1995 – 1996 Season
November 2-26
The Man in Room 306 by Craig Alan Edwards
Directed by Cheryl Katz
The Man in Room 306 finds Martin Luther King, Jr. in the Lorraine Motel the night of his last and most prophetic speech, and the day before his assassination. This one-man show about the human struggle of leadership celebrates the final challenge and victory of the extraordinary man named Dr. King.
February 1-25
An Invitation to the Blues by Jacquetta McMurray and Zelda Patterson
Directed by Beatrice Winde
The life stories of three talented women, Memphis, Mac Jack and Hildy, intersect on the Old Chittlin’ Circuit in An Invitation to the Blues. A rebellious daughter, a bitter and lonely piano player, and a woman running from the murder of an unfaithful lover find themselves as a family, sharing their present and shunning their past.
April 11-May 5
Kick the Can by Jim Lehrer
Adapted and directed by James Glossman
World Premiere
Having lost an eye watching a game of kick-the-can, Mack, a modern Huckleberry Finn, runs away from his Kansas home in 1951 to become…a pirate. (No small feat in the land-locked Midwest traversed by busses rather than boats.) A wry, rollicking coming-of-age story that celebrates the open road and American innocence lost and found.
May 9-June 9
“we don’t have enough sugar for the public”
Created and directed by Jane Mandel
World Premiere
Woven from the personal stories of community residents and from material generated by the company of artists, this unique project is a theatrical exploration of racism and how it affects our daily lives.
