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Double Nickels featured in “The Beacon”

Double Nickels — Wed, 15 May 2013 23:08:51 +0000

“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

Chestnut Hill College Honors Antoinette Ford

Double Nickels — Thu, 09 May 2013 10:41:27 +0000

“[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

I Am ElderSpeak – A Poem

Double Nickels — Tue, 07 May 2013 10:24:09 +0000

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

The Best is Yet to Come

Double Nickels — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 01:19:37 +0000

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,

Story Telling Event a Hit

Double Nickels — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 01:58:52 +0000

By Christine Baldwin On Saturday, Nov. 10, the annual story telling event by the Double Nickels Speak Easy occurred. This year it featured true stories from childhood, wartime events and current times. Esker McConnell introduced each story. It began with a touching story told by Catharine Deitch, titled “Depression Days”, in which, as children, she