Leadership

President Antoinette Ford encourage seniors to stay actively involved with their communities, young people, and people of differing cultures.

Hanami Festival

Double Nickels recently celebrated the Hanami Festival. Join us at our next festival this fall.

Double Nickels' Trek to Hear from the Gullah

Trek to hear from the Native Islanders of Hilton Head Island, whose ancestors established the first Freedmen's town in the country.

Partnership with the Armed Forces Retirement Home

We partner with the AFRH to host events and performances. Learn more and join us at our next event.

Event at the Corcoran

Double Nickels Delivers True Story to Writers and Spectators at the Corcoran Gallery of Art

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Double Nickels featured in “The Beacon”

“The multigenerational, multiracial Double Nickels Theatre Company produces performances in a style called “reminiscence theatre.” The genre helps to connect ages and cultures through older adults’ tales of their pivotal life points.” Antoinette Ford, Double Nickels’ founder and president, based the concept for the theatre company on her own upbringing in a close-knit family of

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Chestnut Hill College Honors Antoinette Ford

“[Ms. Ford] is an accomplished businesswoman who embodies the values of a liberal arts education, Ford has been an author, teacher, actor, musician, oceanographer, White House fellow and entrepreneur in her multi-faceted life.” Our Founder and President, Antoinette Ford, will receive an Honor Doctor of Laws degree from her Alma Mater, Chestnut Hill College. The

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I Am ElderSpeak – A Poem

Posted in Blog by Double Nickels

Finding Me by Antoinette Ford  It seems that everyday now someone will ask me why I founded the Double Nickels? How do you create theatre from reminiscences? Or they will ask some version of a similar question. The answer for me is simple. I am sincerely passionate about wanting to know….period. It is the journey

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The Best is Yet to Come

Posted in Blog, News by Double Nickels

Dynamic, creative, focused and fun—-all describe the path that Double Nickels Theatre Company has carved out for itself since its founding in 2006. Beginning with the active commitment of its first Chairman, Butch Hopkins, the organization has benefited from the support of an involved Board of Directors, talented volunteers, actively supportive partners and friends and,

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Good Morning World!

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Good Morning World! My feet haven’t hit the floor yet – my iPad and my iPhone are right next to my bed. I wake up between 3:00 and 4:00AM – and listen to the birds sing – nice way to start my day – sometimes I wake up before they do. It’s really relaxing to

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