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PIPER'S "COPS AND ROBBERS" RECEIVES RAVE REVIEWS
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Another officer-involved shooting takes place in Oakland, "So What?"
The One Man Show "Cops and Robbers" Gives a Straight Forward Unflinching &
Lively Postmortem on Race, Class and Politics!
Who: Jinho "The Piper" Ferreira, of internationally known alternative Hip-Hop band, Flipsyde, (Flipsyde's has written anthems for the 2006 Winter Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics, performed with The Black Eyed Peas, Akon, Snoop Dogg, The Game, Busta Rhymes and more); Piper is an actor, writer, playwright and law enforcement officer; Ami Zins-
director, producer and film industry consultant, and award-winning
Director of the Oakland Film Office (1998-2011), receiving recent honor
from the Directors' Guild of America; Lew Levinson-
the former Chair of the Theater Arts Department at Laney College, for
over 30 years, has produced and directed over 40 full-length college,
community, and professional plays.
What:It's
a tale of more than two cities. It's the tale of violence in America.
Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Oakland, "Cops and Robbers" is a "must
see" one man-show by Jinho "The Piper" Ferreira and directed by Ami Zins and Lew Levinson for mature audiences.
Tickets: http://copsandrobbers2013.brownpapertickets.com
When: Saturday, May 18 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Friday, May 31, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 1, 2:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Where: The Lakeside Theater at Kaiser Center, 300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, CA 94612
WHY:Violence in America, what about it? One
internationally known alternative Hip-Hop artist, actor, award-winning
screenwriter, who hasn't given up his day job as a law enforcement
officer, gives a response through a one man show-examining issues of law
enforcement, media, race, politics, broken homes, broken hearts and the
human condition. "Cops and Robbers" is sure to motivate audiences to
"do something."
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Note to Editors:
Flipsyde's Jinho "The Piper" Ferreira, writer and performer of one man
show "Cops and Robbers," and directors Ami Zins and Lew Levinson are
available for advance interviews. For interviews, contact: Ami Zins, info@amizins.com, 510 517-4298. "Cops and Robbers" Premiered in September 2012- Related Articles:http://www.kqed.org/news/story/2012/09/06/107281/an_officer_involved_shooting_plays_out_in_oakland_theater?category=bay+areahttp://cinesourcemagazine.com/index.php?/site/comments/piper_lives_out_cops_robbersstory/http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_21444235/tammerlin-drummond-play-takes-unvarnished-look-at-oakland?source=rssContact: Jackie Wright
415 525 0410,
jackiewright@wrightnow.biz