Tomasian Entertainment! LLC is an independent multi faceted internet based entertainment company.
te! productions
welcome to te! productions
8 Workshops - 4 Performances - 1 Clear Choice
Where we pride ourselves in bringing high quality affordably priced educational entertainment to your campus.
te! productions returns this year with 8 workshops, 4 performances and our topic based keynote presentations and half day and full day seminars.
Since 1996, Tomasian Ent! (te!) has been committed to providing high quality, affordably priced entertainment to college campuses across the US.
Whether a university with several campuses throughout a major city or a community college in the middle of small town, te! provides programming that is entertaining, enlightening and affordable.
About Our Performances
All of our performances are 90 min to 120 min in length and star Tomas. They can be staged almost anywhere and do not require any elaborate setup.
• SLaVe: Now in it’s 11th touring season, SLaVe is our critically acclaimed one-man performance which has traveled across the US at one point was the keynote presentation at Brown University’s Black History Month Convocation.
The interactive play features two brothers, from two different worlds, on a local talk show trying to rebuild their relationship in light of their mother's recent death. The audience participates in this play by playing the studio audience of the talk show.
REQUIREMENTS: Two chairs on a stage or an unobstructed space in front of the room, Small table at side for literature
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• Interview with the Monster: This one man show is follows the HIV virus as it travels through 7 different people.
The audience is able to get inside the mind of this very matter of fact virus as it infects and replicates itself and slowly weakens its hosts.
This is a powerful production, very popular around World AIDS Day and during LGBT Month.
REQUIREMENTS: One chair on a stage or an unobstructed space in front of the room, Small table at side for literature
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• Pages from the Journal: A wealthy Black business man from Chicago finds the journal of a young black man from Chicago's SouthSide and learns that he has more in common with the young man than he previously thought.
This play appeared off-Broadway in Feb of 2006.
REQUIREMENTS: One chair on an stage or unobstructed space in front of the room, Small table at side for literature
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• CHaiNS: Three men from very different lives talk about being gay and what it means for them.
This performance takes a candid look at being openly gay, living the down low lifestyle, misogamy, internalized homophobia, and race, class and gender as it plays into one’s sexual orientation.
This performance follows in the footsteps of the ever popular SLaVe and provides the audience with an interactive experience.
REQUIREMENTS: Three chairs on a stage or an unobstructed space in front of the room, Small table at side for literature
About Our Workshops
All of our workshops are INTERACTIVE and run 90 to 120min. Each is presented by Tomas and provides your participants with an eye opening experience which they will speak of for weeks to come. These workshops can be staged almost anywhere and do not require any elaborate setup.
• ISIM - Racism, Sexism and Homophobia, Recognizing and Understanding the Connections: This very popular presentation challenges participants to take a very personal look at their own "isms”. Participants really "go there" sharing their attitudes towards race, gender and sexual orientation. They explore the words, actions, attitudes of themselves and their world.
REQUIREMENTS: Speakers podium or small speaker's table, small table at side for literature
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• Intersections - Race, Class and Gender: Similar to "ISIM", this workshop focuses on race, class and gender issues and examines their subtle and sometimes not so subtle intersections.
REQUIREMENTS: Speakers podium or small speaker's table, small table at side for literature
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• Hip-Hop and Homophobia – This very popular presentation explores the images, lyrics and messages of homophobia as found in hip-hop past and present. It also exposes the audience to homo-hop as LGBT artists struggle to find their place in today’s hip-hop. This interactive presentation engages the participants, encouraging them to share their attitudes and opinions in a safe environment.
REQUIREMENTS: Speakers podium or small speaker's table, boombox or CD playing sound system, small table at side for literature
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• Hip-Hop and the "Nappy Headed Hoes" (aka Hip Hop and Sexism) – Has hip hop gone too far when a shock jock says he learned how to disrespect women by listening to rap music? What is the role of women in hip hop culture, as defined by women, as defined by men? With words like “bitch” and “hoe” being used freely in music, television and conversations by both men and women are we all just buying into sexual oppression? Or, is it all just entertainment? This presentation will become one of Tomas' most presented as it is a subject that needs further exploration - sexism and gender identification in hip hop culture and how it affects or is affected by popular culture.
