• Tony Nominee Saycon Sengbloh Stars in “The Wonder Years” ABC
    from left: Elisha “EJ” Williams, Laura Kariuki, Saycon Sengbloh , & Dule Hill

    “After a very long career on Broadway! Its so exciting to be have a fun television show & work alongside Elisha Williams, Dule Hill, & Laura Kariuki! Will you be watching?”

    xoxo 💋

    Saycon Sengbloh

    The Williams family are Elisha Williams, Dule Hill, Laura Kariuki, & Saycon Sengbloh. Also starring friends, Amari O’Neil, Milan Rae, & Julian Lerner! And fantastic guest stars every week– including recurring actors, Allen Maldonado, & Charity Jordan.

    Tune in Wednesday nights at 8:30PM on ABC to watch “The Wonder Years” and Stream on HULU!

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  • Move Girl, Move

    Hey friends! Its been a while and so much has changed!

    Some of you who follow my YouTube channel know that I moved! Yes, really, I moved–I moved, girl, I moved ??‍♀️! I recently relocated to an entirely different city and relocations can take a lot of time and effort. Especially for someone in a business who uses, talent and energy as a creative. The idea of starting over in the middle of a pandemic, wooo chile ?! Learn a little bit more about my move check out the video below! On SayconTalks Youtube Channel!

    I arrived in my new state and I decided to quarantine so that I can be healthy and in compliance! This was the first time I ordered Amazon groceries and it was a good experience very convenient. I know that a lot of people are not into deliveries and just like you, I’d like to pick my own fruit, but I could not beat the convenience. Click here to try Amazon groceries . I now use them pretty regularly especially when it’s a busy time. I pretty much stayed in the house as much as possible, except for the times when I would leave to take a walk and get some fresh air.

    I only had one or two friends here, at the time, so it was pretty easy to not be social, plus, I am a bit of a homebody. I wanted to take the time to decide on my next steps. The funny thing is, before I arrived I imagined things would be very slow because of quarantine. But, boy , was I wrong! Auditions kicked up and there I was doing self tapes by myself or with a friend on the phone I had to be sure to have a ring light for every situation. I was gifted a larger one last year–and I decided to get a smaller one for my live video conference opportunities. In those early days of quarantine everything was zoom zoom zoom! There’s not many people –who don’t know this video app– many people have been using replace in person meetings.

    Sometimes, I still can’t believe- I moved during quarantine and finally , finally tried Amazon! Me who, Saycon, the girl who also gets overwhelmed with online shopping. Check out my moving video on Youtube and let me know what you think in the comments! Can you guess where I moved?

    xoxo,

    Saycon?

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  • My New Orleans Birthday

    Happy Birthday to me! (work progress on image flip issues, new blog site in the works)

    As I prepare to begin a new project that is going to be a major part of my life, with a lot of work and energy, I decided to celebrate my birth anniversary.

    I decided to take a trip to one of my favorite places: New Orleans! There is Wonderful spirit in the city and lots of great food!
    It was a special trip for me. Wish I could share it all– but I’ll share a few photos here!

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     here!
    I love to go to Frenchmen street in New Orleans— the music there is live and real.
    I find the bands in New Orleans are so delicious and have many an awesome vibe!
    Vintage Blues
    Hip-Hop
    Caribbean
    Zydeko
    Soul
    And of course Jazz
    I’m waiting on additional video from the music I heard when I get it I will insert it here!????
    Nothing like this time of the year, birthday time coming around, for people to ask you was your sign?… The question is always what’s  your sign… And then it turns into someone making a huge summation about who you are based off of the day you were born. Not that I have anything against horoscopes or astrology…? But many people make these huge summations about others and they have no understanding that there is so much more to it than just your sun sign. There’s a moon sign there’s an ascendant and there are so many other systems of astrology at work in the universe. So I generally don’t engage in those conversations unless I have the energy for it.
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    I enjoyed myself very much. I’m coming into my own. #grownwoman 
    Xoxo,
    Saycon
    #SayconTalks
  • Saycon VintagePopSoul & The Dallas Cabaret Festival

    In late August on the penultimate eve of hot girl summer, the sexy warm heat and tender sunset was a perfect backdrop, for VintagePopSoul.

