BLACK THEATRE WORKSHOP
Meet the Members
Natalie Battles
22
Senior
Major: theater Minor: sign language
Talents: include acting, dancing, modeling, motivational speaking, directing, writing, story telling, and hosting radio
Passion: To give back to the teens and the young adults by sharing my wisdom and helping mold them into better people as my mentors have done for me using theater performance arts and communication as a basis
Jordan Clayton-Taylor
19
Major: Broadcast Journalism Minor: Black Studies
Talent: Acting, Singing (kinda) & writer
Passion: To be fabulous in everything I do no matter what!
About Me:Orginally from Kentucky
Tikara Jones
20 years old
Sophomore
Major: Communications
Talent: Singing, Writing, Spoken word
Passion: To Be famous and to make a difference in the World
Ron Parks
19
Sophomore
Major: Psychology
Talents: Rapping, Poetry, Music Engineering
Passion: Music
About me: Grew up in various parts of Chicago from the south side to the south suburbs. Rapping since 8 and engineering music since 14 did all talent shows in high school and around the suburbs
Sommer Lee
21
Senior
Major: Family Social Services Minor: Public Health
Talent: Singing, Poetry, Acting
Passion: To use the gifts God has given me to its fullest.
About Me:
Raised in Chicago's South Suburbs, I began preforming at church with my choir. I attended Crete-Monee Highschool and there I join choir as well as the theatre club there. I preformed in the play "Aida" and worked backstage for the play "The Wiz" at Crete monee. Now I attend NIU where I am involved with 3 different preformance organizations including, Black Theatre Workshop, Poetic Asylum, and Northern Black Choir.
Sireze Booker
22
Senior
Major: Family Social Services Minor: Sociology
Talent: Acting
Passion: To be the best that I can be in whatever I choose to do.
About Me: Born & Raised in Chicago, adopted at the age of 3 a proud Simeon Alumni and the first child to graduate from High School and to go to college. Started acting my sophomore year at NIU in a play called I Can't Sit Down and loved it ever since then!
Reggie Bates
Junior
Major: Industrial Psychology
Talents: Coaching, directing, acting, improv, and creative thinking.
Passion: Helping others and developing future leaders and role models.
About Me:From the south side of Chicago, very proactive and outspoken. Loves to challenge the minds of other and bring out the best in all that he encounters. A huge fan of the arts and also into healthy living and fitness. Currently serves as the 2013-2014 President of Northern Illinois University's Black Male Initiative.
Leo Allen
21
Senior
Major: Acting/Theatre
Talent: improv, poetry, impersonations, dancer, actor, graphic design, and some other random stuff he does now and then.
Passion: My passion is to help people understand that life is hard but it is always time to smile or laugh even when it might not seem like it. Since I have the ability to express that though acting and poetry, I do my best to keep it natural.
Derrick Judkins
Sophmore
Major: biological studies minor: sociology
Passion: drawing, dancing, martial arts
Talent: drawing, bboying, animation dancing.
my only plan for the future is to be happy. Hopefully through my expression can you see my joy.
Jordan Reed
Senior
Major: Communications and media studies
Talents: include acting, drawing, and singing.
Passion is self knowledge. I live to know who I am and where I came from
Marvin Harris
19 Sophomore
Major:Physical Therapy
Talent:Poetry and Dancing
Passion: Using my vision and volunteering time to the youth and communities to help them grow.