Voter Registration & An Insightful Play

Voter Registration in the Park

L–R: Sharon Morris, Apollo Theater Tour Guide Billy Mitchell, Historian Voza Rivers, and H.A.D.L. E.Y. Players Artistic Director Roger Paris

L-R: Shawn Wilson, Impact Programming Director Jordan Isler, Michael Reed, Delroy Branch, and Suahd Iddrissu Impact Members: L–R: Denaysha Macklin, Nia-Selassie Clarke, Kacey Thomas, and Impact Artistic Director Carlton Taylor

Impact Repertory Theater Performs Insightful Play

The Oscar and Grammy nominated Impact Repertory Theater headlined a voter registration drive in St. Nicholas Park, contributing an excerpt from the play, Casting the Vote: A Call to A Count, originally performed by Impact off Broadway at La Mama Theater last winter. The play retells the story of the fight for Black voting rights and the current struggles leading into Black Lives Matter efforts. Casting the vote: A Call to A Count is a dramatic musical created by director Charlotte Brathwaite, a Creative Capital awardee, in collaboration with Emmywinning journalist June Cross. A call to action, “Casting the Vote” looks at the current election year and the history of voter suppression and manipulation in the United States.

Inspiration Motivation Preparation Activism Commitment Teamwork— IMPACT— promotes the positive development of young people ages 10 to 19 providing an encouraging, nurturing, and challenging learning environment for its students. IMPACT uses the performing arts and the dynamics of leadership training to inspire and empower youth with the arts and education playing a pivotal role in providing opportunities and transitions for the leaders of tomorrow. —TPC Staff