[NEohioPAL]"On Strivers Row" at Firestone Theatre

Tue Nov 27 23:29:58 PST 2001

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Take a Stroll Down Strivers Row

Jennifer Jeter Serves as Guest Director for Firestone Theatre Production=20
Abram Hill's Comic Play "On Strivers Row"

Main Stage Production Set in1940s Harlem Neighborhood

(November 27, 2001 =E2=80=93 Akron, Ohio) =E2=80=93 Firestone Theatre and Bl=
ack United=20
Students present the biting satire of "On Strivers Row" by Abram Hill at 7:3=
0=20
p.m. on Friday, November 30 and Saturday, December 1, 2001 in the Firestone=20
High School Auditorium.  All seating is general and costs $5.00. The play is=
=20
under the direction of guest director and local actress/director Jennifer=20
Jeter.  Firestone High School is located at 333 Rampart Avenue, Akron. Call=20
the Firestone Theatre office at (330) 873-3408 for additional ticket=20
information.

"On Strivers Row" was written in 1939 and was well received because it was a=
=20
contemporary play that reflected social issues within the Harlem community.=20=
=20
As a writer, Hill recognized the need for theatre patrons to see themselves,=
=20
their friends and neighbors depicted on the stage. His writings came from th=
e=20
observation and careful documentation of his surroundings. In 1940, Abram=20
Hill along with Frederick O'Neal founded the American Negro Theatre (ANT) in=
=20
Harlem.  Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, and Harry Belafonte are a few noted=20
artists that obtained training at the American NegroTheatre. It was at this=20
venue that On Strivers Row ran successfuly and was even rewritten as a=20
musical.

Call the Firestone Theatre office at (330) 873-3408 for more information.

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 Jennifer Jeter Serves as Guest Director for Firestone Theatre Production=
 Abram Hill's Comic Play "On Strivers Row"
 
 Main Stage Production Set in1940s Harlem Neighborhood
 
 
 
 (November 27, 2001 =E2=80=93 Akron, Ohio) =E2=80=93 Firestone Theatre an=
d Black United Students present the biting satire of "On Strivers Row" by Ab=
ram Hill at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, November 30 and Saturday, December 1, 2001=20=
in the Firestone High School Auditorium.  All seating is general and co=
sts $5.00. The play is under the direction of guest director and local actre=
ss/director Jennifer Jeter.  Firestone High School is located at 333 Ra=
mpart Avenue, Akron. Call the Firestone Theatre office at (330) 873-3408 for=
 additional ticket information.
 
 "On Strivers Row" was written in 1939 and was well received because it w=
as a contemporary play that reflected social issues within the Harlem commun=
ity.  As a writer, Hill recognized the need for theatre patrons to see=20=
themselves, their friends and neighbors depicted on the stage. His writings=20=
came from the observation and careful documentation of his surroundings. In=20=
1940, Abram Hill along with Frederick O'Neal founded the American Negro Thea=
tre (ANT) in Harlem.  Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee, and Harry Belafonte are=
 a few noted artists that obtained training at the American NegroTheatre. It=
 was at this venue that On Strivers Row ran successfuly and was even=20=
rewritten as a musical.
 
 Call the Firestone Theatre office at (330) 873-3408 for more information=
.
 
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