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    I sang on this balmy evening alongside the shores of White Rock Lake at the Bathhouse Cultural Center. That afternoon before the show began I witnessed a small group of women gathering to meditate and speak their dreams and I also witnessed a surprise proposal happening just 50 meters away.

    All these good vibes propelled me forward excitedly to share some songs and some “talks” with the crowd. The people were gathered for that cabaret experience of wonderful singing plus a few stories from my career.

    Heading to places ???:

    I kept my anecdotes PG, for the most part, ??!

    I had some merchandise on hand– CDs, download cards, and T-shirts and they all sold out! I wish I’d brought more with me!

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    If you see me, in person, ask me about the lyrics printed on the T-shirt it’s from a very special song I wrote, Be Here. ??

    ?✨Download Be Here ??✨

    The people definitely giggled for sure when I demonstrated the sensual and amazing ASMR vibes the tea-sipping smoothie-dripping joy of sound that is my podcast, SayconTalks.

    I sang songs from my career including the shows Aida, Wicked, Rent and Secret life of Bees. I also performed music from the repertoire of one of my favorite vocalists, Miss Sarah Vaughn.

    I’m surprised every time I mention Sarah Vaughn to people who don’t know her name… They know Dorothy Dandridge, Lena Horne, Ella Fitzgerald, but many do not know Sassy Sarah. It’s definitely a goal of mine to bring more light to this amazing artist!

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    The day before the concert I went over music with the music director, Norman Williams. He’s a cool cat, I met him the previous year when I sang a few tunes.

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    I’d sent him the music while I was in New York but due to timing and a filming conflict in Canada I was only able to arrive the day before the show. The following day I was with the full band and the rehearsal went really well I was particularly happy to start off the morning with a green tea latte (half almond half coconut milk) ?? And a cute little mini omelette thingy from Starbucks, courtesy of Miss Denise Lee ?!

    Denise even recorded an audition tape with me that same day! ? It can be stressful having ones head in so many places. I wanted to focus on the music at hand. I won’t complain, it’s nice to have opportunities. I pray for many many more– Surplus is the word this year! #Surplus

    The band members were great we all seemed to really get into a nice groove that morning .

    I brought a dress to wear for the concert but decided something more vibrant and new would be better. I fell in love with this pink dress as soon as I tried it on!

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    What an enjoyable time I had!

    I really have to give a special thanks and shout out to Miss Denise Lee! She has got to be one of the hardest working women in show business! Her presence in Dallas is undeniable.

    I did the show Stagger Lee with her at the Dallas theater center in 2014 and we never forgot about each other. I was pleased that she asked me to headline the festival this year. She’s a gorgeous mom and a knockout talent with a heart to match, in fact, she received an award for her service on the same day as the concert in Dallas! We sang a duet at the end of the night. Not. A. Dry. Eye. In. The. House.

    I joined her in church the next day alongside her daughters.https://saycontalks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/img_1635-1.mov

    Please enjoy more photos I took along with the videos of the rehearsal be sure to subscribe to the SayconTalks YouTube page to see subsequent performance videos from the show soon. #VintagePopsoul

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    ?It is true that when it rains it pours I found myself attending several amazing events in one week, yes, in one week. Being the un-famous actress that I am there was, of course, the trouble of figuring out what I would wear… You see, I don’t have stylist or designer at my beck and call, I just have to find what I find and make it work… Keeping in my mind what I may or may not of worn before. I’ve definitely gotten some stylist for certain events but sometimes it’s not so easy.

    Supposedly, it’s a taboo for celebrity women to repeat… But I loved when our former (Forever) First Lady Michelle Obama mixed and matched and people noted when she remixed a skirt or remixed a cardigan to make another outfit.  Allowing the cameras to catch her wearing gasp the same item again or two and three times! The funny thing is I’m very attracted to the minimalist personal wardrobe. Some of my close friends know this about me because every time I came home from a long trip I would bag up a bunch of clothing and donate them, sell them, or give them away! In a huge desire to simplify and pick a basic look a.k.a. the personal uniform. Seriously what is my personal uniform?

