Hello, Working Together As One Productions fans, and supporters. This is a clip from the hit stage play “STILL DAMAGED” the sequel to DAMAGED GOODS: The products of a dysfunctional family. I also recently uploaded several of our other full-length hit stage plays on my Youtube.com/dawtao channel. You can now go and watch the hit stage plays “I’m Sorry, I’m Not Good Enough; “Still Not Good Enough”; “Finally Good Enough”; “Family Secrets”; “One Good Man”; and “So Many Secrets, So Many Lies”. Make sure you watch it and share it with your family and friends. Don’t forget to subscribe to our page. So, you can be notified when we upload more plays in the near future, don’t forget to “Like” and “Share”. Thanks again for all of your love and support over the years. Remember, it’s not over until God says it over!
** Here is a list of some of our original stage plays
Written, Directed and Produced by Debra L. Atkins
that we have performed over the las thirty-five years **.
STILL DAMAGED is the sequel to “Damaged Goods: The products of a dysfunctional family.
The new play now continues after the death of another love-one during the Covid 19 pandemic, and along with that also arises a brand new family crisis that will take them on several unexpected and several unimaginable twist and turns that will affect the whole entire family, along with them each still having to battle their own personal struggles, but in the end they will soon realize that the family must come together, and work together to save the family from all of its dysfunction once and for all.
SCENES FROM THE PAST, is just a collection of several powerful and thought-provoking scenes from some of our most exciting moments, from several different hit stage plays that we have performed for our 30th Year Anniversary in 2019, and it starred some of Houston’s own best talent.
DAMAGED GOODS: THE PRODUCTS OF A DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY
They are all damaged. They have all been hurt. They are all recovering from some kind of abuse from their past, but they all must find a way to accept what has happened and move forward if they ever want to be healed from their pain.
Damaged Goods is an inspirational stage play about a dysfunctional family that have endured many struggles, and mental and physical abuse over the years, and now as a result of it, their adulthood is beginning to reflect the consequences from all of that dysfunction, but in the end they will soon realize that family is all they have, but will it be enough to keep this family together.
THE SONS WE WERE MEANT TO BE
A brand-new inspirational stage play about the lives of four brothers who all have to deal with an array of emotions concerning the care for their aging mother. The story basically unfolds depicting the last days of their mother who has been diagnosed with the Alzheimer’s disease, who now has to live with her oldest son Wesley, because she is no longer able to care for herself and how each of them are force to cope with this situation along with their own personal endeavors, but in the end all of them will come to realization that caring for her is really too much for one person to handle.
I’M SORRY, I’M NOT GOOD ENOUGH
An inspirational gospel stage play about the Perkins’ family, who all come home to help celebrate their parent’s 40th anniversary. How would you feel if you found out that the best you had to offer someone was somehow still not good enough? This play exposes various issues about not being good enough, and the pain that is felt after family members are forced to utter those painful words to one another. This play will bring you to a startling realization about yourself and many others around you.
STILL NOT GOOD ENOUGH
An inspirational gospel stage play and the sequel to “I’m Sorry, I’m Not Good Enough”. The play now takes place a couple of years later, after the Perkins family have experienced a terrible lost in the family. Some of the family members have made many great improvements and accomplishments in their lives and in their relationships, but now other members in the family are faced with brand new challenges. Not only because they are still not good enough in some cases, but now they have new issues that they will have to overcome. Some of their issues will bring them new-found-joy, but some of the issues will bring them heart-breaking pain, but after everything is said and done, they will realize that forgiveness and letting go of all the past hurt and mistakes will be very crucial to the family if they ever want the family to be totally healed and restored.
FINALLY, GOOD ENOUGH
This is the final chapter of the hit stage plays series “I’m Sorry, I’m Not Good Enough and Still Not Good Enough.” The play now continues after the death of Mr. Perkins, with the family members now having to embrace the newest addition to the Perkins ‘family, along with enduring other personal struggles, and in the end the love they share for each other will help them survive a family tragedy that no one saw coming.
EVERYBODY’S WOMAN
The story about Ms. Anita Dupree, a beautiful single mother of two daughters, thinks she is leading an exciting life by doing all the things that she chooses to do. Her promiscuous seductive ways have unlocked doors to many places and have obtained her many worldly goods, but there’s one problem though, her family’s foundation is about to be shaken to its core because of this type of lifestyle, and in the end she will be left wondering whether all the glamour, glitz, and the company of several men were even worth it. This drama deals with real everyday issues, and real everyday people, but most of all it deals with real deliverance.
SO MANY SECRETS, SO MANY LIES
Is an inspirational life changing stage play that continues from the hit stage play “Everybody’s Woman.” “Why does it seem like whenever you decide to change your life for the better, your past somehow comes back to haunt you, and looking for revenge? This story is about one man (“Mark Collins”) whose life from the very beginning has been filled with so many secrets, and so many lies that not only affects his life, but also affects the people that he loves, and after several turn of unexpected events in his life, Mark realizes that he can no longer continue to live this sinful type of life style, but in the end some of his past mistakes may very well cost him everything. This play also brings awareness to the HIV crisis that is affecting our communities.
“NO MORE SECRETS”
A new dramatic play about love, lies, and life’s lessons. This play now continues from the hit stage play “So Many Secrets, So Many Lies”. The play now focuses back on Anita Dupree, and how her life seems to be spiraling out of control as she continues to receive more devastating and life-changing news, but in the end she must learn to accept the fact that even though the roads of life can sometimes lead you on a dangerous journey, you have to remember that life goes on.
“FAMILY SECRETS”
A powerful heart-felt story about the Kelly family, a family that has so many family secrets, and some of the secrets should have been kept a secret forever, and some of the secrets should have been taken to the grave, but then there are some secrets that must be revealed for the sake of keeping the family together.
“EVERYBODY’S MAN”
An inspirational comedy/drama that focuses on one man’s real-life relationships. Marcus Hill is a brother who has everything going for him. God has blessed him with a good family, dependable friends and a successful career, but he still has this one big problem, he has too many women friends. Find out what happens when the painful truth about each of his relationships are eventually exposed. The startling finale will have you examining your own relationship with God as well as with others.
WHEN LOVE WALKS AWAY
For some, their religious beliefs and practices are extremely important to them, and they devote much of their time and energy to practicing their beliefs. Come and witness a real-life comedy/drama about a young woman that meets her ideal man, and falls deeply in love, but soon finds out that falling in love can be more complicated than she ever imagined. Especially when the love of her life is simply ready to walk away from their relationship because she refuses to compromise her Christian beliefs. But in the end, she has to make the decision to either let the love of her life walk right out of her life or hold fast to her beliefs and obey God.
ONE GOOD MAN
The sequel to “When Love Walks Away. An inspirational gospel stage play that feature a new plot twists, with some familiar faces as well as new characters, also features a cast of eight. But this time the focus is now on “Tyrice” and how he is faced with a serious situation when his wife “Phoebe” who becomes deceived and decides to leave him for another man. Tyrice has to defy all odds to try and convince his friends why he is so determined to get his wife back. One Good Man is ultimately a story about real love, real pain, real life issues, real friendships, but most of all real faith in God.