[NEohioPAL]Attention: Actors, Actresses and Directors, A Special Moment with the MU this Thursday!

Tue Jan 25 13:57:49 PST 2005

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ATTENTION: Actors, Actresses and Directors!

You are welcome to drop off headshots and resumes at Karamu during your =
attendance of the symposium, "New Jack vs. Old Jack Swing: Appreciating =
The Past." Please call to RSVP.

Thank you,
Karamu Staff

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A Special Moment with the MU:=20
New Jack vs. Old Jack Swing: Appreciating The Past

Karamu Performing Arts Theatre presents a special A Moment with the MU =
Symposium titled New Jack vs. Old Jack Swing: Appreciating The Past on =
Thursday, January 27, 6PM -7:15PM in the Jelliffe Theatre. The symposium =
is in conjunction with the World Premier of St. Louis playwright Gregory =
S. Carr's "Johnnie Taylor Is Gone"  directed by Caroline Jackson-Smith, =
which opens January 28th - February 20th in the Arena Theatre.

The panel will include playwright Gregory S. Carr,  Oberlin College =
Associate Professor of African American Studies and director Caroline =
Jackson-Smith, Cleveland Playhouse Artistic Director Michael Bloom, =
Chuck Patterson , director for "The Piano Lesson" at the Cleveland =
Playhouse and local playwright, theatre scholar James M.K. Spriggs will =
moderate. "Johnnie Taylor Is Gone" will be in it's second preview run at =
7:30PM following the Thursday night symposium. Tickets are $5 for =
Wednesday and Thursday previews.

"The title speaks for itself. The discussion is basically about not =
forgetting those before you, in particularly, the new generation knowing =
who they truly are and where they come from. Some tend to knock down =
such a rich heritage that goes across the boards even beyond music.  =
"Johnnie Taylor is Gone" and "The Piano Lesson" are so parallel in =
message about holding on to a legacy, that a dialogue was a  must to =
engage the community. Everyone can relate to it. It's universal." states =
Terrence Spivey, Karamu's Artistic Director.

The symposium is free to the public. You must RSVP to Karamu Theatre =
Dept. at 216-795-7070 ext. 242 by Thursday, January 20, 2005.
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Selected from the 12th Annual R. Joyce Whitley Arena Festival of New =
Plays in 2004, "Johnnie Taylor Is Gone" takes place in the Golden Zodiac =
Lounge, a bar in North St. Louis, is a haven for a colorful group of =
"Old School" misfits led by the owner Will Strong. In their world, =
Johnnie Taylor is king and Koko Taylor is queen until a "New Jack" =
entrepreneur wants to settle a score and turn the bar into a Hip-Hop =
club. Religion, politics, sports and music provide fodder in this new =
comedy.

Karamu Performing Arts Theatre
2355 East 89 Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44106

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MU Symposium titled New Jack vs. Old Jack Swing: Appreciating The Past =
on=20
Thursday, January 27, 6PM -7:15PM in the Jelliffe Theatre. The symposium =
is in=20
conjunction with the World Premier of St. Louis playwright Gregory S. =
Carr's=20
"Johnnie Taylor Is Gone"  directed by Caroline Jackson-Smith, which =
opens=20
January 28th - February 20th in the Arena Theatre. The panel will =
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playwright Gregory S. Carr,  Oberlin College Associate Professor of =
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Artistic Director Michael Bloom, Chuck Patterson , director for "The =
Piano=20
Lesson" at the Cleveland Playhouse and local playwright, theatre scholar =
James=20
M.K. Spriggs will moderate. "Johnnie Taylor Is Gone" will be in it's =
second=20
preview run at 7:30PM following the Thursday night symposium. Tickets =
are $5 for=20
Wednesday and Thursday previews. "The title speaks for =
itself. The=20
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particularly,=20
the new generation knowing who they truly are and where they come from. =
Some=20
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music.  "Johnnie Taylor is Gone" and "The Piano Lesson" are so =
parallel in=20
message about holding on to a legacy, that a dialogue was a  must =
to engage=20
the community. Everyone can relate to it. It's universal." states =
Terrence=20
Spivey, Karamu's Artistic Director. The symposium is free to =
the=20
public. You must RSVP to Karamu Theatre Dept. at 216-795-7070 ext. 242 =
by=20
Thursday, January 20, 2005.   Selected from the 12th =
Annual R.=20
Joyce Whitley Arena Festival of New Plays in 2004, "Johnnie Taylor Is =
Gone"=20
takes place in the Golden Zodiac Lounge, a bar in North St. Louis, is a =
haven=20
for a colorful group of "Old School" misfits led by the owner Will =
Strong. In=20
their world, Johnnie Taylor is king and Koko Taylor is queen until a =
"New Jack"=20
entrepreneur wants to settle a score and turn the bar into a Hip-Hop =
club.=20
Religion, politics, sports and music provide fodder in this new=20
comedy. Karamu Performing Arts Theatre 2355 East 89=20
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