    A PERSONAL UNIFORM pays homage to a discreet and singular style of wear. [A Personal Uniform]

    A personal uniform doesn’t mean wearing the exact same thing on a daily basis. But rather, it means having an organized system for getting dressed.[Iron and Tweed ]

    I’d like to really solidify what that is for myself and I’d like to figure out how I will function as an actress with a personal uniform. Women are praised for changing outfits, celebrities especially will change hairstyles textures and colors on a dime. Those truly known for personal wardrobe are mostly men. Many of us know about Karl Lagerfeld and his personal uniform: the variations of the black jacket the high starch color and silk and tie. We also recall how Steve Jobs would not be caught without his jeans and a black turtleneck. Simon Cowell is infamous for his black long or short sleeve fitted top and simple casual bluejeans and Russell Simmons for his argyle sweater shirt collar blue jeans and sneakers …fresh ?fresh kicks at that. (In all my life, kicks have never been a concern to me. I did not grow up poor, but I did not grow up in a household where having  the latest sneakers was ever  a priority. My big brother was more into designing sneakers than buying a bunch of them)

      I find myself at odds with my career when it comes to fashion  because I’m not famous enough to have unlimited access to all the latest designer gear, I’m not famous enough to be known for any particular style, perhaps kinky curly hair … perhaps??? I’m curious to know what my friends might say my personal style is, because I’m not too sure my public persona has one. In New York City I’m only recognizable between the blocks of 59th St. and 42nd St. TIMES SQUARE — Other than that, there are the random “Did we go to school together?” “ Do You go to insert name of church here?”– Thanks to my face settling into peoples minds after seeing me on the 6th season of Scandal. But I have famous friends and they always look amazing!!! Lupita Nyong’o, for example, has taken style to the next level, as a red carpet darling and fashion chameleon and Susan Kelechi Watson has exploded on the scene with a vibrant fresh style and braids to match.
    I say that I’m at odds with the idea of fashion because when I get invited to an event, my first thought usually does not begin with excitement for attending the event my first thought is actually nervousness, thoughts on if there will be a red carpet or a ‘step and repeat’ with professional photographers and (gasp) what will I wear?  This is not something that I talk about with my friends, most folks love to party and spend money on outfits. But I’ve never been a big shopper, always preferred a day at Barnes and Noble versus a day at the mall. And New York life is expensive. Yet at the same time I love putting on make up and luxurious hair styles and wigs. But that becomes difficult when you are invited to five back to back events in one week, I’m not complaining, I had a wonderful time but woo lord  that’s a lot of outfits!
    I am very attracted to the idea of a personal wardrobe I’m very attracted to the idea of minimalism or at least it’s more comfortable twin “essentialism”. Less is more in my opinion but I do understand how the game works and I do enjoy glamour.
    You guys, remember a couple years back when Alicia Keys decided to stop wearing make up…I recall this specifically because I can really feel her, I could really relate to the idea of not wanting to keep up with the Joneses and spend so much of your time in hair and make up chair every single day as an entertainer. Yeah, of course, Alicia Keys took on this anti-establishment look with a couple of Grammys already in her pocket and a solid career already but I genuinely wonder how she would’ve done that with the “no make up look” earlier in her career. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want to boycott make up, honey I loves me “a lash” and “a hair extension” but the clothing thing is a whole other thing it’d be great to have it all be simplified to have it all be more simple. In the words of Lauryn Hill “it could all be so simple but you’d rather make it hard…” Love Ms. Hill’s personal style sooo much by the way. When I was searching for an example of females with a personal uniform Diane Keaton and her sublime wide legged suits came to mind of course! And also, a prominent name came up, Elizabeth Holmes, but she, alas, is connected to lots of negative connotation due to charges against herself and her medical testing company Theranos . We ain’t trying to copy nobody that’s being illegal.

