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(TRENTON, NJ) -- For this year’s Theatre for Families and Young Audiences show, Passage is presenting an online production of Surely Goodness and Mercy, by Chisa Hutchinson and directed by marcus d. harvey. The production will be available to stream online from March 25-28, 2021. This production is part of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance’s 2021 Stages Festival, the state’s largest annual theatre festival, which provides free and discounted theatre events for all ages throughout the months of March, April, and May.
Surely Goodness and Mercy follows an odd, but bright little boy named Tino who befriends Bernadette, the lunch lady at his school. Through quick conversations, a few moments of grace, and the help of their sassy friend Deja, both Tino and Bernadette learn about the strength hiding within themselves and what it means to truly care for another. The cast of Surely Goodness and Mercy includes Layton E. Dickson as Tino, Camiel Warren-Taylor as Deja, Jennifer Fouche as Bernadette, Tamara Anderson as Alneesa/Teacher, and Jamil A.C. Mangan as Preacher/Principal.
Passage’s online production of Surely Goodness and Mercy will consist of a hybrid filming process. A portion of the scenes will be filmed with actors remotely as Passage has done with its previous online shows. The remaining scenes will be filmed in person at Trenton Central High School. All in-person scenes will be filmed following COVID-19 precautions and with the assistance of our new Company Manager/Infection Control Specialist to ensure the safety of everyone involved in the process.
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Upon ticket purchase, audience members will receive a confirmation email including a link to view the video anytime from Thursday, March 25 at 11:00am until 11:59pm on Sunday, March 28. The video can also be viewed on Zoom during the group screening at 7:00pm on Saturday, March 27. Immediately following the group screening there will be a short post-show discussion featuring Surely Goodness and Mercy cast and creative team. Questions not answered live in the discussion may be answered by the artists on social media after the screening.
General Admission tickets can be purchased for $17 at www.passagetheatre.org. There are also Senior and Student tickets available for $13.
The director of Surely Goodness and Mercy, marcus d. harvey, says “For me, Surely Goodness and Mercy is a play about safety and community. How do we create safe spaces for young people to be themselves, authentically and purely without having to apologize? Once the space is created, How do we support the space and build communities? Young people deserve that, we owe that to them.”
Surely Goodness and Mercy is made possible in part by the N.J. State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the NEA; the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation; New Jersey Arts and Culture Recovery Fund Grant; The City of Trenton; Trenton Downtown Association; WIMG 1300; The Curtis McGraw Foundation; PNC Bank; New Jersey Manufacturers (NJM); New Jersey Theatre Alliance; Janssen Pharmaceuticals; NJ Economic Development Authority; Mathematica Policy Research; Thomas Edison State University; Princeton Area Community Foundation; The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey; The Shubert Foundation; Mary G. Roebling Foundation; and National New Play Network (NNPN).
The New Jersey Theatre Alliance 2021 Stages Festival is made possible by support from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts; Bank of America; The Horizon Foundation for New Jersey; OceanFirst Foundation; the George A. Ohl, Jr. Trust; New Jersey Historical Commission; and Fund for the New Jersey Blind. A full calendar of events is available at www.njtheatrealliance.org/stages.
