THE WORLD PREMIERE OF JUSTICE? OR…JUST ME? THE BITE WILL BE AT THE HUDSON GUILD THEATRE IN AUGUST

Justice? Or... Just Me?: The Bite

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 5, 2021
PRESS CONTACT:
Lorinda Hawkins Smith, 
[email protected]
THE WORLD PREMIERE OF JUSTICE? OR…JUST ME? THE BITE WILL BE AT THE HUDSON GUILD THEATRE IN AUGUST
JUSTICE? OR…JUST ME? THE BITE
LIVE AND STREAMING AUGUST 5 – AUGUST 19, 2021
LOS ANGELES (July 5, 2021)—Justice? Or…Just Me? The Bite by Lorinda Hawkins Smith, a world premiere production based on the Justice? Or…Just Me? book series will be at the Hudson Guild Theatre in August (next month). The solo play is written, produced and performed by Lorinda Hawkins Smith with direction by Patricia Bean-Kane. Justice? Or…Just Me? The Bite is an official selection of the 2021 Hollywood Fringe Festival Diversity Scholarship awarded to productions with powerful community impact. Performances will be live streamed and in person August 5-19, 2021, with August 5 being a preview performance.
In her quest for justice she finds just her. Justice? Or…Just Me?: The Bite is the first in a trilogy of shows chronicling the journey of a Black woman (Dominique Mills) who leaves an abusive marriage to a White man.

“I’m homeless. No, I never smoked crack. I’m childless. Yes, I want my babies back. I’ve been in jail. No, I’ve never robbed a store. People want to take from me. Yet, I’m very poor,” says Dominique. Society tends to have one idea of how homelessness, childlessness, domestic violence and criminal backgrounds manifest.

“Justice? Or…Just Me?” was a ten minute monologue workshopped in Skid Row in 2007. After performing the mini solo show for ten years, Lorinda was able to be part of REDCAT’s Studio: Spring 2018 where she incorporated multi media with the piece. Said REDCAT, “Writer, actor, and activist Lorinda Hawkins Smith’s compelling solo performance Justice? Or Just Me? intricately remixes incisive text and soulful vocal rhythms and textures to examine a Black woman’s encounter with law enforcement, domestic violence and her interracial marriage to a White man.”

Understanding that the story is too large to fit into just one show, it will now be a trilogy: Justice? Or… Just Me?: The Bite, The Fight, The Flight. Justice? Or…Just Me?:The Bite is part one and gives birth to the book series of the same title.

ABOUT THE PRODUCTION 
Justice? Or…Just Me? The Bite
By Lorinda Hawkins Smith 
Based on the Justice? Or…Just Me? book series.
Justice? Or…Just Me?: The Bite is the first in a trilogy of shows chronicling the journey of a Black woman (Dominique Mills) who leaves an abusive marriage to a White man.

The production is written, performed and produced by Lorinda Hawkins Smith. Directed by Patricia Bean-Kane. A Hollywood Fringe Festival selection.
AUGUST 5—AUGUST 19, 2021 | World Premiere

ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Lorinda Hawkins Smith (Playwright) is an actress, comedian, writer, musician and domestic violence survivor. While transitioning from houseless to housed, she earned her MBA and wrote Justice? Or…Just Me? She just recently published the first in her book series with the same title, Justice? Or…Just Me? The Bite, now available on Amazon. Lorinda is honored to be a commissioned playwright for the Robey Theatre Company. In addition to plays, Lorinda wrote and directed a short film, The Virus, last year that has been an official selection in film festivals and is nominated for an award in the Oregon Scream Week Horror Film Festival. She currently teaches drama to youth. [email protected]
Patricia Bean-Kane (Director) began writing and directing plays as a freshman in high school. She has been involved in Christian theatre for over 25 years. She is the founder of Black Light Theatre in Denver and the Christian elite Ensemble in L.A. Patricia has written over 15 plays that have been performed under her directorship either by Black Light Theater Company or CEE in Denver, Colorado, Los Angeles, California, Kansas City Kansas, Holly Springs Mississippi, Oklahoma and Washington D.C. She is an actress, director and trainer. She has assisted various churches, and organizations in producing their own productions. She is the recipient of the Rohi Honoree Award awarded to Christian playwrights.
TICKET INFORMATION
Justice? Or…Just Me? The Bite runs from August 5 to August 19, 2021. Tickets for preview performance are $15. Tickets can be purchased online at https://www.onstage411.com/newsite/show/play_info.asp?show_id=6135 or http://hff21.co/6617. 

WHERE: Hudson Guild Theatre, 6539 Santa Monica Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90038.
WHEN: Thursday, August 5, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, August 12 at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, August 19 at 6:30 p.m.
ADMISSION: $15.00-$20.00
ONLINE TICKETING: http://hff21.co/6617 or
https://www.onstage411.com/newsite/show/play_info.asp?show_id=6135

CONSUMER ADVISORY: Adult content. Partial nudity (nursing mother). Suggested for audiences 18 and over.

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