* BOOKED! chandra featured in another voiceover spot

chandra is the voice of Rebecca
in a voiceover commercial spot
playing exclusively on Z100! (WHTZ).

SHOWTIME! chandra in 2GETHER

chandra

as Lakeisha

in

2GETHER

conceived and directed by Ari Laura Kreith
written by Jenny Lyn Bader, Brooke Berman, Barbara Blumenthal-Ehrlich, Steven Fechter, Jennifer Gibbs, J. Holtham, Kevin Quinn and Daniel Talbott
music by Simon Gray and Ben Morss

2GETHER is a series of interrelated short plays inspired by a love note found on the NYC subway. Eight playwrights—Jenny Lyn Bader, Brooke Berman, Barbara Blumenthal-Ehrlich, Steven Fechter, Jennifer Gibbs, J. Holtham, Kevin Quinn and Daniel Talbott—and two composers—Simon Gray and Ben Morss--create possible stories, explanations and consequences of this piece of found text.

An exploration of forbidden love across five boroughs, 2GETHER touches on themes of romance, race, class, sexual orientation, secrecy and the interconnectedness of urban life. The result—a love letter, not just between two teens, but between all the diverse voices of our city.

Two staged readings of this exciting and unique series 2GETHER is part of Six Figures' Artists of Tomorrow Festival on April 30 at 7:30 pm and May 3 at 2 pm.

Performances are at the West End Theater, 263 West 86th St. between Broadway and West End Ave. Admission is free!

* Reviews are in! chandra as Sireene in (RUS)H

“chandra thomas has enough sex appeal to make the even most jaded Chelsea boy contemplate bisexuality (a hugely complementary assessment that I’d regard as suspect had I not seen it for myself). thomas is brilliant casting; every man and woman in the audience would be hard pressed to deny how desirable she is; making Rus’s brushing off of her advances seem unfathomable. As the play progresses and Sireene is asked to become increasingly shrill, Thomas manages to add this new layer without losing our sympathy.”

~ Scott Stiffler, edgephiladelphia.com

“The principals all deliver excellent performances as well, relating their emotional essence to the audience in both words and movement. . .chandra thomas embodies the longing of Sireene without making her ever appear pathetic or weak. . . RUS(H) stands as a creative cocktail of strong writing, effective staging, innovative stylistic choices, and fine performances.

~ Fred Backus, www.nytheatre.com

“[(RUS)H] earned my admiration more than anything I’ve seen in recent months. Both more challenging and more polished than many shows with higher profiles (and higher ticket prices), (Rus)h is a welcome sign that there is still plenty of life, innovation, and bite in New York's downtown theatre scene.

~ Frank Episale, offoffonline.com

UP NEXT:: chandra as Sireene in (RUS)H

HERE Arts Center presents...

(RUS)H

text and video by James Scruggs
directed by Kristin Marting

"A powerful multimedia fugue... Pointed, visually striking."

- Time Out New York on the creators' past work, Disposable Men

The intimate, psychosexual mystery of one man, his wife, and another -- each yearning to feel something they can't feel anymore -- drawn together towards a final fall. Piece together a fragmented memory trail that reveals an underworld of extreme pleasure, set to throbbing Latin beats.

featuring:

Marc Bovino*, chandra thomas*, Dax Valdes, Luis Vega, Lathrop Walker*

Media Effects Hal Eagar, Environment Design Michael O'Reilly, Music Steve Adorno,
Lighting Design Christopher Brown, Choreography Anabella Lenzu, Fight Choreography Qui Nguyen, Sound Design Matthew Tennie, Costume Design Chris Rumery, Stage Manager Stacey Haggin*
*member, Actors’ Equity Association

February 27 - March 22, Wed - Sat @ 8pm

*PRESENTED at 3LD Center for Arts & Technology*

* chandra's for spork*Festival!

spork* A Festival of Short [mixed] Plays

February 5th-9th
Theater 54 @ Shetler Studios

shares stories about the in-betweener* experience through performance, film, and discussion

*individuals in between cultures, ethnicities, religions, beliefs, and ideas

We’ve got all the details at sporkFestival.googlepages.com!

But for YOU, we’ve included the skinny here::

spork^* A Festival of Short [mixed] Plays

February 6 - 9

Five different evenings of short plays telling the unique and original stories of over 30 different characters embodying the experience of being an in-betweener. The stories span from an Indian woman creating a new life in the Nowhere, Nebraska to a man coming to terms with the responsibilities of raising a mixed-heritage child to two women of Arab and Israeli background exploring their commonalities.

You can purchase tickets to spork*Festival Performances at:: TheaterMania!

spork^* Opening Night [Benefiting Coalition for the Homeless]

February 5

Hosted by Stacy London (from TLC’s “Fashionably Late with Stacy London” and “What Not To Wear”), this is a night featuring readings from spork*Festival, readings by children in the Coalition for the Homeless Youth Services programs, guest performances, original music by the teenage girls of viBe Theater Experience all with light refreshments and a spork*style raffle featuring donated prizes. Proceeds from this event benefit the nonprofit organization CFTH Youth Services. ** SPECIAL LOCATION: Gallerie Icosahedron in TriBeCa!

You can purchase to spork* Opening Night tickets at::

PayPal!

A Night of Short [mixed] Films

February 7

A multi-media look at the in-betweener experience short documentary and narrative films by award-winning and up-and-coming independent filmmakers.

You can purchase tickets to Film Night tickets at::

TheaterMania!

Identity Chat Room

February 6

A panel discussion capturing the shifting identity through the immigrant experience in this country.

You can purchase tickets to the Chat Room tickets at::

TheaterMania!

Want to see it ALL for a discount?

Get your ALL-ACCESS PASS at the spork*Website !

This innovative festival is produced by Mixed Company and FORwardMOVEment.

JUST COMPLETED:: chandra as Roberta Towers in "Throwaway People"

chandra

just completed principal photography for
Throwaway People

an independent film
also featuring legendary Arthur French and Chandler Williams (Translations, "Heights")

chandra plays Roberta Towers, a resilient, homeless woman struggling with her past.

The film is due for release in 2008.

* UP NEXT:: chandra at The Women's Project

chandra
returns to
The Women's Project Theater

as part of the
site-specific performance
of Week 49 of 365 Days/365 Plays
by Suzan-Lori Parks

Tuesday, October 16th at the Julia Miles Theater