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Click image above view full advertisement The NEGRO ENSEMBLE COMPANY & The BLACK GENTS of HollywoodPRESENTS!Critically-acclaimed, award-winning play"WEBEIME"by Layon GraySTARRING: Layon Gray, Donn Swaby, Justin Biko, Jason McGee, Thom Scott II, David Wendell Boykins, Darren Thomas, Gordon Timothy and *Lamman Rucker* !WHEN:
March 28th thru May 4th
Thursday - Sunday
Thursday & Fri @ 7:30pm
Sat @ 3:00pm & 7:30pm
Sun @ 3:00pm Only!Run Time:
2 hours with one IntermissionWHERE:
Harlem School of the Arts
645 St. Nicholas Avenue
[Between 141st & 145th St.]
New York, NY 10030
212-279-4200Ticket Prices:
$25.00 to $35.00To Purchase Tickets Go To:
http://www.ticketcentral.com/showdetails2.asp?ShowID=1632By Phone:
(212) 279-4200
Open 12-8 DailyAt Box Office:
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New York, NY 10036
Open Daily 12-8pmFor more info, contact us at: "[email protected]" or visit
"www.necinc.org"*NOTE*: Due to another film committment, Lamman Rucker won't be rejoining the show until approximately Thursday, April 17 - Sunday, May 4th.Black Gents of Hollywood MySpacehttp://www.myspace.com/blackgents
Now affectionately known as "Sheriff Troy" to ladies and fans all over, Lamman Rucker is now everyone's hero! As the knight in shining armor; in TylerPerry's smash 2007 Lionsgate release, "WHY DID I GET MARRIED?", Lamman absolutely glows with charm and unassuming sex appeal opposite the loveable andheart-warming Jill Scott and the others in the all-star cast.Visit " www.WhyDidIGetMarriedTheMovie.com" and buy it on dvdnationwide on February 12th!There's more to anticipate from Lamman this year in 2008, though. On March 21st, 2008, Lamman will star in Tyler Perry's newest comedy, "Meet The Browns - The Movie"as handsome nephew Dr. Will Brown. "MEET THE BROWNS-The Movie" also stars Angela Bassett, Jenifer Lewis, David Mann, Irma P. Halland other notables. Later in 2008, Lamman will also star in gritty basketball-themed Michael Roiff & Brin Hill drama, "BALL DONT LIE", with Mykelti Williamson, SteveHarris, Robert Wisdom, Harold Perrineau, Rosanna Arquette, Grayson Boucher, Nick Cannon and Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges.Lamman is also currently starring in the hilarious, award-winning romantic comedy, "I'M THROUGH WITH WHITE GIRLS - The Inevitable Undoing of Jay Brooks"( www.turnsoul.com ) which is making bigwaves throughout the domestic andinternational film festival circuit and in negotiations for major dvd and feature distribution.TELL ME MORE:Lamman was born in Pittsburgh, PA and grew up in the Southeast section of Washington, DC. Though an educator, athlete & entrepreneur, Mr. Rucker is also recognizedto many as Mona's handsome entrepreneur boyfriend 'Chase' on UPN's "Half & Half" as well as his loveable bad-boy characters in daytime tv: 'Marshall Travers'on CBS's "As The World Turns" and 'Garret Willliams (aka The Dragon)' on ABC's "All My Children". He has also been a memorable guest star on"Law & Order", "All OfUs", "House Of Payne" and the popular tv movie mini-series "The Temptations" as Jimmy Ruffin'.On stage, Lamman received an 2002 Audelco nomination for Best Actor for his incredible theatrical portrayal of Jason in Euripidies' classical Greek tragedy "Medea"and boasts of several other strong reviews and accomplishments in the theatre. Mr. Rucker is a founding ensemble member of the 'Black Gents of Hollywood' - anL.A.