I photographed “Stripped”, a play on the intricacies of being a professional athlete featuring a star -studded cast including Dorsey Levens, Ed Hartwell, Karon Joseph Riley, Lisa Wu-Hartwell, Ryan Stewart and Rashan Ali Smith, at the Ferst Center for the Arts on the campus of Georgia Tech for the Midtown Patch newspaper on Thursday, July 28, 2011. Opening night for the play had a special blue carpet reception for celebrities, local cancer survivors and the cast to raise awareness for prostate cancer. The show runs through July 31. These are my favorite images from the blue carpet event.
Dr. Harold Jackson and his wife Tanisha make an appearance on the blue carpet for videographer Carl King from ATL Profile during the premier of "Stripped" at the Ferst Center for the Arts on the campus of Georgia Tech on Thursday, July 28, 2011.
Ken Feinberg, a local Atlanta actor, writer and director, walks the blue carpet during the opening night for "Stripped" at the Ferst Center for the Arts on the campus of Georgia Tech on Thursday, July 28, 2011.
Vaughn Booker, a former Greenbay Packers teammate of Dorsey Levens, walks the blue carpet during the premier of "Stripped" at the Ferst Center for the Arts on the campus of Georgia Tech on Thursday, July 28, 2011.
John Whetstone, center, talks with other VIPs at a pre-show reception for "Stripped" at the Ferst Center for the Arts on the campus of Geogria Tech on Thursday, July 28, 2011.
Lexi Blevins talks with other VIPs in a pre-show reception before the start of "Stripped" at the Ferst Center for the Arts on the campus of Georgia Tech on Thursday, July 28, 2011.
Lillian Lee, center, performs on stage at the Ferst Center for the Arts on the campus of Georgia Tech with a star-studded cast during opening night for "Stripped" on Thursday, July 28, 2011.
Dorsey Levens performs a scene from "Stripped" with a star-studded cast on stage at the Ferst Center for the Arts on the campus of Georgia Tech on Thursday, July 28, 2011.
Dorsey Levens and Lisa Wu-Hartwell perform a scene from "Stripped" on stage at the Ferst Center for the Arts on the campus of Georgia Tech on Thursday, July 28, 2011. Stripped runs through July 31.
Karon Joseph Riley, left, Rashan Ali Smith and Anthony Hall perform a scene from "Stripped" on stage at the Ferst Center for the Arts on the campus of Georgia Tech on Thursday, July 28, 2011.