WHACKED!
Ben, a hitman for hire, executes his hits—but not in the way his employers intended.
Written By Kalen Feeney
Directed By Michelle Banks
ID: a person’s arm in purple with a red wedding ring hanging out of the white bathtub. Two champagne flutes in dark purple on right side of the tub. Red background with unrolling purple toilet papers. Dark capitalized purple and tilted text: “Whacked!”, following with “Written by Kalen Feeney” and “Directed by Michelle Banks”. Dark purple capitalized text on bottom right: “Short Play Festival, April 9-11, 2021. deafspotlight.org/dsp.” Deaf Spotlight logo is on bottom and centered.
WHACKED! TEAM
Kalen Feeney | Playwright
Kalen Feeney is a writer/actor and studied in England for a Masters in Screenwriting. She taught screenwriting & playwriting workshops to Deaf filmmakers, playwrights, and students in the USA, England, and Canada. Kalen trained with the American Conservatory Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Deaf West Theatre, and toured with National Theatre of the Deaf.
Michelle Banks | Director
Michelle A. Banks is the Artistic Director of Visionaries of the Creative Arts (VOCA). Her directing credits include VOCA’s short film, A RAISIN IN THE SUN, LOOK THROUGH MY EYES, SILENT SCREAM, Z: A CHRISTMAS STORY, WHAT IT’S LIKE? (One Man Show) and IN SIGHT AND SOUND: DE(A)F POETRY I, II, & III.
Dorian Fletcher | Stage Manager
Dorian Fletcher wears many hats in the Deaf and Theatre Arts community. To his credit he has participated in the following: Office Assistant of Invisible Hands Inc., Stage Manager of National Deaf Dance Theatre and The Wild Zappers, , Assistant Director of Dance Concert at Model Secondary School for the Deaf, Assistant Sign Master for Central Stage production , Stage Manager of 1001 Black Inventions, Stage Manager of I Didn’t Hear That Color, Stage Manager of Black Deaf Male who am I? (One Man show), Stage Manager of Invisible Hands Inc. Educational Theater at Class Acts Inc.
He has received numerous awards including: Stage Manager of the Year 2009, 2008, and 2007, Stage Manager of Invisible Hands Performing Arts, Inc. He is also the 2018-2020 Eastern Regional Representative and Board member of NBDA.
Fatimah Abdul-Rahim | Woman
Fatimah Abduh-Rahim is excited to be part of the short film, Whacked!, wrote by Kalen Feeney. In December 2019, she debuted in A Christmas Story in Mary's role, written by Jeffery Bowden. She is grateful to Michelle A. Banks for igniting her passion for acting again as an adult.
Aarron Loggins as Ben
An Illinois native, Aarron Loggins, didn't allow being hard of hearing to limit him from learning American Sign Language by the age of three. His ability to tell stories with his hands and body led Aarron to join and perform with several groups such as, Wild Zappers, National Deaf Dance, Gallaudet Dance and Theater Company, and become the founder of a deaf step team called, Da Jump Back. He has also blossomed as an actor and has been featured across theater, television, and film.