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A Letter To God Stage Play 2018

It’s the most wonderful time of the year for the Truce family. But this year, things are different for Jacklyn Ryan-Truce, who tries to balance motherhood, marriage and a questionable new business venture that is putting a strain on her family’s finances.  With her loving hubby Nate, demanding twin teens, a bustling 10-year-old and the unexpected arrival of baby Kiki, Jacklyn is trying hard to make this Christmas extra special. Witty Mama G and Aunty Bell keeps the family happy by reminiscing and singing about the good times “back home”.  But its quickly interrupted by persistent creditors, changed behaviours and a family that is unravelling with the pressures of Christmas.

 The plays narrative subtilty centres on Leah, an observant and persistent 10 year old who loves to write but no one is interested in her stories, everyone is just too busy.  So, she embarks on a letter writing campaign to God where she makes some special requests that miraculously helps her family to reclaim the important things of life and the true meaning of Christmas. Sing along and enjoy this heartfelt Christmas story about family, simplicity and being good to others.

A Letter To God premiers in Toronto and Brampton.

Amazing Grace Musical Play 2018 | Private Pain in Public Pews Part 4

A story about faith, friendship and forgiveness

Amazing Grace is the sequel to Melody of Deception and final installment of the Private Pain In Public Pews stage play series, Amazing Grace tells the story of Rebecca, an indomitable woman seeking love and revenge.  After being reunited with her friend Grace at the local detention centre, an extraordinary twist of fate brings her face to face with the person she’s yearned to see, one more time.  Two worlds come together in this moving and inspiring musical play that uncovers the realities of “life within and outside of the pews”.

Amazing Grace performed at the Yorkwoods Theatre in Toronto and the Rose Theatre in Brampton.

SAVED 2017

A dazzling dramedy about love, hope and redemption

Adapted from Spencer’s previous work “Prayer Still Works”, this story focuses on the after math of the Terry-Tia infamous “fall” and Terry’s relentless focus to get his life back on track.  But with some unexpected news that Tia gets from her Doctor, it sparks more questions than answers that may affect Terry’s life forever.

Meanwhile foundational members Mother Blair & Sis Betty schools a new zealous Minister of how to be “SAVED” and ignored Minister Gabriel reminds the whole church about his messages that all comes full circle.

SAVED The Stage play is a heartfelt drama of love and redemption juxtaposed with comedic moments of wisdom, intrigue and good ole fashioned Gospel Music.  Your joy will be complete with SAVED

SAVED performed in Toronto, Windsor, Hamilton & Montreal.

Trust God 2016

The Trust God play deals with church secrets and the private lives that hold them. It’s no secret the Christian church has been experiencing a period of turbulence. From the Pulpit to the Pew, leaders and laypersons are falling from their pedestals one after the next with scandals of infidelity, double lives and money obsessions. But the real secrets are embedded in the stories of pain behind these scandals.  And that’s where this theatrical stage play, Private Pain in Public Pews comes in.

Re-launched and edited from Dr. Spencer’s original play Private Pain In Public Pews, the story focuses on Minister Terry and his wife Lydia who are admired by the congregation. But their picture perfect image is threatened when Terry’s old flame Tia, weasels her way back into his life. Terry tries hard to run from his past but ends up hitting a brick wall.

Beautifully written and emotionally captivating this play focuses on the need to Trust God even when our trust has been shattered.

Trust God performed in Toronto, Jamaica and the UK.

Mahalia Jackson Broadway Musical 2016

Heralded internationally as a singer and civil rights activist, Mahalia Jackson, “The Queen of Gospel,” became one of the most influential gospel artists in the world. Tracing her rise from poverty in New Orleans to her move to Chicago in the midst of the Great Migration, The Mahalia Jackson Musical follows the development of her career—with her dozen Gold Albums and four Grammy Awards—from touring local churches to performing before European Heads of state.

