The Origin of EBONÉ

Who is T

Being the daughter of a single mother and Registered Nurse (RN) who spent over 45 years in nursing home administration, T grew up riding the old mercury blood pressure machines up and down the halls of the nursing home waiting for the day’s work to be completed and chatting with the residents. Following in the footsteps of her strongest role model, she pursued a career in healthcare administration, and during the journey, discovered a passion for informatics and analytics. (www.eima-inc.com)

T’s experience as a playwright began when she was 14. While T has won honorary mention for her writing, lead the formation of a college literary organization & ran the Creative Writing section of the University Newspaper, over the last 20-plus years she’s built a successful career as a Healthcare Executive, specializing in Data Management and Analytics.

Ultimately, T is a storyteller at heart…whether she’s telling stories with healthcare data or about the human condition, she does it with full passion. In addition to being a Healthcare Executive and a playwright, she is the host of the Let's Talk Small Data with T podcast, listened to across six continents and over 35 countries.

In the beginning...the Green Ledger Book

As a kid, I spent many hours imagining characters and their stories, scribbling and organizing my thoughts in an old Green Ledger book my mother once gave me. Though beaten and creased, that Green Book is never far from me, even today.

At 14, the characters of Eboné started to emerge. As I placed my fingers on the word processor my mom purchased for me, they began to dictate their story, and I transcribed.

First Performance in 1997 - NYC

At 18, I finished Eboné, and entered into a college competition. As a result, it was chosen by a Theater Senior for his final project and a skinny version of Eboné was produced.

It was eerie to see the characters grace the stage.

>Cast of Eboné (1997) ◦ ltr - Pier Dubois I, Eboné, Tannasia, Nicolas Dubois.

Reading in 2017 - NYC

On June 10th, 2017, I had the pleasure of working with several gifted and passionate actors to complete a full reading of Eboné at Pearl Studios in NYC which was recorded. The audience gave great feedback.

A well-known professional noted, upon completing an evaluation of the Eboné script, "this is a very intriguing play (and story)."

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