-based all black male theatre company whose powerful award-winning play "WEBEIME" is currently taking the country by storm (www.MySpace.com/BlackGents) and willbe co-produced by the legendary Negro Ensemble Company of New York beginning in March 2008. A graduate of the illustrious Duke Ellington School of the Arts inWashington, DC, Lamman's accomplishments also include a NFAA Presidential Scholarship in the Arts nomination, Drama & Musical Theatre training at Carnegie-MellonUniversity, a full scholarship to the Berkshire Theatre Festival and having romantic leads in plays and musicals like "Hot Snow" (NBTF), "Nerfertari Rising"(KuntuRepertory), "Pain In My Heart" (New Federal Theatre), "Perfect Mate", and "Sweet Charity", to name a few.While in high school, Lamman was also an original member of the groundbreaking youth company - the Washington Area Improvisational Teen Theatre(W.A.I.T.T.) alongsideother multi-talented peers like comedian Dave Chappelle. The primary goal of W.A.I.T.T. was to promote sexual abstinence to teens and educate young people abouttheir bodies, the risks of teen pregnancy, STD's, HIV/AIDS, sexual abuse, and peer pressure. This has continued to be a priority, as Lamman went on to become asuccessful teacher, coach, mentor and youth advocate - acquiring a Masters Degree in Education and then on to star in BET's award-winning HIV/AIDS film "Let's Talk"(www.letstalkthemovie.com) in 2006.Mr. Rucker is an activist and spokesperson for several non-profit organizations and community action initiatives including A.H.E.A.D., Inc. (www.AHEADinc.org), InnerCity Industry (www.InnerCityIndustry.org), BET's Rap-It-Up campaign (www.RapItUpPresents.com), the Stephanie Starks HOPE Foundation (www.ssHOPEfoundation.org), theBlack AIDS Institute (www.BlackAIDS.org)and other grass-roots organizations across the country that lead the way in saving our children, uplifting families andmobilizing communities to encourage prevention, education and testing initiatives for HIV/AIDS and other important social issues.You can keep in direct contact with Lamman via e-mail at "[email protected]" or at "www.myspace.com/lammanrucker".His birthday is October 6th.For bookings, special appearances or public speaking inquiries, contact:Keith Underwood UMA Worldwide Multimedia & Publicity Phone: (323) 298-0929 Email: [email protected]HEROS:My FATHER!!! My MOTHER!!! My TEACHERS!!! Christ, Muhammad, Buddha, etc... My African, Native American and West Indian ANCESTORS!!! Big shout to BARBADOS! ... GHANA!... NIGERIA!BOOKS:Too many to mention! But here's a few you should check out: WARRIOR OF THE LIGHT - Paolo Coehlo ZEN IN THE ART OF ARCHERY - Eugen Herrigel THE FOUR AGREEMENTS - THEALCHEMIST - MEASURE OF A MAN - Sidney Poitier Anything by Deepak Chopra. THE COLOR OF WATER - THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD - Zora Neale Hurston PAUL ROBESON -MOVIES:Love good foreign films but have many contemporary U.S. films on my list of favorites. Love to LAUGH but intellectual stimulation is also a MUST! FOREIGN FilmFavorites: Tsotsi, Shogun Assasin, Black Orpheus, Like Water For Chocolate, Whale Rider, Throne of Blood, Rashomon, City Of God, The Motorcycle Diaries, ...DOMESTIC: Happy Feet, Little Miss Sunshine, Dreamgirls, The Temptations, Ray, Last Samurai, Crash, Forest Gump, Color Purple, RIZE, Hotel Rwanda, Big Daddy, HarlemNights, Boomerang, Coming to America, Rocky (I,II,III & IV), Training Day, Glory, Love Jones... CLASSICS: Anything with Paul Robeson, Sidney Poitier Romanticcomedies, too! Like these that I'm starring in: "WHY DID I GET MARRIED?"GENERAL:Educating, mentoring and empowering our CHILDREN and families; AIDS/HIV awareness &; prevention and other Community activism; Basketball; Capoeria; Boxing; Soccer(my 1st sport!); Football; Cultural activities: theatre, museums, live music, dance, literature; Spiritual Exploration; Intellectual debate; BusinessEntrepreneurship; Real-Estate; Traveling; Learning new things! I also love animated films - like "Happy Feet" - when I need to digress and be young at heart!!!Ha-haaa... :-) Hey, you don't have to grow out of everything! lolMUSIC:India.Arie, Jill Scott, GOAPELE, Erykah Badu, Jaguar Wright, Yewande, Raheem DeVaughn, Dwele, Eric Benet, Common, Anthony Hamilton, Maxwell, Kindred, Kem, StevieWonder
