Be Well, by Steven Banks // A Staged Reading

Staged Reading of a new play, Be Well by Steven Banks

Friday, December 1

Doors at 6:30 PM, Performance at 7:00 PM

Buckham Gallery, 121 W 2nd St Flint MI 48502

RSVP Required: https://forms.gle/bhPjwYHA4ycasEVu6

Limited to the first 50 Guests

We’ve all been there, bell rings at 7:40 AM and the day is already a struggle. Inner city high school teacher, Steven Banks is grappling with his life choices as he breaks up daily fights in a rough school, covers for coworkers, and is trying to advance his career, but comes up against enemies. Be Well shows us the inner workings of a thirty something’s life with storytelling through song and rap. He is in the pursuit of happiness and wellness and wants to do right in the world. Will his decision come too late or will he be able to make the choice to move forward and be well.

Director: Lynch Travis

Playwright: Steven Banks

In the Winter of 2023, Steven Banks was selected as the second Emerging Artist Fellow by a committee of UM-Flint faculty, students, and artists of Buckham Fine Arts Project.  Steven – a musician, hip hop producer and rapper –proposed to write and produce a play. Steven’s proposal merged his already prolific work as a musician (performing as This Life. We Lead. examples of music: https://linktr.ee/tlwlmusic) and as an educator. Be Well tells the story of a Detroit based high school teacher struggling to find his place and keep himself well.

This project is supported through the generosity of Buckham Gallery, University of Michigan-Flint’s Arts + Culture Research Cluster, Community Foundation of Greater Flint and the UM Arts Initiative.