Fairfield, CT - The New Paradigm Theatre Company (NPT) is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to fostering young leaders through arts education and productions. One of its young leaders is thirteen-year-old Bridgeport youth Ajibola Tajudeen, more commonly called Keeme. Keeme is the host of NPT’s brand new web series debuting on www.BroadwayWorld.com.
In this weekly web series, Keeme interviews seasoned professionals from Broadway, television and film, like Tamara Tunie of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, Scott Bryce of As the World Turns, Christine Dwyer of Wicked and Jesus Christ Superstar: Live in Concert, and many more. On the show, they will “ask stuff and make stuff” and Keeme will receive insight into their careers and gain advice on how to be a leader, all the while “making stuff” with the guest, like cookies, picture frames and other crafts.
The web series is entirely youth-produced with Keeme in front of the camera and sixteen-year-old Jaden Bonfetti, from Milford, behind the camera, directing and editing. The title song and logo were also created by youth from NPT. All these students are on NPT’s Youth Board of directors. These trailblazers are guided by NPT Artistic Director and Broadway veteran Kristin Huffman as their producer who helped them gain a spot on the popular broadwayworld.com platform as a featured weekly series. Each new five-minute interview will come out on Wednesdays. This week’s debut was with Emmy-nominated Scott Bryce, who is also directing NPT’s summer production of Hunchback of Notre Dame at Fairfield Theatre Co. Click here to be directed to the first interview.
Keeme says about the series concept, “Just to be able to give other young people the advice others have to pay hundreds for, for free, is a feeling that nothing can replace. I hope they learn something new in every show!”.
The series will be debuting and streaming on BroadwayWorld.com as part of their Education series with and will have a new interview each Wednesday.