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AMERICAN SKIN CREATIVE TEAM  Music by Joshua Davis & Book & Lyrics by Eric C. Jones  Eric Jones (Composer, Lyricist & Librettist) is a Medford, Massachusetts born, Minnesota & Texas-raised artist. Mr. Jones is a graduate of Texas Southern University, B.S. Pharmacy. He has been involved with the Christian theater circuit since 1995 as a writer, actor, director, and composer. Writing credits include Children of the Passage, Three Crosses, Postcard Journeys through Christmas, Hallelujah Follies, Sweet Freedom, American Skin Freedom Quilt, Liberators, and Fired! The Musical, American Rifle at the Fade to Black Theater Festival, & Audition at the Fragmentation IV; Acting credits include: The Elder in Children of the Passage, Rev. Tuck in Three Crosses, Seward in Winter Garden, Mr. Gable in Postcard Journeys through Christmas. Film Credits; Mortal Love for the 48 Hour Film Project Houston 2011 (Screenwriter & Actor), Curveball for the 48 Hour Film Project 2012(Story Writer, Actor & Producer) winner of 5 awards for Best of Film ceremony Dreamland Murders (Story & Co-Scriptwriter, Actor & Producer); winner of 6 awards for Best of Film including Best Screenplay Nomination. Dreamland Murders also won the 2015 Silver REMI Award at the 2015 World Fest Houston Film Festival for Best Dark Comedy. Directing credits include Children of the Passage, Miracle at Nativity Park & Co-directed Liberators a New Musical.
Currently, Emancipation will be premiering at the Atlanta Black Theater Festival, The Underachieving Adulterer, written by Devan Wade. . “I would like to thank God, my family, WRCF church, and the Ensemble Theater for supporting us over the years. Joshua “Servel” Davis is an up-and-coming composer, singer, actor, and playwright. A Detroit native, Joshua honed his craft as a singer and composer at the esteemed Detroit High School of Arts, graduating cum laude in June 2010. At DSA, he participated in Vision Male ensemble, vocal jazz, concert choir and won 1st division ratings at the Michigan Vocal Music Association (MSVMA) solo and ensemble festival. Also, he had the opportunity to sing in the Antia Baker Vocal Jazz program wowing audiences with his rendition of “Fly Me to the moon” and “God bless the child. He furthered his education as a music major at Claflin University, where he studied music theory, music history, ear training, and vocal pedagogy. His theatre credits include being apart of The Trutone’s in DSA’s production of “Dreamgirls,” playing the scarecrow in fair share productions of “The Wiz,” Mantanga man and ensemble member in Claflin University’s production of “The Color Purple,” and Chrous Member/Man #1 in T’J Hemphill's Perilous Times. As a composer, he’s blessed to have Cornerstone Schools Concert Choir perform his arrangement of “The Star-Spangled Banner” every year at the Be, a tiger for kids event at Comerica Park. As a playwright, Cornerstone Schools gives him the platform to write and co-direct his plays which include “We are the 80’s, a tribute to an amazing decade” (Spring 2015) “Who was Mary” a story based on the mother of Jesus (Christmas 2015) and “Soul Train The Musical” (Spring 2016). Joshua Servel uses his singing gift in the gospel/inspirational group Spiritual Therapy, Creative Pieces, a top 40 cover band, and Soulislogy, a network of Detroit’s most talented musicians and artists. In the spring of 2017, he hopes to launch a play on his 25th birthday. Joshua Servel is thankful to God for blessing him with many talents and a heart to love him and all humanity.

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