in Acting at Boston University. Her roles throughout college are: Perdita from The Winter's Tale, Shun from In The Red and Brown Water, Emilia from Othello, and JO from The Legend of Georgia McBride. To kick off her professional career in theatre she is currently in The Actors' Shakespeare Projects production of The Bomb-Itty of Errors (Antipholus of Ephesus), a Hip-Hopera. Visit her website to check out more of Victoria’s work