    Her straight hair and black turtleneck made her a bit of an icon when she was positively popular. Marilyn Monroe has made the ruched dress and ruched  bathing suit, uber famous, and so has Breakfast at Tiffany’s star,  Audrey Hepburn, with her pedal pushers flat ballet slippers, clipped bangs, and black turtleneck hell I guess I should just wear a black turtleneck would that solve the problem? Perhaps various colored turtlenecks?
    Besides having to find outfits this particular week my outfits have to have a high neck due to bandaid and that made it slightly more difficult.  I am the queen of supple bosom when I want to be! Not unlike fashion maven, Bevy Smith, an ample bosom can sometimes be my calling card… I guess cleavage can be a personal uniform as it has been for Pamela Anderson for many years.
    Somehow, due to the nature of my lifestyle, my personal uniform currently seems to be a gown or a formal type of thing… But I’m really looking to expand YET simplify my inner, everyday style. That costs money to do on a grand level, but in the long run it will save money if my focus is on quality and not quantity in my every day life. I want to own my style and yet also adopt a minimalist approach to my day-to-day comings and going’s at the same time.  The Madamenoire website actually did a small piece on my personal style and I was so flattered! Let me tell you, the fact that Brande Victorian, the author, decided to take the time,  and that brought tears to my eyes, because I have not felt very consistent when it comes to style. Now that I’m actively blogging again and being social going out to events and even just talking on social media I wonder, are people like “did she have that sweater on last week?”
    My Instagram page is not a “minimalist page” so I don’t think it will naturally cross peoples mind that I was embracing minimalism and got rid of half the sweaters I owned last year. This past Christmas my cousin saw me in the same sweater three days in a row I dressed it over each outfit I wore and she said “don’t you have another sweater” and I said “that is thee sweater for this trip.”
    Traveling as much as I do has made me simplify my luggage to an extreme level! When I’m going to LA for meetings and auditions that suitcase basically consists of 2 jeans and A few tops. And audition gear = Lawyer, teacher, grieving mom and cop outfits.  Sounds hilarious right? But these are my daily uniforms! I tell my manager when I travel to LA I keep a little bit of everything in my suitcase “The black actress audition gear is packed from district attorney to slave!” * and that’s a whole other conversation. Sidebar: everyone thinks I live in LA but I still live in New York… ?
    Anyway, as an actress it might be difficult to find your personal style when you are constantly “saving your body” for characters —keeping your nails simple, keeping your hair in wig prep, not wearing a lot of tattoos… All of this can affect the types of jobs that you get but it reeks havoc on one’s sense of self —in finding personal style. Sometimes I feel super-modest and conservative in fact I follow modest bloggers like Danielle M. Bah and  #modestfashion on Instagram, yet I also love a bear midriff and cleavage for days– go figure… I love Erykah Badu’s wild eyeshadow colors and fingers dipped in henna… and I just don’t want you guys to be shocked if you see me dressed in the total opposite of conservative! Lisa Bonet aka Lilakoi Moon,  Erykah Badu, and voice over queen Cree Summer are some of my favorite natural earthy goddesses who adhere to no man’s style.
    I honestly think my Southern upbringing prevents me from displaying that side of myself a little bit more also the fact that my “A” personality gets me cast onscreen as lawyers and cops, when on the inside I’m a lot more earth child! ??
    My oldest sister Evie has been designing clothing for a long time, in the NJ area, and I have desperately wanted her to make something for me our busy schedules and distance keep us apart. Last month, I took her some lappa, some fabric, that I bought in Liberia this past fall and I also took her some my dad gave me before he passed (RIP?) and she made me a lovely skirt I wore it to the FaceAfrica VIP cocktail reception this past Friday night and got many compliments. I can’t wait to wear the other outfit she made for me check out E.designs_and.Alterations on Instagram.
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    I think this article will have a part two because I would like to seriously find more black women or women of color who have a personal uniform. Someone who comes to mind right now is Janelle Monet. Monet’s dedication to “the tuxedo”— in all it’s forms, was quite a feat, she let her talent speak for itself. She swizzle footed her way around the world in those shiny shoes and perfectly fitted suits. I see now, she has expanded to serving ass-less chaps from time to time to and I ain’t mad at her!
    I have had some relationships with up-and-coming designers like Liberian-American designer, Korto Momolo and Afro-Colombian designer Edwing D’angelo. Also Tracy Reese has been amazing for events, whenever Tim Yates ( my friend/ publicist) can coordinate it . I make a living as an actress I am not famous, but I do make my living working in the arts. Singing, acting, speaking, voiceover, and occasionally modeling have all led to a small amount of popularity in certain communities. It is quite something to choose or have an interest in a minimalist lifestyle when you work in a business that’s all about excess stay tuned for part two on this discussion and thanks for visiting Saycontalks.com.
    Take a look at all the outfits I wore this past week: *caught in the rain?

