[NEohioPAL]Charles S. Dutton will visit Akron
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Tue Mar 30 13:02:58 PST 2004
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WEATHERVANE PLAYHOUSE
is proud to present
Special Guest, CHARLES S. DUTTON
Weathervane Playhouse will host actor Charles S. Dutton April 3 at 7:30 p.m.
This actor's true life story is as amazing as anything ever depicted on
screen: Dutton quit school, spent time in reform schools, and then went to jail at
the age of 17 for killing a man in a street fight. He spent some eight years
in and out of prison and gradually developed an interest in theater, acting
with other inmates in a drama group. When he was released in 1976, Dutton
studied theater and was later accepted at the Yale School of Drama. There he met
director Lloyd Richards, who chose Dutton to star in August Wilson's Ma
Rainey's Black Bottom on Broadway in 1984; the performance earned Dutton a Tony
nomination. He had similar theatrical triumphs in Wilson's Joe Turner's Come and
Gone (1988) and The Piano Lesson (1990). He began appearing in films - No
Mercy (1986), "Crocodile" Dundee II (1988), Jacknife (1989) and Q & A (1990). He
played strong supporting roles in Alien 3, Mississippi Masala, The
Distinguished Gentleman, Menace II Society and Rudy. He is also familiar to TV audiences
as the title character of the series Roc, a nickname taken from his former
street name. Roc was seen on FOX-TV during 1991-1994. He has starred in over
forty films including Rudy, Cry the Beloved Country, Get on the Bus, A Time to
Kill, Mimic and Cookie's Fortune.
He made his directorial debut in HBO's First Time Felon and directed the
HBO original miniseries, The Corner. The Corner swept that year's (1997) Emmy
Awards in every category for which it was nominated including Dutton's win as
Best Director. He received his second Emmy for his guest-starring role of
ABC's The Practice. Most recently, he earned his third Emmy Award as
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his riveting performance in CBS' Without A
Trace.
Dutton's first feature film as a director, Against the Ropes, starring
Meg Ryan and filmed partially in Cleveland, recently opened in theaters. Dutton
portrayed Police Chief Charles Moose in the USA Network television movie, DC
Sniper: 23 Days of Fear. He stars opposite Halle Berry in the thriller,
Gothika, and can be seen in the film, Secret Window, starring Johnny Depp. Whether
he is discussing his strong views on the value of education and
self-determination, racism in Hollywood, the drug "war" in America, minimum sentencing or
his first-hand knowledge of the power to change one's life, few speakers can
ever match Charles Dutton's magnetic presence, intensity and ability to inspire
audiences.
With the strong support of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Eta Tau
Lambda Chapter, Akron, Ohio and the Akron Community Foundation, Weathervane is
please to bring Mr. Dutton to Akron.
Dutton will give his keynote address, "From Jail to Yale" April 3 at 7:30
p.m. at the Playhouse. The speech will be followed by a "meet the artist"
reception in the lobby. Tickets are still available for $25 and include address and
reception. Charge by phone at the Weathervane box office at 330-836-2626,
Tuesday - Friday between 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
This project is also sponsored in part by Bank One, the Robert A. Kutz
Charitable Trust, OMNOVA Solutions Foundation the Pan-Hellenic Council of Akron and
the Akron Beacon Journal.
