{"id":63403,"date":"2012-06-17T07:07:11","date_gmt":"2012-06-17T07:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/0de2709a84.nxcli.net\/0-kjasnb\/2012\/06\/17\/gmc-in-sickness-and-in-health\/"},"modified":"2018-12-18T10:52:13","modified_gmt":"2018-12-18T10:52:13","slug":"gmc-in-sickness-and-in-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/gmc-in-sickness-and-in-health\/","title":{"rendered":"In Sickness and in Health"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2018IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

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THE THIRD PLAY IN GMC\u2019S WEDDING VOW-THEMED SERIES<\/p>\n

GOLDEN BROOKS <\/strong>AND ROGER GUENVEUR SMITH<\/strong> LEAD A POWERFUL ENSEMBLE CAST<\/p>\n

PREMIERES SATURDAY, June 23 AT 7:00 p.m. ET
\nEXCLUSIVELY ON GMC<\/strong><\/p>\n

GMC TV, America\u2019s favorite channel for uplifting music and family entertainment, presents the GMC World Premiere Play \u201cIn Sickness and in Health<\/strong>,\u201d starring Chico Benymon<\/strong> (\u201cHalf & Half,\u201d Ali), Jennifer Freeman<\/strong> (\u201cMy Wife and Kids,\u201d You Got Served), Roger Guenveur Smith<\/strong> (American Gangster, Final Destination), Golden Brooks<\/strong> (\u201cGirlfriends,\u201d Timecode), Michael Blackson<\/strong> (The Savages<\/em>) and gospel singing sensation Darlene McCoy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The powerful, true-to-life drama about the role of sacrifice and courage in marriage is the third installment in the popular series of wedding vow-themed productions that have aired on the network in 2012. \u201cIn Sickness and in Health\u201d makes its world television premiere exclusively on GMC TV on Saturday, June 23rd at 7:00 p.m. ET with encore broadcasts at 9:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Based on an original screenplay written by Cas Sigers Beedles<\/strong> and directed by Roger Melvin<\/strong>, \u201cIn Sickness and in Health\u201d tells the powerfully moving story of Faith (Freeman) and Norman (Benymon), a soon-to-be-married couple facing a potentially life-altering dilemma. With just two weeks to go before their wedding, Faith still hasn\u2019t told her fianc\u00e9 her deepest secret\u2014that she suffers from sickle-cell anemia. The timing has just never seemed right to come clean about it. Her healthy lifestyle appears to be keeping the disease in check and she\u2019s cherished the belief that Norman\u2019s love would heal her. But having lost her mother to the disease at age 40, she has no illusions about its destructive potential and doesn\u2019t want to put Norman through what her father endured. As the stress of the looming wedding brings on a few painful sickle-cell episodes, Faith reacts by pushing Norman away, which in turn triggers her sister to tell Norman about her illness. Hurt and angry, Faith calls the wedding off and, after a heart-to-heart with Faith\u2019s father about the responsibility of marrying a partner with an illness, even Norman questions his love and commitment to Faith. Can the couple overcome their fears and embrace love, with all the sacrifice that entails, and move forward with their plans?<\/p>\n

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Airing throughout wedding season, the four plays in GMC\u2019s nuptial series each feature a different cast and new storylines all tied into elements of the traditional marriage vows. Previous productions in the series, \u201cFor Richer or Poorer<\/a><\/strong>\u201d and \u201cFrom This Day Forward<\/a><\/strong>,\u201d premiered in April and May, respectively.<\/p>\n

GMC\u2019s \u201cIn Sickness and in Health<\/strong>\u201d is produced by Swirl Films\u2019 Eric Tomosunas<\/strong>, who has produced and taped numerous stage plays and feature-length films for television and DVD including, 35 & Ticking<\/a>, Love for Sale, A Mother\u2019s Prayer, There\u2019s a Stranger in My House, \u201cLove Me or Leave Me\u201d, \u201cThe Ideal Husband\u201d, \u201cThe Love You Save\u201d,<\/strong> and \u201cSugar Mommas<\/a>.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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