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  • Saycon Sengbloh: Fox’s The Passage

    In case you missed it last week I appeared on the Fox television show The Passage as Jeanette Bellafonte the mother of a little Amy Bellafonte the beloved heroine of the series. I got a lot of love on Instagram and Facebook much thanks to friends and family! I filmed that episode in Atlanta and it was great to be back in my hometown for a few days in from Toronto where I was working with another network. The actress Saniyya Sidney was a lot of fun to work with serious during her scenes and singing dancing and joking in between! We grabbed a few pics on set the lighting was so soft and pretty. I’m always excited when the lighting designer really knows how to light the brown skintones for television. He took his time, had us warm and beautiful on that couch! And just this week I met McKinley Belcher III, who plays Anthony Carter on The Passage, at his play production of “The Light” MCC theater alongside the lovely Mandy Masden. I’ll post pics from that meetup on social media it was moving moment in and of itself! ??

    I traveled a lot during the week I filmed the Passage and was exhausted but it was definitely worth it based on all the love I’ve gotten from followers & fans of the show. And it ended up being a nice opportunity to visit with my loved ones! I took my mom to dinner and showed her some fun filters on Snapchat. I went out with my cousins during the trip as well. I knew that a chance to be in Atlanta for work would serve duel purposes — it made for a brief family trip as well a chance to be on this cool show.

    I say if you’re a fan of the show and you want to see a second season of the Passage and more of Saycon Sengbloh as Jeanette Bellafonte tweet, or post and comment @thePassageFox on your social media:

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  • Saycon Sengbloh releases podcast: SayconTalks

    It’s been a long time! There was a time where I blogged weekly.?✏️ I found it therapeutic to journal online and treat my newsletters as a way to keep friends family and supporters informed. I discovered the Blogger platform and I used Saycontalks.com as a way to share my comings and going’s and events happening in my acting and singing career. Since I first started blogging so much is changed social media has grown exponentially! We are definitely not in a MySpace world anymore. There is Twitter and Instagram and Tumblr and Pinterest and Facebook and medium and Snapchat and new ones popping up every day that I’ve never even heard of.

    With all of this visual stimulation many of us have gone back to the most basic social platform ever the one that came even before the television the RADIO sound. ?The new, yet old forum of sound communication is on the rise and I’m so thankful for it. My voice has long been one of my strengths. I decided to start a podcast to complement and continue the fun thoughtful and or informative blogs I used to write. The podcast will be called Saycontalks. Not unlike an NPR audio experience there won’t be a lot of bells and whistles, it will be for those who are enthusiastic and curious to know what I have to say or what I’m thinking about. They always described Seinfeld as a show about nothing. Well I guess it’s my turn I have a whole lot of “nothing” to talk about. Friends, family, and even my manager asked me why are you starting a podcast why blog in this day and time people are so distracted no one visits websites anymore. It’s true, he’s right people rarely visit individual sites anymore, social media has taken over everything yet somehow I still have a desire to have something that’s mine a hub of sorts, my meeting ground so all my social will be here! I am a #vintagepopsoul and still am a storyteller at heart.