This interactive presentation engages the participants, encouraging them to share their attitudes and opinions in a safe environment.
REQUIREMENTS: Speakers podium or small speaker's table, boombox or CD playing sound system, small table at side for literature
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• Debunking the Double Standard: If a man has many sexual partners, he’s a stud. But if a woman has many sexual partners, she’s a slut!? This double standard and many others are explored in this powerful workshop which examines societies most hypocritical attitudes.
This workshop covers all cross sections of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and physical and mental ability as well as the religious and political attitudes which help to shape our culture today.
REQUIREMENTS: Speakers podium or small speaker's table, small table at side for literature
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• There is no I in Team (but there is an ME): This is a popular team building workshop focuses on the development of the individual within a group. Participants engage in a series of exercises which helps them to strengthen their interpersonal relationships and draw upon the strength of the groups diversity.
REQUIREMENTS: Speakers podium or small speaker's table, small table at side for literature
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• DiverCITY: This team building workshop focuses on leadership development and teaches group leaders how to effectively draw upon the diversity of their organization in order to strengthen it and achieve group goals.
REQUIREMENTS: Speakers podium or small speaker's table, small table at side for literature
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• The Hip Hop Workshop: This fun, movement based team building workshop uses simple choreography to illustrate how a team works together to tackle a common goal.
REQUIREMENTS: Large unobstructed space, boombox or CD playing sound system, small table at side for literature
About Our Keynotes and Seminars
In addition to offerings above, we also offer topic based keynotes and workshops based on your organization's needs. These topic(s) can be linked together to provide your campus with a half day and full day seminar as well.
The half day seminars can be scheduled in the morning or afternoon and typically feature two 90 minute or three 75min presentations.
Full Day Seminars may be divided similarly featuring 4 to 6 presentations.
Based on Tomas' research and interest, Tomas has provided presentations at colleges, corporations and conferences in the following areas:
Diversity and Leadership Development
The True Essence of Leadership
Diversity as a tool for success
Diversity and Multiculturalism
African American Identity
LGBT Identity
Sexuality and Spirituality
Hip Hop and Sexism
Hip Hop and Homophobia
Hip Hop and Heterosexism
Impact of Hip Hop on the Black Community
Impact of Hip Hop on the Community at large
HIV/AIDS
Pricing Information
You can bring any of these one man performances, interactive presentations or keynote speeches to your campus for only $1,500 inclusive of travel and accommodations..
1/2 Day Seminars are $2,500* inclusive of travel and accommodations.
Full Day Seminars are $3,500** inclusive of travel and accommodations.
*An evening performance may be added to any seminar for an additional $250. This may be an original performance designed for your event or one of our many offerings.
**An evening performance may be added to any seminar for no additional charge. This may be an original performance designed for your event or one of our many offerings.
All you do is book and enjoy. We take care of all the rest.
Even colleges that participate in co-op buying programs find our prices so reasonable that they book us without hesitation.
Discount Information
With every workshop or performance you book, the following discounts are applicable:
Tri-State Discount - For schools who are located on public transportation (NYC Subway, LIRR, MetroNorth, NJ Transit, Bee Line, Academy Lines, etc. in the New York, New Jersey and CT area) and/or are no more than 2 hours drive from NYC (which may include some areas outside of the tri-state), the booking price is reduced to $1,200 inclusive of travel and accommodations. No further discounts apply.
NACA/APCA Discount - Schools that are members of the NACA or APCA are entitled to a 5% discount off the booking price resulting in a booking price of $1,425. Please tell us if your school is a member of the NACA or APCA when you submit your booking request.
Re-Booking Discount - Schools that booked us last year and book us again this year, or schools that book us more than once in the same year are entitled to a 5% discount per booking resulting in a booking price of $1,425. This is in addition to any other applicable discount.
These discounts may be combined for a maximum discount of up to 20% off the booking price resulting in a booking price of $1,200.
BOOK TODAY
The easiest and fastest way to book a performance, workshop, keynote or seminar for your campus is to fill out our
If you need additional information prior to filling out the Online Booking Form, then please send an email to bookingdept (at) tomasianent (dot) com or call us at 201-633-5748 x500.
We look forward to working with you and making your next event a success.
