©2007 The Justice Theater Project
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The show must go on!
Local Triangle actress Andrea Schulz Twiss took the phrase "Break a Leg" and added her own "twist" on stage opening night during Working the musical.
While enthusiastically ogling the UPS man on stage, portrayed by Coty Cockrell, Ms. Twiss lost her footing and fell on her wrist. Not making a sound, she exited the stage during the next transition, and promptly asked the back stage crew to call 911.
Ever the theater professional, Ms. Twiss instructed the EMS respondents to "just wrap it in a splint, I've got to sing during the second act". Meanwhile, on stage, the ensemble seamlessly worked together to cover the missing actress for the final 10 minutes of act one.
EMS respondents ascertained the wrist was indeed broken, asked Ms. Twiss if she would like transport to the hospital, (which she declined again), and left after getting a verbal promise from Ms. Twiss that she would go directly to the hospital after her solo in act two.
After intermission, Ms. Twiss courageously sang "It's an art", the waitress song which includes the line "There's a twist to my wrist", which the audience enthusiastically responded to. After the show, it was confirmed at the hospital that Ms. Twiss' wrist is broken and will require surgery.
Andrea continues to perform in 'Working' - full arm cast and all. The show will run two more weekends and then it may be surgery for her.
Unfortunately, Andrea and her family are currently transitioning jobs and Andrea does not have medical insurance to cover these expenses. With an Emergency room visit, doctor visits, surgery, physical therapy--the expenses are going to be staggering.
Please help us raise money to off set those expenses for Andrea and her family.
Make checks payable to Andrea Twiss and send them to:
The Twiss Wrist Fund
C/O Julie Jones
110 Anamoor Drive
Cary, NC 27513
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The Sun will come out this Summer!
JTP will put on full productions of Annie Junior at our summer camps this year. Join us the weeks of July 6, 13 and 20th at The Franciscan School in North Raleigh.
The Emily K Camps will run the weeks of August 3 and 10.
There are NO counselor positions available at this time.
Please email marketing @ thejusticetheaterproject.org for information and updates.
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The Justice Theater Project is an advocacy, activist theater group. The mission of The Justice Theater Project is to use the dramatic arts as a way to call to the fore of public attention the needs of the poor, the marginalized, and the oppressed.
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church
Cardinal Gibbons High School
The Franciscan School
North Carolina Justice Center
Passage Home, Inc.
People of Faith Against the Death Penalty
UNC Chapel Hill Department of Communication Studies
UNC Chapel Hill Apples Service Learning Project
The Franciscan Coalition for Peace and Justice
The Emily K Center
Saint Mary’s School
Raleigh Ensemble Players
Amnesty International
Our projects received support from the North Carolina Arts Council, an agency of the Department of Cultural Resources and the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art.
Our projects are funded in part by the City of Raleigh based on recommendations of the Raleigh Arts Commission, and by The United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County, Franciscan Coalition, and the Franciscan Friars of Holy Name Province Benevolence Trust.
Deb Royals-Mizerk - Artistic Director
Melissa Zeph - Managing Director
Julio De La Rosa - Financial Director
Tim Throndson - Chairperson
Carnessa Ottelin - Secretary
Chris Graebe
Thomas Mauney
Gustavo Schimidt
Maria Angel-Williams
Barbara “bj” Avent-Farmer
Julie Jones
Staff Biographies:
Deb Royals Artistic Director -
Deb has been the Artistic Director since 2004 and received a BFA from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and finished her graduate work in Theatre and Performance Studies at Northwestern University. She has worked extensively with the gang and homeless population here in the triangle area. Simultaneous to this she has worked within the prison system, from the development of performance work at Central Prison to facilitating and teaching liturgical dance at the Raleigh Correctional Center for Women. Deb is currently a doctoral candidate in the department of Communication Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Performance Studies; where she also teaches courses in performance studies, ethnography and oral traditions. In addition to her work with and around the Death Penalty and its legacy here in the state of North Carolina, she has been working with the Latina/Latino youth in Durham for over a year to develop performance that perpetuates discourse around identity, agency and democratic citizenship as it manifests itself within their community. In early April 2007 she began working with Project Levante, a component of Student Action for Farm Workers (SAF); incorporating performance in an effort to “shake off” fear and obstacles existent in their lives. The performance work addresses concerns about health, housing, environmental conditions and the need for just immigration reform. In addition to the Justice Theater Project, Deb also worked to found the town of Cary’s “Applause” Cary Youth Theatre and served as Managing/Marketing Director for Raleigh Ensemble Players. She continues to perform and collaborate with REP, Burning Coal and other triangle theatre companies.
Julio De La Rosa - Financial Director
Julio has been the Volunteer Financial Director since 2005, and is a retired IBM executive. Julio worked as Director of Finance and Administration on the staff of The Catholic Community of St. Francis of Assisi for eleven years. He served as Treasurer of Passage Home Community Development Corporation for 5 years. Julio is a member of the Diocese Finance Council of the Catholic Diocese of Raleigh and a member of the School Advisory Council of The Franciscan School. Julio is a graduate of Purdue University with a Bachelor’s Degree Electrical Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Industrial Administration.
Melissa Zeph - Managing Director
Melissa was previously the Marketing and Development Coordinator, and has been with JTP since January of 2006. She holds a BA in Business from the University of South Florida and has a 20-year history of marketing in the arts and non-profit sector including The American Red Cross, The National Drowning Prevention Coalition, the Town of Cary Cultural Resources Department; many other arts organizations.
©2007 The Justice Theater Project