A Soldier’s Play
The Boston Black Theatre Collective of the William Monroe Trotter Institute

By Charles Fuller
Directed by Akiba Abaka
The Strand Theatre
543 Columbia Rd., Dorchester, Mass.
June 17, 2013, at 6:30 p.m.

The event is free, but you must R.S.V.P.

Johnny Lee Davenport (as Sam), Peter Mark Kendall (as Hally), and Anthony Gills, Jr. (as Willie) on the Gloucester Stage in the IRNE Award-Winning Play “‘Master Harold’ . . . and the boys.” (PHOTO: Gary Ng)

The Gloucester Stage Production of “Master Harold” . . . and the boys received the Independent Reviewers of New England Award for “Best Play–Midsize Company.” Director Benny Sato Ambush was also honored, receiving the award for “Best Director of a Play–Midsize Company.”

Congratulations to the artists, technicians, production staff, board members, sponsors, and patrons who created and supported this show!

Out on the Charles River with ‘Pericles’ castmates Kathryn Lynch and Jesse Hinson, who will be playing Thaisa and Pericles, respectively. One step closer to completing Shakespeare’s canon, Johnny will be playing Helicanus and other roles. (PHOTO: J. Stratton McCrady)

Directed by Allyn Burrows, Johnny Lee Davenport opens in William Shakespeare’s ‘Pericles’ on April 17. The show runs at The Modern Theatre at Suffolk University at 525 Washington Street in Boston from April 17 – May 12, 2013.

Click here to buy tickets for Pericles at the Modern Theatre

The acting ensemble of ‘Invisible Man’ (from left): Brian D. Coats, Jeremiah Kissel, Joy Jones, Edward James Hyland, Johnny Lee Davenport, Teagle F. Bougere, McKinley Belcher III, Deidra LaWan Starnes, De’Lon Grant, and Julia Watt. (PHOTO: T. Charles Erickson)

Johnny Lee Davenport and fellow castmates, McKinley Belcher III, Teagle F. Bougere, Brian D. Coats, De’Lon Grant, Edward James Hyland, Joy Jones, Jeremiah Kissel, Deidra LaWan Starnes, and Julia Watt, were acknowledged for their performances with the the award for Outstanding Ensemble, Resident Play, for The Studio Theatre’s fall 2012 production of Invisible Man.

Also receiving awards for Invisible Man were Christopher McElroen for Director, Resident Play, and Mary Louise Geiger for Lighting Design, Resident Production.

The NBC pilot Hatfields & McCoys, starring Rebecca De Mornay and Virginia Madsen, is currently shooting in Boston. Johnny will be guest starring in the series pilot as Kevin Ford.

The Hollywood Reporter posted a story about the upcoming show.

As Sam, listening with Willie (Anthony Wills, Jr.) while Hally (Peter Mark Kendall) receives a crushing phone call from his mother (PHOTO: Gary Ng)

Gloucester Stage in Gloucester, Mass., has garnered five IRNE Award Nominations for a Small Theater for its production of “Master Harold” . . .  and the boys, including the following:

• Best Play
• Best Actor (Johnny Lee Davenport)
• Best Ensemble (Johnny Lee Davenport, Peter Mark Kendall, and Anthony Wills, Jr.)
• Best Director (Benny Sato Ambush)
• Best Lighting (Russ Swift)

As Bledsoe with Invisible Man (Teagle F. Bougere), who celebrates his fall from grace (PHOTO: Astrid Reiken)

The Studio Theatre in Washington, D.C., has garnered seven Helen Hayes Award Nominations for its Resident Production of Invisible Man, including the following:

• Outstanding Play
• Outstanding Ensemble (McKinley Belcher III, Teagle F. Bougere, Brian D. Coates, Johnny Lee Davenport, De’Lon Grant, Edward James Hyland, Joy Jones, Jeremiah Kissel, Deidra LaWan Starnes, and Julia Watt)
• The Robert Prosky Award for Outstanding Lead Actor (Teagle F. Bougere)
• Outstanding Director (Christopher McElroen)
• Outstanding Set Design (Troy Hourie)
• Outstanding Lighting Design (Mary Louise Geiger)
• Outstanding Sound Design (David Remedios)

In her article “Stage Worthies: The Best Theatrical Productions of 2012,” Carolyn Clay of The Boston Phoenix listed “Master Harold” . . . and the boys as one of the top 10 theatrical experiences in Boston for the year.

With Peter Mark Kendall and Anthony Wills, Jr. (PHOTO: Gary Ng)

Standing in front of The Lyric Stage Company of Boston’s poster for Broke-ology (PHOTO: David Curtis)

The August issue of Boston Magazine featured Johnny on page 96. To view what the editors had to say, click here.