<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148407965168773216</id><updated>2012-02-16T20:01:33.573-08:00</updated><category term='Destiny Productions Theater Ensemble'/><category term='Ruth Chapman'/><category term='Philadelphia'/><category term='faith'/><category term='society'/><category term='Malaina Hatcher'/><category term='Arts'/><title type='text'>Destiny Productions Theater Ensemble</title><subtitle type='html'>Destiny Productions Theater Ensemble is a faith-based, arts-based project designed to address social and community concerns.  The ensemble allows youths to explore, examine and give voice to issues that impact the lives of children, young adults and families.  The ensemble further promotes health and healing to the hearts and minds of participants and members of diverse audiences through profound, original theatrical performances.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://destinyproductionstheater.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3148407965168773216/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://destinyproductionstheater.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Destiny Productions Theater Ensemble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04753577484828493499</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>3</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148407965168773216.post-5548635734641982809</id><published>2009-06-02T16:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-02T16:35:34.210-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ruth Chapman'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Malaina Hatcher'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='society'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Destiny Productions Theater Ensemble'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Philadelphia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='faith'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Arts'/><title type='text'>About Destiny Theater Productions Ensemble</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MGVqtRShjTA/SiW3N3GHBxI/AAAAAAAAABQ/dU36On7YCqw/s1600-h/IMG_6129.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MGVqtRShjTA/SiW3N3GHBxI/AAAAAAAAABQ/dU36On7YCqw/s320/IMG_6129.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342877981700720402" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment--&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"   style="  font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline;font-family:Arial;font-size:13px;"&gt; &lt;!--StartFragment--&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;!--StartFragment--&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;Vision Statement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; "&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;The vision of Destiny Productions Theater Ensemble is to become a catalyst for societal and behavioral change through faith-based and arts based theatrical performances.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;Philosophy&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;It is the belief of Destiny Productions Theater Ensemble that effective change can be achieved in the lives of diverse populations through exposure to theatrical performances that not only give voice to social issues in an impacting manner, but also offer viable solutions within a theatrical format.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;It is further believed that by incorporating the skills of inner-city youths, their lives can be enriched and enhanced through artistic outreach experiences.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;!--EndFragment--&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;Mission Statement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;!--StartFragment--&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;To creatively implement artistic productions based upon prevalent issues impacting inner-city families in order to identify, implement and refine faith-based and arts based solutions to promote greater understanding and provide much needed information to help individuals achieve improved lives.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="Apple-style-span"  style="font-size:small;"&gt;It is also the mission of the project to foster desirable participant outcomes and opportunities to become culturally and behaviorally well-rounded contributors to society.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;!--EndFragment--&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3148407965168773216-5548635734641982809?l=destinyproductionstheater.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://destinyproductionstheater.blogspot.com/feeds/5548635734641982809/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://destinyproductionstheater.blogspot.com/2009/06/about-destiny-theater-productions.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3148407965168773216/posts/default/5548635734641982809'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3148407965168773216/posts/default/5548635734641982809'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://destinyproductionstheater.blogspot.com/2009/06/about-destiny-theater-productions.html' title='About Destiny Theater Productions Ensemble'/><author><name>Destiny Productions Theater Ensemble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04753577484828493499</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_MGVqtRShjTA/SiW3N3GHBxI/AAAAAAAAABQ/dU36On7YCqw/s72-c/IMG_6129.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148407965168773216.post-4274294781005378720</id><published>2009-06-02T16:04:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-02T16:14:14.848-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ruth Chapman'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Destiny Productions Theater Ensemble'/><title type='text'>Ruth C. Chapman – Founder/Writer/Director</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MGVqtRShjTA/SiWyLj5jX_I/AAAAAAAAABA/8kVfDf1yNow/s1600-h/IMG_6094.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MGVqtRShjTA/SiWyLj5jX_I/AAAAAAAAABA/8kVfDf1yNow/s200/IMG_6094.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342872444629901298" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt;"&gt;Ruth C. Chapman is a published writer, presenter and dramatist.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;She is the founder of Destiny Productions.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;She has received degrees in Education and Counseling from Cheyney State University, University of Dayton, and Grace College.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;She is the recipient of numerous awards and has served as an officer with numerous prestigious organizations.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;She is the mother of three wonderful adult children.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;!--EndFragment--&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3148407965168773216-4274294781005378720?l=destinyproductionstheater.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://destinyproductionstheater.blogspot.com/feeds/4274294781005378720/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://destinyproductionstheater.blogspot.com/2009/06/ruth-c-chapman-founderwriterdirector.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3148407965168773216/posts/default/4274294781005378720'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3148407965168773216/posts/default/4274294781005378720'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://destinyproductionstheater.blogspot.com/2009/06/ruth-c-chapman-founderwriterdirector.html' title='Ruth C. Chapman – Founder/Writer/Director'/><author><name>Destiny Productions Theater Ensemble</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04753577484828493499</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MGVqtRShjTA/SiWyLj5jX_I/AAAAAAAAABA/8kVfDf1yNow/s72-c/IMG_6094.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3148407965168773216.post-3793918116479977892</id><published>2009-06-02T15:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-02T16:16:02.223-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ruth Chapman'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Malaina Hatcher'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='society'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Destiny Productions Theater Ensemble'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Philadelphia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='faith'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Arts'/><title type='text'>Malaina A. Hatcher – Producer/ Manager</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MGVqtRShjTA/SiWyqA0F7DI/AAAAAAAAABI/ASCNCg3mYNU/s1600-h/IMG_6110.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_MGVqtRShjTA/SiWyqA0F7DI/AAAAAAAAABI/ASCNCg3mYNU/s200/IMG_6110.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342872967787703346" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment--&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt; &lt;!--StartFragment--&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt;"&gt;Malaina A. Hatcher has served as a mentor, role model and community leader, and has provided case management services for numerous organizations.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;She earned a degree in Criminal Justice from Kutztown University, attended Berean Institute where she received a Pennsylvania State License in Cosmetology.&lt;span style="mso-spacerun: yes"&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Her interests and skills have allowed her to find success as a model, &lt;/span&gt;c&lt;span style="font-size:10.0pt;"&gt;osmetologist and entrepreneur.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;!--EndFragment--&gt;    &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;!--EndFragment--&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3148407965168773216-3793918116479977892?l=destinyproductionstheater.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://destinyproductionstheater.blogspot.com/feeds/3793918116479977892/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://destinyproductionstheater.blogspot.com/2009/06/dptes-vision-statement.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3148407965168773216/posts/default/3793918116479977892'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3148407965168773216/posts/default/3793918116479977892'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://destinyproductionstheater.blogspot.com/2009/06/dptes-vision-statement.html' title='Malaina A. 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