Please check back frequently as we are always adding new dates. For booking information click here. Friday, March 15th, 2013 Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church 1345 W Burleigh St Milwaukee, WI 6:00 pm Free Admission/ Open to the Public Saturday, February 23rd, -Excerpts Stonefly Brewery 735 East Center Milwaukee, WI 7:00 pm Sponsored by …
We are excited to announce that “Pieces” has partnered with the Milwaukee Public School district to create a Jr. company made up of Milwaukee’s youth to tour the public schools in the city. The cast for this production was carefully chosen through an audition process conducted by our Writer/Director Brenda Wesley. View the trailer here: …
Here is an article from the L.A. Times: Race And Mental Illness: Do African Americans Suffer More Schizophrenia Or Is It Bias? By Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times February 7, 2012 Black Americans are far more likely than their white countrymen to be labeled schizophrenic, one of psychiatry‘s most serious and intractable diagnoses. But a …
“Pieces” was just featured in an article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel on Saturday Feb, 11th. The link below will take you to the photo journal of our last rehearsal. http://www.jsonline.com/multimedia/photos/138896809.html This is the link to the article written by James E. Causey featuring Brenda Wesley and Actor Trony Small. http://www.jsonline.com/news/opinion/suicide-leaves-a-lot-of-unanswered-questions-nu42gvo-139130744.html
We are proud to announce that we have entered into a partnership with UWM making the production part of their required curriculum for Nursing Students, Psychology and Social Work majors!!! This is a very exciting accomplishment for “Pieces” and will open more doors for us on campuses throughout Wisconsin.Our first performances at UWM will be …
http://www.jsonline.com/features/health/law-creates-barriers-to-getting-care-for-mentally-ill-135387808.html As I read the article in the Journal, I think the reporter did some justice in raising awareness about the challenges of individuals living with a mental illness. However, the front page distrubed me. If you did not open it to read the entire article you would be left with the idea that all …