EAST COAST PREMIERE OF "Stepping On a Few Toes"

“Stepping On a Few Toes” Has East Coast Premiere In New York

College of Mount Saint Vincent Hosts a Special Showing of “Stepping On a Few Toes”

NEW YORK, NY – February 25, 2013  – “Stepping On a Few Toes” will make its east coast premiere on the campus of College of Mount Saint Vincent on March 6, 2013.    This private showing is for students only and will be closed to the public.  The show will be held at 6pm in Smith Hall.  Students should contact the Office of Student Activities for additional information.  Campus contact information:  6301 Riverdale Ave., Riverdale, NY 10471, ph: (718) 304-2738.

“Stepping On a Few Toes” is a dramatic autobiographical play that has been wowing audiences since it premiered in 2009.  Written and performed by Jasmynne Shaye, the piece is an honest story of survival that follows the journey of a young child desperately searching for love and acceptance.  This journey leads her to many dead ends forcing her to constantly retrace her steps and in many cases begin at square one all over again.  Treading with much frustration and hopelessness, she somehow manages to cut a clear path. She finds delivery from the rainy days to which she’d grown accustomed and her new path leads her to the warmth and sunshine she’d always longed for.  During the show Jasmynne shares with us her struggles on the often times rocky road to self-acceptance as she finally learns the real meaning of loving herself for herself.  The show is a powerhouse of entertainment and was recently nominated for Best One Person Show by the National NAACP Theatre Awards.

Jasmynne Shaye has recently relocated to the New York to continue to spread her message and grow the show’s audience.  She is looking forward to the many opportunities that the Big Apple brings.  As she works to build a solid foundation for the show on the east coast she continues to operate as nutritionist at Day One Nutrition (www.dayonenutrition.com), a company she began shortly after graduating from college.  She is also owner and founder of Sassy J Designs (www.sassyjdesigns.com), a line of fingerless gloves that are featured in the original webseries “Wind In the Willow Tree.”

Director Jaimyon Parker, a NAACP National Theatre Award nominee for Best Local Playwright for "James and Joseph" in 2009, left Houston for Los Angeles in 2004. He's since starred in several award-winning independent films including "Sweettooth" - a Telly Award winner and pick for HBO's Latino Film Festival, "Bar Moments" and "How Shaw Parker Fell in Love." He has directed four independent films, and performed on many stages in Los Angeles, including the prestigious Stella Adler Theater.

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