by Howard Campbell
LAUDERHILL – 4 Bulla An’ A Patty, actor/playwright Ricky Rowe’s comedy about life in rural Jamaica, returns to the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center on October 27. The play was proven at that venue in June.
4 Bulla An’ A Patty takes place in Belle Citadel, which can be the title of Rowe’s hometown in Portland parish, japanese Jamaica. The play has been carried out in each Jamaica and the UK.
“I believe folks discover the play fascinating as a result of in some methods they will establish with the characters. Most individuals (within the Diaspora) come from rural Jamaica so they might discover the characters much like somebody from their communities,” mentioned Ricky Rowe, who performs Romeo.
The dominant determine in 4 Bulla’ An’ A Patty is Mr. John, performed by Charles Tomlin. He owns the native grocery retailer, is an elected official and a Justice of The Peace.
Rowe additionally directs the play which co-stars Vanessa Dixon as Tamara, Nadine Brady Taylor as Trudy, Gracie-Ann Watson as Miss Joyce and Malachi Smith as Marshall.
Earlier than settling in the US, Ricky Rowe made his title in Jamaican theater. He has actied in performs akin to Pasa Pasa and Deportee.
4 Bulla An’ A Patty is impressed by his childhood in Portland. This place was as soon as Jamaica’s greatest banana producer. It was additionally the house of legendary actor Errol Flynn.