The play portrays the evolution of her activism, culminating with Martin Luther King, Jr.’s historic March on Washington, where she performed in front of 250,000 people.”  The Mahalia Jackson musical was Directed by Lavarious Slaughter and executive produced by Kaleo Productions.

Mahalia Jackson performed in Toronto, Ontario.

CHANGED 2015

The story focuses on Candace Benton a grown-up “pew baby” who has decided to break out of her church-box to explore what the world has to offer.

After repeated declines to attend a “meeting” her best friend Natalie keeps raving about, Candace finally decides to attend. These “meetings” are exactly what Candace has been yearning for and quickly finds herself on a soul-searching quest that Eucles the “meeting” leader instigates. It’s doesn’t take long until Candace begins questioning the pulpit pounding preaching she’s been a part of and a church she believes has been resistant to change.

When Natalie stumbles on some critical information about the “meetings”, she has a change of heart and decides to share it with Candace. But when planes are being grounded, people are missing and no one can explain why, it just might be too late.

In a tale of twisting events, last minute decisions and shocking revelations, this stage play will make you think deep and hard, am I ready for Change?

CHANGED performed in Toronto, North York and the Cayman Islands.

Melody of Deception 2014 | Private Pain In Public Pews Part 3

Melody of Deception brings a dazzling dramedy about deception and betrayal nestled in a heartfelt message of hope. The story focuses on small-time hustlers Johnnie, Mitzy and back-slidden Prudence who owe a lot of people money from one of Johnnie’s doomed get-rich-quick schemes. In desperation, they take on a cleaning contract at a local Church and are soon exposed to a scandal only revealed through Prudence’s unwanted frightening gift of divine messages! Spinster Humble Helen has finally gotten her heart’s desire – she’s married! But when her haughty husband shakes things up as the new Musical Director, celebrations are called off when their unlikely connection turns out to be more disastrous than ever imagined.

Melody of Deception performed in Toronto, Brampton, Jamaica, the UK and the United States.

O.M.G. Private Pain In Public Schools 2013

O.M.G. Private Pain In Public Schools is a book and stage play that addresses some of the pressures that face our youth today and the private pain they carry.

The story focuses on sixteen year old Petrice and her best friend Ternella who goes “rebellious”.  Petrice, a new Christian, tries hard to shine her light in High School. Trapped in her own cycle of physical abuse by her Mother, Petrice pushes her pain aside to help her friends around her. But when Ternella gets tangled up with a bad news boyfriend and Petrice witnesses the constant bullying around her, it soon spirals into a head on collision that’s tough for any teenager to handle. No nonsense Teacher Tanis steps in and sets her own curriculum “O.M.G.” that changes the lives of her students forever. She’s a tough teacher with a big heart, and her classroom becomes a beacon of hope for students who come to terms with their troubles, faith and friendships.

O.M.G. Private Pain In Public Schools performed in Brampton, Toronto and Ottawa.

Prayer Still Works 2012  |  Private Pain In Public Pews Part 2

After Minister Terry is humbled by a fall of infidelity, the Church has accepted him back. The Bishop has great plans for Minister Terry’s future. Yet, there is something looming from Terry’s past that may plunge him back to a brick wall. Part 1 concluded with Tia taking a trip to the doctor where she is confronted with unexpected news. Tia has a secret. Will she tell Terry? Will the church receive her back?

Samantha overcomes a past of abuse but as she befriends Petrice, a new young convert in the church, she sees certain signs that are all too familiar. The Bishop tries hard to hold the church together, but as he nears retirement, there are signs of an illness that may be his end. Private Pain In Public Pews Part II takes us deeper into the spiral of Pain within the Pews. Dr. Spencer holds nothing back in her sequel “Prayer Still Works” and unveils a dramatic battle between good and evil rarely seen before on stage. With her clever balance of drama and comedy, the play makes taboo issues much easier to talk about and deal with. If you thought Part 1 was provoking, Prayer Still Works takes gospel theatre to a whole new level. 

Prayer Still Works performed in Vaughan, Ontario.