Nov 06, 2024 - 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM EST

This event will be held in person.

Where: Hibernian Hall, 184 Dudley Street, Roxbury, MA 02119

Vocal warmups, tongue twisters, physical warmups, emotional preparation, getting out of your head and into the scene, improvisation, and more! This workshop is for every actor who may be bored with their preparation and those just entering the world of how to prepare for auditions, callbacks, and filming.

All are welcome to this special New England SAG-AFTRA Conservatory, in collaboration with the Roxbury International Film Festival, and presented by Secret Society of Black Creatives Actors Forum members, and SAG-AFTRA members David J. Curtis, Liz Eng, Naheem Garcia and Andrea Lyman. 

This Actor Prep Workshop is open to all SAG-AFTRA members and the general public! 

Click here for information on public transit, driving directions, and where to park at Hibernian Hall

RSVP: Reservations are required.

Check out Lisa Simmons and Nerissa Williams-Scott on the “The State of Black Storytelling in Film and Television” panel happening at 11:45am!

Black Media: Pioneers Then and Now is a day-long symposium created to highlight Black media professionals and their innovative and important work in the journalism, PR, marketing, advertising, and film industries. Our symposium speakers have broken barriers in their fields, amplified Black voices and stories, and navigated the challenges that still exist for Black storytellers and communications professionals. Their experiences and perspectives will be shared on panels ranging in topics from the future of antiracist journalism to cultivating diverse talent in the media industry. Attendees will network with other media professionals, gain insight into their own careers and ambitions, and celebrate the important work–past, present, and future–of Black media.

ABOUT THE SCRIPT

It’s a surprise, but we promise it’ll be worth waiting for!

ACTORS READING

Dina Jean

Heather Gibson

Keith Mascoll

Odis Spencer

Sonya Joyner

Daily Script Reads happen online on Zoom from 12-1PM, every day from Monday, June 24th to Friday, June 28th. Click here for information about the writers, actors, and the 2024 Daily Script Reads

ABOUT THE SCRIPT

LENA AND LEONARD

Lena and Leonard meet the night before he leaves for basic training during World War II. Lena moves on with her life and a new relationship with Mad Williams, yet Leonard never leaves her mind or her heart. Leonard and Lena marry when he returns home but life isn’t easy and the city of Boston becomes its own powder keg of rules and regulations. This black couple accepted the challenge of war but can they survive a riot and each other?

TWO SCENES

Date Night at Wally's

Lena and Leonard have a rare date night when Fingers, Leonard's friend from his military days, comes to town to play a gig at Wally's. Now favored sons in Europe, Fingers and his band are embraced by his adopted home once the war is over. The Morgan household is in chaos with Lena's cousin Mabel in charge of the children as the Lena and Leonard head out.

The Front Porch is the Boxing Ring

Leonard hopes to start his own construction business; he thinks he will have a better chance if he moves his growing family to his sister's home in Virginia. However, sometimes wherever you go you follow.

ACTORS READING

Lois P. Roach

Andrea Lyman

Chrystee Pharris

David J. Curtis

Kadahj Bennett

Naheem Garcia

Daily Script Reads happen online on Zoom from 12-1PM, every day from Monday, June 24th to Friday, June 28th. Click here for information about the writers, actors, and the 2024 Daily Script Reads

ABOUT THE SCRIPT

THE MEAN PHOTOGRAPHER

ACTORS READING

Chris Everett

Christopher James

Maria Wilkins

Sharon Squires

Daily Script Reads happen online on Zoom from 12-1PM, every day from Monday, June 24th to Friday, June 28th. Click here for information about the writers, actors, and the 2024 Daily Script Reads

ABOUT THE SCRIPT

THE DUFFEL

A young man tries to survive a final confrontation with his former employer following a series of misadventures occurring after he legally obtained a prized duffel bag.

Trigger Warning: Gun Violence, Death

ACTORS READING

Anjie Parker

Ashley Aldorondo

Brenda Ray

Darline Ann Harris

Dashaun Bartley

Gilda James

Jacqueline Parker

Michael Nurse

Rahman Oladigbolu

Daily Script Reads happen online on Zoom from 12-1PM, every day from Monday, June 24th to Friday, June 28th. Click here for information about the writers, actors, and the 2024 Daily Script Reads

ABOUT THE SCRIPT

MINUTES OF ARC

A young contractor with daring aspirations struggles to scaffold his independence throughout a mystical and reformative journey of madness.

ACTORS READING

Arthur Williams

Janine Robinson

Joshua Olumide

Justin Davis

Meagan Dilworth

Parmie Polk

Stephen Spencer

Daily Script Reads happen online on Zoom from 12-1PM, every day from Monday, June 24th to Friday, June 28th. Click here for information about the writers, actors, and the 2024 Daily Script Reads

Film buffs already recognize her costumes, and now cinephiles and the most casual of movie-goers will be able to put a face and a story to the award-winning work of Ruth E. Carter. The Springfield, Mass. native, who was the first Black woman to win an Oscar for costume design, joins the Globe’s Jenee Osterheldt for an intimate conversation about following her lifelong passion, her work on “Black Panther,” and more.

This year's Summit will take place in-person at WBUR CitySpace with the option to also tune in virtually via livestream. Ruth E. Carter will be joining virtually.

Host of Boston Globe Today Segun Oduolowu sits down with Michael L. Bivins, CEO of SportyRich Enterprises, as he celebrates the 40th Anniversary of New Edition and continues to serve as an ambassador for the community of Roxbury and the City of Boston. They'll also talk about the process of creating his recent docufilm, "The Hustle of @617MikeBiv," which details his life as a kid from Roxbury's Orchard Park Projects who dreamed of playing in the NBA, but due to his popularity, was redirected into becoming an entertainment and business heavyweight.

