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Follow on Google News | Riant Theatre Strawberry One-Act Festival has LGBT Black Film and Play Event August 19 and 22 in NYCBlack Gay themed films poignant "Love for Passion" by Nathan Hale Williams and controversial “The Strange Thing about the Johnsons” by Ari Aster with play “Tricks” by Byrant Hernandez at Harlem’s Tato Laviera and Poet’s Den theatres.
By: Riant Theatre “The films that we are screening both have gay themes and are very compelling. Both are acclaimed short films that deal with LGBT relationships in the African American community. I've decided to partner them with the play “Tricks,” which deals with a married man who is on the down-low and is finally contemplating acting on his feelings by approaching a man he fancies in the park,” said Van Dirk Fisher, founder and artistic director of the Riant Theatre, a multicultural and inclusive institution, and the Strawberry One Act Festival. “We have decided to expand our festival to also include films. Since we have discovered over the years that some of the outstanding plays and winners have been made into short films, adding films to our festival was a natural progression.” In “Love for Passion,” Nathan Hale Williams, writer and director, tells the story of Jeffrey Love, a dancer on the eve of his New York City solo debut. Love discovers the power of forgiveness when his estranged father of ten years shows up seeking a reconciliation. Williams is an award-winning producer and author, director, entertainment attorney and television personality. Love for Passion premiered to a sold out audience at the Manhattan Film Festival. He is the executive producer and producer of the NAACP Image Award and GLAAD Award nominated film, “Dirty Laundry” (FOX/Codeblack) Ari Aster’s controversial “The Strange Thing About the Johnsons” is a melodrama and satire about an upscale African American middle-class family. This short film tracks the family, which has a perverse little secret. He has written and directed several short films including “Munchausen” Fisher has produced over 1,500 one act plays at the Strawberry One-Act Festival, which was established in 1995. There are seven published anthologies of The Best Plays from the Strawberry One-Act Festival. The winners of the Strawberry One-Act Festival Awards will be announced at a special ceremony on Monday, August 24 at the Leonard Nimoy Thalia at Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway at 95th Street. The Riant Theatre's Awards Ceremony & Performance for the Strawberry One-Act Festival will feature performances from the four best plays from the festival and present awards for Best Play, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Short Film. Tickets are $20.00. For more information on the Strawberry One-Act Festival’s 28th Season, please check out the website at www.therianttheatre.com or call 646-623- 3488 (tel:646-623-% End
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