[NEohioPAL]Pulitzer Prize Nominated "Stonewall Jackson's House" at Karamu

Fri Oct 22 09:37:33 PDT 2004

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Karamu House, Inc.=20
    2355 East 89th Street

   Cleveland, Ohio 44106

                                                                     =
Contact:  Vivian C. Wilson, Marketing Manager

                                                             Phone (216) =
795-7070 x 215; vwilson at karamu.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -Friday, October 22, 2004

Re:  Karamu Performing Arts Theater presents Stonewall Jackson's House =
by Jonathan Reynolds

Cleveland, Ohio's Karamu Performing Arts Theatre, Ohio's premier =
African-American theatre, presents the second production of its' =
2004/2005 Season of Knocking Down Walls: PAIN, PRIDE, PREJUDICE...and =
Stereotypes with Stonewall Jackson's House by Jonathan Reynolds.

Sensitive subjects surface in this controversial yet funny play by =
Jonathan Reynolds.  A woebegone black guide, leading a group through the =
haphazardly restored home of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson, =
suddenly stops the tour to ask a well-to-do white couple from Ohio if =
she can come home with them as their slave.  Affirmative action, =
political correctness, nontraditional casting, the welfare state, black =
studies, ethnocentrism, multiculturalism: Mr. Reynolds pushes many =
buttons.  You don't have to agree with Mr. Reynolds' inexhaustible =
supply of opinions to get a kick out of this play.

Two of the newest artist to Karamu who recently graced the stage in the =
hit "for colored girls..." have been cast in Stonewall Jackson's House. =
The talented and graceful Kimberly Brown (Lady in Orange) plays =
"Lawanda", the tour guide and the young gifted Corene Woodford (Lady in =
Green) was recently cast as her understudy.  Additional newcomers to the =
Karamu stage performing in this play are David Duffield, Kate Duffield, =
Susan Lucier and Timothy Squirek.   Hassan Rogers who directed the Arena =
hits Riff Raff and  No Niggers, No Jews, No Dogs directs the play.    =20

Karamu continues  "A Moment with the MU" on Monday, October 25, 2004 =
from 1 pm to 2:30 pm prior to Opening Night  in the Concert Hall.  Meet =
the cast, designers and directors  of the show, where you can feel free =
to get up close and personal about their processes with the production =
before opening night. Free to the public and media with Guest Moderators

Mainstage Productions

Preview Nights Wednesday & Thursday, October 27 & 28th @ 7:30 pm;  =
Preview Ticket Price $5.00

Performances: October 29th thru November 21, 2004=20

   Thursday, Friday, Saturday show time is 8:00 pm; Sunday show time is =
at 3:00 pm

Ticket Prices are $8.00 on Thursday; $12.00 on Friday; $14.00 on =
Saturday and $10.00 on Sunday.=20

Karamu Productions are supported in part by the Ohio Arts Council, The =
Cleveland Foundation and The George Gund Foundation.

Karamu House is located at 2355 East 89th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44106.

For ticket availability and other information contact the box office at =
216-795-7070 x 226.

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Re:  Karamu Performing Arts Theater presents=20
Stonewall Jackson=92s House by Jonathan Reynolds
 
Cleveland, Ohio=92s Karamu =
Performing Arts=20
Theatre, Ohio's premier African-American theatre, presents the second =
production=20
of its=92 2004/2005 Season of Knocking Down Walls: PAIN, =
PRIDE,=20
PREJUDICE...and Stereotypes with Stonewall Jackson=92s House by =
Jonathan=20
Reynolds.
Sensitive subjects surface in this controversial yet funny play =
by=20
Jonathan =
Reynolds. =20
A woebegone black guide, leading a group through the =

haphazardly restored home of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson, =
suddenly=20
stops the tour to ask a well-to-do white couple from Ohio if she can =
come home=20
with them as their slave.  Affirmative action, =
political=20
correctness, nontraditional casting, the welfare state, black studies,=20
ethnocentrism, multiculturalism: Mr. Reynolds pushes many =
buttons. =20
You don=92t have to agree with Mr. Reynolds=92 inexhaustible =
supply of=20
opinions to get a kick out of this play.
Two of the newest artist to Karamu who recently =
graced the=20
stage in the hit "for colored girls..." have been cast in Stonewall =
Jackson's=20
House. The talented and graceful Kimberly Brown (Lady in Orange) =
plays=20
=93Lawanda=94, the tour guide and the young gifted Corene Woodford (Lady =
in Green)=20
was recently cast as her understudy.  Additional =
newcomers to=20
the Karamu stage performing in this play are David Duffield, Kate =
Duffield,=20
Susan Lucier and Timothy Squirek.  =
 Hassan=20
Rogers who directed the Arena hits Riff Raff and =
 No=20
Niggers, No Jews, No Dogs directs the play. =20
   
Karamu continues  "A Moment with the MU" on =
Monday,=20
October 25, 2004 from 1 pm to 2:30 pm prior to Opening Night  =

in the Concert Hall.  Meet the cast, designers =
and=20
directors  of the show, where you can feel free to get =
up=20
close and personal about their processes with the production before =
opening=20
night. Free to the public and media with Guest=20
Moderators
Mainstage Productions
Preview Nights Wednesday & Thursday, October 27 & 28th =
@ 7:30=20
pm;  Preview Ticket Price $5.00
Performances: October 29th thru November 21, 2004=20

   Thursday, Friday, Saturday show time =
is 8:00=20
pm; Sunday show time is at 3:00 pm
Ticket Prices are $8.00 on Thursday; $12.00 on Friday; $14.00 =
on=20
Saturday and $10.00 on Sunday. 
 
Karamu Productions are supported in part by the Ohio Arts =
Council, The=20
Cleveland Foundation and The George Gund Foundation.
 
Karamu House is located at 2355 East 89th Street, =
Cleveland,=20
Ohio 44106.
For ticket availability and other information contact the box =
office at=20
216-795-7070 x 226.
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