[NEohioPAL]Minorities in the Media Panel at Dobama Theatre This Sunday!

[Marjorie Preston, PR/Marketing Director]

Audience members at Dobama Theatre's In the Blood will be treated to Sunday
afternoon panel discussions throughout the run of the play.  Call (216)
932-3396 for reservations and (216) 932-6838 for more information.

Panel to follow Sunday's 2:30 performance of In the Blood (approximately
5:00 p.m.)

March 23 – Images in Black and White
Moderator: Dee Perry, WCPN-FM, WVIZ-TV.  Moderated question and answer
period to follow.
Panelists to include: Austen Allen, Interim Dean of First College, Cleveland
State/filmmaker; Plain Dealer Reporter Dick Peery; David Miller, Professor
at MSASS, Case Western Reserve University; Daniel Gray-Kontar, Editor of
Urban Dialect Magazine.

How are minorities, specifically those people who are African-American,
treated in the media?  What does the imagery that is purveyed articulate
about American values?  What assumptions do these images incorporate – not
only on the part of the audiences but also in the intentions of the creator
of a given image?  What is the relationship between stereotype and the six-o
’clock news?  Finally, in this day and age, when many whites are choosing
the homogenous “exerbs” does the media have a responsibility to represent
diverse images?  Why do stereotypical images “sell”?  And why is there a
market?


And coming next Sunday, March 30:
Since Welfare Reform
Moderator TBD.  Moderated question and answer period to follow.
Panelists to include: Sister Donna Hawk, Transitional Housing; Ruth Gray,
Executive Director, Empowerment Center of Greater Cleveland; Mick Latkovich,
Vocational Guidance Services; a representative from Neighborhood Centers
Association.

In 1998, the United States passed a series of laws that served, ideally, to
provide a bridge for our country’s poor from “welfare to work.”  The images
that were used to promote these laws were largely of inner-city poor, and
largely of black Americans even though the average welfare recipient is a
white woman who lives in a rural area.  For this event, we will take a look
at the actual results of the laws passed in Ohio.  Statistically, who are
Cleveland’s poorest citizens?  Are more people working?  Are women’s jobs
providing them an adequate income and healthcare for their children?  How
are adults without dependents faring as opposed to those who care for
(sometimes extended) families?  What kinds of support programs have been put
in place for ex-recipients?  What are the present politics of the situation?

Dobama Theatre is located at 1846 Coventry Road in Cleveland Heights.


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Dobama Theatre is proud to present In the Blood by Suzan-Lori Parks,
directed by Sonya Robbins.
Featuring RaSheryl McCreary and original music by Bill Ransom
Through March 30

"If there is such a thing as a perfect production, In the Blood comes
close." Cleveland Jewish News
"...a pitch-perfect blend of smoldering naturalism and hissing
stylization..." The Plain Dealer
"In an exceptional cast, the standout is Rasheryl McCreary, who is achingly
wounded and relentlessly resilient as Hester." Scene
"...must see...felt like a Broadway play in the heart of Manhattan." Call &
Post
"...brilliant, logical and twisted...truly reflects the quiet deprivation of
our society."  City News

Upcoming Productions:
THE 25th ANNUAL MARILYN BIANCHI KIDS' PLAYWRITING FESTIVAL
Benefit Night June 5
FREE Performances June 6-8

2003/2004 SEASON SCHEDULE TO BE ANNOUNCED THIS SUMMER!

Dobama Theatre is located at 1846 Coventry Road in Cleveland Heights.  For
reservations, call Dobama's box office line: (216) 932-3396.