COMING UP. AUDREY: THE THEATRE ARTS PROGRAM AT NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY IS GETTING READY TO PRESENT "MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM." IT’LL STAR BROADWAY ACTRESS AND A&T ALUMNA JAYNE TRINETTASE MA RAIN.EY SHE IS JOINING US LIVE N.OW SHE STARRED IN THE BROADWAY TOURS OF "THE LION KING," "AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’," AND ME.OR WE ARE SO GLAD YOU ARE JOINING US. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. AUDREY: WHAT IS THE SHOW "MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM" LAL AB OUT? >> "MA RAINEY’S BLACK BOTMTO" IS ABOUT THIS SASSY AND COMMITTED AND IN CONTROL WOMAN WHO SINGS THE BLUES. SHE HAS HER OWN BAND AND TRAVELS. THIS IS ONE DAYN IHER LIFE WHERE SHE IS IN THE RECORDING STUDIO WITH HER MANAGER DAN PRODUCER AND SHE IS HAVING A VERY TENSEND A UNCONTROLLABLE MOMENT AND SHE PLAYS THIS OUT BECAUSE SHE LOVES TRADITIONAL BLUES MUSIC. THEN THERE IS THIS GUY, A YOUNG GUY WHO PLAYS THE TRUMPET, AND HE WANTS TO START A NEW SCHOOL KIND OF FLOW WITH THE BLUES MUSIC, SO SHE DAN HE CLASHED AND IT IS NOW ALL UP TO THE AUDIENCE TO COME AND SEE THE REST. >> WHAT DREW YOU TO PLAY THIS CHARACTER AND BE PART OF THIS PLAY? >> AUGUST WILLIAMS I AN AMAZING PLAYWRIGHT. THIS IS HIS FIRST PLAY AND HE IS FROM PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA. HE IS LIKE A BCKLA SHAKESPEARE. HE HAS PULITZER PZERIS AND HE IS SO WELL KNOWN. ANYBODY WHO EVER HAS BEEN ASKED TO DO ONE OF HIS SHOWS WAN TTSO DO ONE OF HIS SHOWS. HEAS H A SERIES, SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO BRING THESE STORIES TO THE STAGE. THEY ARE BLACK STORIES TOLD WITH BLACK AND WHITE ACTORS AND IT IS AMAZING TO SEE THIS WORK DONE, SO THAT BROUGHT ME TO IT, PLUS THE FACT THAT I AM A SINGER. I LOVEHE T BLUES AND I LOVE HER STYLE. ATTH IS ALL THEY NEEDED TO HOOK ME. AUDR:EY HOW HAS IT BEEN RETURNING TO A&T? >> SUCH A WONDERFUL TIME. MY DIRECRTO, HE ALSO TAUGHT ME IN SCHOOL, SO TO BE ABLE TO COME BACK AND HIM SEE WHAIT HAVE LEARNED AND NOW F HORIM TO DIRECT ME AT A DIFFERENT STAGE IN MY CAREER IS WONDERFUL, HEARTWARMING TO HAVE SOME OF THE SAME FACTYUL THERE, TO BE WITH NEW STUDENTS AND INTRODUCE THEM TO WHAT IT IS LIKE TO BE A BROADWAY ACTOR, TO WORK IN REGIONAL THEATER ALTOGETHER. IT IS GREAT TO BE ABLE TO MENTOR THEM AND LEAD THEM INTOHE T LEGACY AND DESTINY THEY DESERVE. AUDR:EY REALLY COMING FULL CIRCLE FOR Y.OU ATWH DO YOU HOPE AUDIENCES TAKE AWAY FROM THIS PLAY OR FLEE WHILE THEY SIT IN THEIR SEATS WATCHING YOU? >> MY HOPE IS THERE IS AN UNDERSTANDING THAT EVERYBODY’S LIVES HAVE SOMETHING HEAVY. THEER IS SOMETHING THAT MAYBE EYTH ARE GOING THROUGH THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW OF AND THAT HAPPENS A LOT IN THE BLACK COMMUNY.IT THERE ARE STRUGGLES THAT HAPPEN EVERY DAY TTHA SOME PEOPLE JUST DO NOT EXPERIEENC. A FRIEND LDTO ME IF HE SEES POLICE LIGHTS IN HIS WINDOWE H IS NOT WORRIED. HE JUST WANTS TO KNOW IF HE IS GOING TO GET A TICKET. IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY, IT IS DIFFERENT. YOU VEHA THIS PAIN AND HOPELESSNESS AND WE WANT PEOPLE TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS THAT SPREADING LOVE THRGHOU MUSIC IS ALYSWA KEY TO CHANGE LIVES. WE HAVE TO BE PEACEFUL AND VELO EACH OTHER UNTIL WE GET TO THE JOURNEY OF PEACE FOR ALL THE WORLD. AUDR:EY THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT HAS BEEN A PLSUEARE SPEAKING WITH YOU AND HAVING YOU ON OUR SHOW. WE WANT TO KEMA SURE FOLKS KNOW THE INFORMATION TO SEE THE PLAY. A "MRAINEY’S BLACK BOTTOM" ENOP THIS THURSDAY AT NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY. IT WILL RUN THROUGH SUNDAY. TICKETS COST $17 FOR ADULTS, $11 FOR STUDENTS AND SENIORS, AND SIX DOLLARS FOR KIDS 12 AND UNDE YOU CAN GET YOUR TICKETS TO SEE THE PLAY BY CAL