    My career does not always afford me the time to tell my own stories and I have let that be the case for several years, to the detriment of my happiness. It may be true, not many people understand what I have to say but that will not stop me from expressing my thoughts my opinions and my feelings. There is storyteller in me and in my desire to be a complete healthy whole happy person there is an exercise in extraneous speech that is required! I have to get my words out and a lot of folks are too busy to talk. But there’s a great big world out there full of anthropologic nerds like me who are curious to pontificate about some of the random ideas floating through our minds- life, happiness, wellness, sunshine, growing up, societal pressures, career stress, food, body-hair, whatever lol ??‍♀️ . Tune in to the Saycontalks podcast if you want to hear some talks, it may be random but it will be so satisfying to me. And as the culture of Saycontalks evolves and grows we’ll see what happens, the quality will get better and better and bolder. Hang out on the http://YouTube.com/SayconTalks and subscribe to catch some complementary visuals and vlogs! In the meantime I must catch you up with what’s been going on in my career per usual. Thanks for reading this and if you are so inclined to get into the podcast, thanks for listening.

    Be well!

    xoxo ?,

    Saycon

  • This fall my life took a huge turn when I found myself shooting a movie with the esteemed: Ernest Dickerson! Its based on the classic “Dubbelspel” novel by Frank Martinus Arion, it is called DOUBLE PLAY! Many people didn’t know I had left the country for nearly 2 months! It was during the final weeks of my off-Broadway production of Eclipsed. There were rumors about why I left and crazy silly articles online but I’m here to tell you, I had the best reason to take a short break from my play, a lead role in the new Ernest Dickerson feature film, DOUBLE PLAY! Well I am finally back in the states, going to Broadway in February, and of course looking forward to the film coming out but until then stay on the look out for small peeks into our process! Journalist Aramide A. Tinubu came to visit us during our final weeks in Curaçao and it was a cool experience the article was posted on Indiewire.com Shadow and Act!. READ! READ! READ!

    Left to right: Isaach De Bankole, Dana Campbell, Saycon Sengbloh, Ernest Dickerson discussing to mustache or not on the set of Double Play
    Left to right: Isaach De Bankole, Dana Campbell, Saycon Sengbloh, Ernest Dickerson discussing to mustache or not on the set of Double Play

    Click here to read the article! Writer Aramide A. Tinubu was among several writers who came to visit us during our adventure in Curaçao!

  • Greetings all! Sometimes I dread it, or I usually get too busy, or caught up to celebrate my own born day! I’m working on changing that, as I am very thankful for life! So Happy Birthday to me!  My mom and family will see me in a great show tonight and for that I am thankful! Tonight they will see me play Helena in Eclipsed! The Off-Broadway production at the Public theatre is moving and very personal. I will be posting some late pics from opening night soon but today I celebrate! More good news to come! Blessings!

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  • Clockwise from upper left Saycon Sengbloh, Lupita Nyong'o, Akosua Busia, Zainab Jah, and Pascale Armand.
    Clockwise from upper left Saycon Sengbloh, Lupita Nyong’o, Akosua Busia, Zainab Jah, and Pascale Armand.

    New York City will get its chance to see Danai Gurira’s play “ECLIPSED”, uniting a group of actresses who’s passion and talent is exceptional. Making its NYC debut on my old stomping grounds, the Public Theater. Join me this fall as I join these beautiful actresses in a play that explores the treacherous lives of several women during the Liberian civil war: to be a war bride, a soldier, a casualty of the war. As a woman of both American and Liberian heritage this topic is particularly poignant and meaningful for me. Having just done, Marley at Centerstage, submerging myself in Jamaican culture, I’m ready to dive into this difficult portion of Liberian history. Honestly, I’m continuing my connection to the diaspora I am personally honored to join these women: Zainab Jah (Hamlet,Ruined), Akosua Busia (The Color Purple, E.R), Pascale Armand (The Convert, S.H.I.E.L.D.), myself, Saycon Sengbloh (Fela, Marley) ,and last but certainly not least Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years A Slave, Star Wars).  The play is written by actress  Danai Gurira  of the Walking Dead, and  will be directed by Liesl Tommy (Informed Consent). This year has been amazing thus far and I look forward to more, I’m looking forward to sharing the Eclipsed performances with my friends and family, especially my mom, and meeting new people through this show. Amen! For more info on how to get tickets to see ECLIPSED