[NEohioPAL]Cleveland Public Theatre wants you to start talking! Junebug comes to Cleveland for four performances ONLY!
Dan Kilbane
dkilbane at cptonline.org
Mon Mar 29 14:48:47 PST 2004
CPT is presenting a family-friendly, activist-friendly, fun-filled evening
of theatre for one weekend only, April 1 - 4 featuring the writer-performer
John O'Neal as Junebug Jabbo Jones.
A little bit about the show:
DONT START ME TO TALKING OR ILL TELL YOU EVERYTHING I KNOW: SAYINGS FROM
THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF
JUNEBUG JABBO JONES
A remarkable collection of tales and anecdotes as told by the folkloric
character,
Junebug Jabbo Jones.
The subtlety and strength of Mr. ONeals performances are something to
behold. He is a very funny man and he is a great actor. -The New Yorker
April 1 - 4, 2004
Junebugs wisdom is immense: from simple lessons of respect to the
complexity of redemption, this play is certain to teach and amaze. Wherever
and whenever oppressed people have taken stock of their situations and begun
to consider what to do about it, Junebug Jabbo Jones or somebody like him
may be found nearby. Coming from a long line of African storytellers like
Aesop, praise-singers, and street corner poets who chime the rhymes of Shine
and Stagolee, Junebug Jabbo Jones, played by John ONeal, is a keeper of
dreams and other sacred things.
Writer and performer John ONeal gives respect, humor and the quietest
passion to the character of storyteller Junebug Jabbo Jones in six tales
that detail Junebugs history, background, and experiences growing up in
Pike County, Mississippi, and the journey outside his home to the big world.
Directed by Steve Kent and based on a production directed by Curtis L. King,
Dont Start Me to Talking or Ill Tell You Everything I Know: Sayings from
the Life and Writings of Junebug Jabbo Jones runs from April 1 - 4 in CPTs
Upstairs Theatre. Thursday, Friday, and Saturday performances are at 8:00
p.m., and the Sunday performance is at 3:00 p.m. Regular ticket prices are
$18 general, $15 for students and seniors. Group rates are available.
Info. and reservations: 216/631-2727 ext. 501.
www.cptonline.org
Dan Kilbane
Publicist
Cleveland Public Theatre
6415 Detroit Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44102
tel: 216/631-2727 ext. 203
fax: 216/631-2575
www.cptonline.org
dkilbane at cptonline.org
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