Nial Martin
Urbanbuzzmag.com
By Nigeria Anderson
Playwright: Nial Martin
Nial Martin is an award winning producer, playwright, director, author, and respected community advocate with more than 25 years of experience in the performing arts industry. As the Founder, President, and CEO of No Jive Productions, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Martin has dedicated his career to empowering diverse communities through arts, mentorship, education, and entertainment. His work reflects a deep commitment to healing, truth telling, and strengthening families through powerful storytelling. Currently, Martin’s acclaimed stage play A Father’s Love is on tour, captivating audiences across the country. The production stars Terrell Carter (Tyler Perry’s Beauty in Black), Reverend Jamie Knight (Gospel Artist), and David Tolliver (Men at Large). Written and produced by Martin, A Father’s Love explores the complexities of family relationships, mental health, forgiveness, identity, and the lifelong impact of a parent’s love or absence on a child’s development. But this production is more than entertainment. It comes from an authentic place. During life’s most difficult seasons, people often feel isolated in their pain. A Father’s Love creates a space where audiences can see themselves, their families, struggles, and triumphs reflected on stage. Viewers may laugh, cry, reflect, and frequently leave the theater ready to have conversations they have avoided for years. The play has become a catalyst for healing, reconciliation, and renewed understanding within families and creates self awareness. The next tour stop is scheduled for August 29, 2026 at 7:30 PM at the Julius Littman Performing Arts Theater, located at 17011 NE 19th Avenue, North Miami Beach, FL 33162. Audiences are encouraged to secure their tickets early for this transformative experience.
Pam Rea a playwright and advocate against drug addiction, is scheduled to bring her stage play to Winston Salem NC on March 22nd 2018 titled Angels With Out Wings (AWOW). Pam Rea is no stranger to the injustice which plagues both urban and suburban communities daily. She has worked in the criminal justice field for over 20yrs. She took part in implementing one of the first drug programs during her tenure. Angels With Out Wings is an awareness play also performed in Spanish. It’s based on America’s longest running war against illegal drugs. Pam Rea is addressing the fight against Heroin, Synthetic Weed, K2, Chemical Laced Children Candy and Prescription Drugs, which are putting young and old people in an early grave. There have been an increase in Emergency Room Hospital visits for drug induced heart attacks and overdoses.
Ms. Toni known and beloved by her students, has reinvented a lost product that has been deleted out of our educational system. As we celebrate Women Month, it is our pleasure to bring to you Ms. Toni Saunders. Ms. Toni Saunders is an educator and arts director that is making headlines and headway with her students; from One World Middle School which is in my backyard Bronx NYC. If you read the news popularity suggests there is doom for our youth. Especially in urban communities, that teachers are burnt out underpaid and don’t care about our children. Well I have news for you it’s a lie. There is a remnant of teachers and professionals in their field that care. There are pioneers putting in work to ensure that our youth are offered a chance to be great. We celebrate Ms. Toni Saunders during Women Month for contributions in education and arts. I had the wonderful opportunity to interview her and she has a wealth of information to encourage the hearts of others.
Urbanbuzzmag.com would like you to help us celebrate one of New York City’s own playwright figures on the rise Charles Curtis. Charles Curtis is a playwright, director, actor, singer, professional voice and performance coach. He is currently at the Davenport Theatre, 354 W 45th St, New York, NY 10036, Saturdays at 3pm promoting his new project, Strings. Strings is a controversial play with meat to chew on, inspired by current events regarding black men. Charles Curtis play Strings is a view into the tumultuous life of a young African American man set to be executed. The story line is designed to reach all to search your hearts regarding your love for one another. Strings provokes you to delve inward and realize we are not that different. When life shows up at your door step how will you respond. Strings is based on a policing system in desperate need for change to protect not kill. Surprisingly, the Lawyer in this play is up for a real trial himself. I had the great opportunity to speak with Charles Curtis regarding his play Strings and hear his personal response of being a black man in America today.