July 14, 2010, by Rodney Ho
Former Georgia Tech and Detroit Lion Ryan Stewart, Corinne Van Ryck de Groot, and Arle Michel rehearse a scene from "Torn," a Christian drama, at Eyedrum in Atlanta Thursday, July 8, 2010. The play will run July 14-18 at the 14th Street Playhouse. CREDIT: Bita Honarvar
Former Georgia Tech and Detroit Lion Ryan Stewart, Corinne Van Ryck de Groot, and Arle Michel rehearse a scene from "Torn," a Christian drama, at Eyedrum in Atlanta Thursday, July 8, 2010. The play will run July 14-18 at the 14th Street Playhouse. CREDIT: Bita Honarvar
Ryan Stewart is a former NFL player who has become a successful talk-show host on 790/The Zone.
But he’s stretching his skills a bit more now by going into acting. Starting tonight through Sunday, Stewart joins the cast of the gospel play “Torn” for seven performances at the 14th Street Playhouse.
“I’m trying to push my career forward,” Stewart said in a phone interview tonight just two hours before the curtains rise. “It’s a huge challenge.”
He said he was nervous while learning his lines but feels okay now. He’s going to be in three scenes as a club owner who was divorced but is now partying it up. “I don’t see myself as a good or bad guy but very honest.”
From the press release, this is the cast:
TORN’s star studded cast includes: former NFL players Dorsey Levens, Karon Joseph Riley and Ryan Stewart (Co-host of The 2 Live Stews), Corrine Van Ryck de Groot (Prize Fighter/American Gladiator/CSI/Lost), Marvin Baldwin Jr (The Blind Side/Vampire Diaries), LaMonica Green (The Family That Preys), Arle Michael (House of Payne), Roderick Minger (Why Did I Get Married Too), Shenay T. Perkins (Actress/Author) and Larry Brooks making his stage debut.
Tickets are $25 each.
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