This year's Summit will take place in-person at WBUR CitySpace with the option to also tune in virtually via livestream.

Join us for our Daily Script Read sessions presenting our very own local screenwriters work read by local actors followed by a Q&A to talk about their work — happening at 12-1PM EST on:

Thursday, June 22: LENA AND LEONARD by Lois P. Roach

Friday, June 23: NOT WAVING, BUT DROWNING by Torrin Harris

Monday, June 26: YE! A JAGUN STORY AKA JAGUN CODES by John Oluwole ADEkoje

Tuesday, June 27: LOVE OF A LIFETIME by David J. Curtis

Wednesday, June 28: THE DEAL by Kevin Phillip McLemore

Thursday, June 29: MINE- EPISODE TWO: "ONCE IN A BLUE MOON” by Rise-Home Stories Projects

Additional event and zoom information to come.

Click here to learn about the writers and actors of this year's script reads.

Co-presented by the Secret Society of Black Creatives.

Join us for our Daily Script Read sessions presenting our very own local screenwriters work read by local actors followed by a Q&A to talk about their work — happening at 12-1PM EST on:

Thursday, June 22: LENA AND LEONARD by Lois P. Roach

Friday, June 23: NOT WAVING, BUT DROWNING by Torrin Harris

Monday, June 26: YE! A JAGUN STORY AKA JAGUN CODES by John Oluwole ADEkoje

Tuesday, June 27: LOVE OF A LIFETIME by David J. Curtis

Wednesday, June 28: THE DEAL by Kevin Phillip McLemore

Thursday, June 29: MINE- EPISODE TWO: "ONCE IN A BLUE MOON” by Rise-Home Stories Projects

Additional event and zoom information to come.

Click here to learn about the writers and actors of this year's script reads.

Co-presented by the Secret Society of Black Creatives.

Join us for our Daily Script Read sessions presenting our very own local screenwriters work read by local actors followed by a Q&A to talk about their work — happening at 12-1PM EST on:

Thursday, June 22: LENA AND LEONARD by Lois P. Roach

Friday, June 23: NOT WAVING, BUT DROWNING by Torrin Harris

Monday, June 26: YE! A JAGUN STORY AKA JAGUN CODES by John Oluwole ADEkoje

Tuesday, June 27: LOVE OF A LIFETIME by David J. Curtis

Wednesday, June 28: THE DEAL by Kevin Phillip McLemore

Thursday, June 29: MINE- EPISODE TWO: "ONCE IN A BLUE MOON” by Rise-Home Stories Projects

Additional event and zoom information to come.

Click here to learn about the writers and actors of this year's script reads.

Co-presented by the Secret Society of Black Creatives.

Join us for our Daily Script Read sessions presenting our very own local screenwriters work read by local actors followed by a Q&A to talk about their work — happening at 12-1PM EST on:

Thursday, June 22: LENA AND LEONARD by Lois P. Roach

Friday, June 23: NOT WAVING, BUT DROWNING by Torrin Harris

Monday, June 26: YE! A JAGUN STORY AKA JAGUN CODES by John Oluwole ADEkoje

Tuesday, June 27: LOVE OF A LIFETIME by David J. Curtis

Wednesday, June 28: THE DEAL by Kevin Phillip McLemore

Thursday, June 29: MINE- EPISODE TWO: "ONCE IN A BLUE MOON” by Rise-Home Stories Projects

Additional event and zoom information to come.

Click here to learn about the writers and actors of this year's script reads.

Co-presented by the Secret Society of Black Creatives.

Join us for our Daily Script Read sessions presenting our very own local screenwriters work read by local actors followed by a Q&A to talk about their work — happening at 12-1PM EST on:

Thursday, June 22: LENA AND LEONARD by Lois P. Roach

Friday, June 23: NOT WAVING, BUT DROWNING by Torrin Harris

Monday, June 26: YE! A JAGUN STORY AKA JAGUN CODES by John Oluwole ADEkoje

Tuesday, June 27: LOVE OF A LIFETIME by David J. Curtis

Wednesday, June 28: THE DEAL by Kevin Phillip McLemore

Thursday, June 29: MINE- EPISODE TWO: "ONCE IN A BLUE MOON” by Rise-Home Stories Projects

Additional event and zoom information to come.

Click here to learn about the writers and actors of this year's script reads.

Co-presented by the Secret Society of Black Creatives.

Join us for our Daily Script Read sessions presenting our very own local screenwriters work read by local actors followed by a Q&A to talk about their work — happening at 12-1PM EST on:

Thursday, June 22: LENA AND LEONARD by Lois P. Roach

Friday, June 23: NOT WAVING, BUT DROWNING by Torrin Harris

Monday, June 26: YE! A JAGUN STORY AKA JAGUN CODES by John Oluwole ADEkoje

Tuesday, June 27: LOVE OF A LIFETIME by David J. Curtis

Wednesday, June 28: THE DEAL by Kevin Phillip McLemore

Thursday, June 29: MINE- EPISODE TWO: "ONCE IN A BLUE MOON” by Rise-Home Stories Projects

Additional event and zoom information to come.

Click here to learn about the writers and actors of this year's script reads.

Co-presented by the Secret Society of Black Creatives.

The SSBC invites you to THE KONNECT!

An event in Roxbury where members and non-members of the film community can learn more about career opportunities in the film and television industry.