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From Suspect To Prospect

Documentary Introduction

Over the course of the years since slavery, black musicians, writers and actors have played a major role in ending segregation and racism in America. There are so many aspects of racism that will shock, baffle, and even alarm you. We interviewed George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic (P-Funk band), blog talk co-host and author Wakeel Allah and Actor R Marcos Taylor, who stars as Suge Knight in 'Straight Outta Compton' and were amazed at what we heard about many black entertainers and their connections, opinions, and attachments to white fans.

From suspects to prospects, we never would have guessed how fearlessly devoted fans are to black musicians, writers and actors within showbiz. While you may think you know everything there is to know about blacks, what you’ll soon find out will surprise you.

We followed fans of some of these artists on social media and discovered that their love for these musicians, writers and actors runs deep—and that to them these artists are more than a mere skin color or a dress code.

As you watch this theatrical documentary film, prepare to learn more than you ever wanted to know about the black entertainment culture America has developed over the past few years. Centered around an ex-drug dealer turned musician, author and actor, From Suspect To Prospect, written and produced by Adrian Collins is a one-man show inspired by his first nonfiction book written in 2007.

You may be asking yourself when judging a book by its cover became a frenzy of skin color, dress codes, and being diverse. After viewing this documentary you’ll finally have some answers.

Are black people born suspects? To avoid being judged and possibly killed, are black people forced to dress like a prospect and not like a suspect?

From Suspect To Prospect local playwright Adrian "A-G" Collins shows that spite what you going through God is only using you. Meet A-G, a street hustler serving 4 years in (Rahway) East Jersey State Prison.


A-G, just 2 months after being released from the halfway house, gets shot 5 times the first month and finds himself serving 4 more years the second month. While in Lockup and down on his luck, A-G has a spiritual awakening which inspires him to start planning for his future release, however, one of those plans ends up changing his life forever.

STAGE PLAY REVIEWS:


It was a very creative play and I liked the creativity. It enlightened me on the fact of having fact and the faith is tested, like those several letters Adrian received in prison. I thought it was really great - Trustee Gaylen, at Faith Hope and Deliverance Temple.






I had to personally shake brother Adrian hand at the end of this Gospel Concert. He opened up his life and shared some personal stuff. He really needs to get this story out there to the world, because I think it will bless so many People - Pastor A, Edgerton, at Faith Hope and Deliverance Temple.

                                             How to get tickets or for booking: 

Contact Adrian "Mr. Publisher" Collins at 908.548.3788, 
or email adrian2collins@gmail.com

 

Adrian Collins is a playwright and actor from Plainfield, New Jersey. He is the author of the plays From Suspect To Prospect, and Deadly Divas and Dolla$, based on his autobiography and 3-book urban fiction series. Traditionally, the plays are divided into the genres of tragedy and history.

From Suspect To Prospect:
Life and Times of Adrian Collins

Growing up in the rough streets of Plainfield, NJ, Adrian (aka A-G) has seen almost everything but his maker. Life as he knew it was all about selling drugs, robbing, fighting and shooting guns. Brought up in a dysfunctional household, Adrian met the street game at an early age. Spending most of his time in-and-out of jail, Adrian went from selling drugs on the corner to manufacturing crack. While serving four years on Drug Court and still living the street life is when Adrian was shot five times from behind by two masked gunmen and left for dead. When Drug Court violated him for being associated with a street gang, in 2006 they sentenced him to five years in New Jersey State Prison. After being on a third grade reading and writing level at the age of 21, Adrian decided he needed to enhance his education which inspired him to start planning for his future release. That was when he created ten plans to stay out of jail, however, one of those plans which were to write just one book, it turned into three books in 4 months in 2007. 

BOOK REVIEWS: 

Hood, gritty, and raw… I must say, Deadly Divas and Dolla$ is a great read and better than Sister Souljah’s last book - Editorial Review by Danielle Miller.

Adrian Collins delivers a true-to-life portrayal of lies, deceit & murder. Watch the company you keep - Chloe Je'Nore, Author of Dropping Dimes 1, 2 and 3.

The pilot episode (TV Series) of Deadly Divas and Dolla$ is a one-hour theatrical crime drama created by Adrian Collins. The TV pilot is an adaption of a novel series with a chess-style crime type of genre that is based on two 30-something Brothers taking place in a jail setting. These two Brothers of the Jones Family who are writers, is in jail during the time they decides to write a manual (Checkmate) to play a chess match using 16 People for each team. The pilot episode is a 3-part book series adapted into a screenplay, concerning a 3-part story of Deadly Divas & Dolla$ book one, book two and book three.



Rocmond Jones

Sahee Jones

In essence, From Suspect To Prospect is a 15-episode television series based on the original ideas and stories of each author's book, adapted into a screenplay. A creative way for published authors to showcase their book, in the pilot (Deadly Divas and Dollas) it features the full ninety-six (characters) cast of the proposed Actors / Actresses.

PILOT SYNOPSIS (Episode: Deadly Divas and Dollas) one-hour drama:

After a Plainfield Police roundup in the Union County Jail, the Jones Brothers decide to write a book on chess, however, the 16 People recruited for this intense and bitter rivalry have a major war and an unexpected ending.

TEASER
The pilot opens with Rocmond, Sahee, Jason and Tyree being locked up.
Then they are shipped to the County Jail.

Jason (aka K-P)

Tyree (aka King)

ACT ONE

The next morning, Rocmond and Sahee is at the table after breakfast is served, plotting their next move over a game of chess. The book Checkmate that they wrote is perfect for Jason and Tyree, who they gave the instructions to as the Kings and their teams rules right before bailing them out of jail.

Simone

Moeneek

ACT TWO
The act opens with Jason and his team leaving Shakur's store 16 minutes before Tyree, his intense and bitter rivalry. He meets with his team after seeing Moeneek who supplied him with the drugs. He meets Simone to put in a order of white uniforms for his team. This is where Dimples and Candy hang out around. Dimples catch several victim that she setup.

Candy

Dimples

ACT THREE
The act opens up with the Black team finally finding out it was Dimples who set them up and not the white team. Dimples and Care Bear does business and then Care Bear leaves to go to his new club that he just opened in Atlanta, where his just finished a multi-million dollar renovation to sell his jewelry.




Care Bear

 

ACT FOUR
The act opens up with Rocmond and Sahee sitting at the chess board staring at the pieces.
They are holding a copy of Checkmate in their hands. Tyree and Jason walk thru while 
Dimples, Moeneek and Simone, who are the Correction Officers that call count up. While 
everything proceed to their rooms and moving around that's when the stage gets broken 
down from a stage play setting and they come out to bow.

*The End of Episode #1*

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