Immediately, heads bobbed up, then down, and as we saw the dimming of the theater lights, the unseen announcer said, “turn off your cell phones and enjoy the show”. A few minutes later, a vivid and strong visual backdrop reminded the audience, that WAR is indeed, alive and well. “Beyond Sight”, is based on the book by, Nick Sivakumaran and Jeremy Aldridge.
Just hearing the loud guns and cannons reminded me of handsome men in uniforms, their smell, and their eyes. Those just returned from a horrid experience, full of woe, pain and disgust, wounded egos and manhood lost on global battlefields. Silence finally immersed our curiosity into a military camouflaged, character wearing dark glasses. Ok, now was he blind, or just trying to look cool, I asked myself. Suddenly, Jack, played by blind actor, Robert Smith, spoke.
The theater screen backdrop, help to create a fine balance with synchronized movements made by the cast in harmony with the moving images. Sean P. Gorecki, (Kevin) is a writer who lives outside the box, and who happens to have, to have Retinitis Pigmentosa and continue to sing with groups like, Veritas and Vocal Chaos, all in a capella. His continued involvement with CRE’s, Outreach Theater for the Blind, is nothing shabby, Gorecki has some great talent, and is an actor, to be, dealt with. Christopher Loverro ( Lieutenant Johnson) is an Iraqi veteran with strong theatrical performances with productions, As You Like It, wherein he played Orlando and Much Ado About Nothing’s, Don Pedro. K. J. Middlebrooks (Ty) is known for his roles in Watson, a Scared Fools Production, the ever award winning, Absolutely Filthy and the Magic Bullet Theory. Actor, Raufel Muhammad (young Jack) is known for his raved performances in, Chicago Theater Company’s Being Beautiful, as Afrina’s 1940’s drag queen in heels. Muhammed, walked away with the Black Theater Alliance Award for Best Actor. The actor is also putting in double time performing Marcus Gardley’s, Song of Paradise at the Pasadena Playhouse.
Greg Shane, CRE’ Outreach, artistic director, has worked with military vets since 2007 and successfully merged his performing arts program and service connected veterans, who have post-traumatic stress disorders, other medical conditions and the blind, into a successful marketing tool for CRE ( Create Reflect and Empower). He has created an avenue which allows veterans to express their inner artist. That’s a long time to outreach and make it happen for veterans who along with Shane, prove that they are not defined by their disabilities.
CRE’s reach extends to local theater houses such as, the Promenade Playhouse in Santa Monica and the prestigious Stella Adler, in Hollywood. Shane and his staff continue to inspire the world to have deeper and more enriching discussions about how family’s, communities and the countries, treat their veterans.
CRE Outreach and Stella Adler Theater’s, “Beyond Sight” opened Friday, April 25, with performances on Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00PM and Sundays at 3:00PM through May 25. Tickets are $30.00. The Stella Adler Theater is located at 6773 Hollywood Boulevard, 2nd Floor, Hollywood, California. Veterans tickets are discounted to $18.00. Reservations and Information call (310) 902-8220 www.creoutreach.org. To contact Director, Jeremy Aldridge, and to find out more about how you can help to support CRE Outreach and “Beyond Sight”, contact Lucy Pollak, of Lucy Pollak Public Relations, lucy@lucypr.com.
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