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<BR>is proud to present
<BR>Special Guest, CHARLES S. DUTTON</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"=
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<BR><P ALIGN=3DLEFT>
<BR>Weathervane Playhouse will host actor </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#ff0000" BA=
CK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMI=
LY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0">Charles S. Dutton</FONT><FONT CO=
LOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=
=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"> April 3 at=20=
7:30 p.m. This actor's true life story is as amazing as anything ever=20=
depicted on screen: Dutton quit school, spent time in reform schools, and th=
en went to jail at the age of 17 for killing a man in a street fight. =
He spent some eight years in and out of prison and gradually developed an in=
terest in theater, acting with other inmates in a drama group. When he=
was released in 1976, Dutton studied theater and was later accepted at the=20=
Yale School of Drama. There he met director Lloyd Richards, who chose=20=
Dutton to star in August Wilson's <I>Ma Rainey's Black Bottom</I> on Broadwa=
y in 1984; the performance earned Dutton a Tony nomination. He had sim=
ilar theatrical triumphs in Wilson's <I>Joe Turner's Come and Gone</I> (1988=
) and <I>The Piano Lesson </I>(1990). He began appearing in films - <I=
>No Mercy </I>(1986), <I>"Crocodile" Dundee II </I>(1988), <I>Jacknife </I>(=
1989) and <I>Q & A </I>(1990). He played strong supporting roles i=
n <I>Alien 3, Mississippi Masala, The Distinguished Gentleman, Menace II Soc=
iety</I> and <I>Rudy</I>. He is also familiar to TV audiences as the t=
itle character of the series <I>Roc</I>, a nickname taken from his former st=
reet name. <I>Roc </I>was seen on FOX-TV during 1991-1994. He ha=
s starred in over forty films including <I>Rudy, Cry the Beloved Country, Ge=
t on the Bus, A Time to Kill, Mimic</I> and <I>Cookie's Fortune</I>.
<BR>
<BR> He made his directorial debut in </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#ff0000" BAC=
K=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMIL=
Y=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0">HBO's</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#00000=
0" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10=
FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"> <B>First Time Felon</B> and=
directed the HBO original miniseries, <B>The Corner</B>. <B>The Corne=
r</B> swept that year's (1997) </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#ff0000" BACK=3D"#ffff=
ff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSS=
ERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0">Emmy Awards</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" B=
ACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAM=
ILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"> in every category for which it=20=
was nominated including Dutton's win as </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000ff" BACK=
=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=
=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0">Best Director</FONT><FONT COLOR=
=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 P=
TSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0">. He receive=
d his second Emmy for his guest-starring role of <B>ABC's <I>The Practice</B=
></I>. Most recently, he earned his third Emmy Award as Outstanding Gu=
est Actor in a Drama Series for his riveting performance in </FONT><FONT CO=
LOR=3D"#ff0000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=
=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0">CBS' </FONT>=
<FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff=
" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"><I>Wit=
hout A Trace</I>.
<BR>
<BR> Dutton's first feature film as a director, </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#f=
f0000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=
=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"><B><I>Against the Ropes=
</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR:=20=
#ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"=
></B></I>, starring Meg Ryan and filmed partially in Cleveland, recently ope=
ned in theaters. Dutton portrayed Police Chief Charles Moose in the US=
A Network television movie, <I>DC Sniper: 23 Days of Fear</I>. </FONT>=
<FONT COLOR=3D"#ff0000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff=
" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0">He sta=
rs opposite Halle Berry in the thriller, <B><I>Gothika</B></I>, and can be s=
een in the film, <B><I>Secret Window</B></I>, starring Johnny Depp. </FONT><=
FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"=
SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0">Whether=
he is discussing his strong views on the value of education and self-determ=
ination, racism in Hollywood, the drug "war" in America, minimum sentencing=20=
or his first-hand knowledge of the power to change one's life, few speakers=20=
can ever match Charles Dutton's magnetic presence, intensity and ability to=20=
inspire audiences.
<BR>
<BR> With the strong support of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Eta Tau=20=
Lambda Chapter, Akron, Ohio and the Akron Community Foundation, Weathervane=20=
is please to bring Mr. Dutton to Akron.
<BR>
<BR></FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#ff0000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COL=
OR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=
=3D"0"><B>Dutton will give his keynote address, "From Jail to Yale" April 3=20=
at 7:30 p.m. at the Playhouse. The speech will be followed by a "meet=20=
the artist" reception in the lobby. Tickets are still available for $25 and=20=
include address and reception. Charge by phone at the Weathervane box=20=
office at 330-836-2626, Tuesday - Friday between 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
<BR></FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COL=
OR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=
=3D"0"></B>
<BR><P ALIGN=3DCENTER></FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000ff" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=
=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FAC=
E=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0">This project is also sponsored in part by Bank One, t=
he Robert A. Kutz Charitable Trust, OMNOVA Solutions Foundation the Pan-Hell=
enic Council of Akron and the Akron Beacon Journal.</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0=
00000" BACK=3D"#ffffff" style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3D2 PTSIZE=
=3D10 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0">
<BR></P></P></P></FONT></HTML>
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