[NEohioPAL]Karamu Performing Arts Theatre announces the Midwest Premier of Dennis McIntyre's "Split Second" Friday, April 1, through Sunday, April 24, 2005

Thu Mar 10 15:16:34 PST 2005

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Karamu House, Inc.
2355 East 89th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Contact:  Theatre Department
Phone (216) 795-7070 x 242

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -Wednesday, March 9, 2005

Karamu Performing Arts Theatre announces the Midwest Premier of Dennis
McIntyre's Split Second opening Friday, April 1, through Sunday, April =
24,
2005 in the intimate Arena Theatre. This is the fifth production in =
Karamu's
successful 2004/2005 season of "Knocking Down Walls: Pain, Pride,
Prejudice...and stereotypes." The play is directed by Artistic Director,
Terrence Spivey, who staged for colored girls who have considered
suicide/when the rainbow is enuf to huge raves and sell-out crowds this =
past
Fall.   Director Spivey takes his talented cast of actors, Kenny Parker, =
M.
Scott Newson, Willie Gibson, Russell Brown, Richard Morris, Jr., Lisa
Langford, Khalleelah Tate, and Van Johnson and transports them to the
streets of New York City.

Split Second is an explosive encounter between a black Manhattan police
officer and a white car thief on a hot 4th of July night in the streets =
of
New York City.  It was produced in New York Off Off Broadway by The =
Amistad
World Theatre in 1984. From there it went on to a lengthy Off Broadway =
run
and had its European premiere in Edinburgh, and was later presented in
London, as well as several American cities. This sizzling play is a =
study of
conflict between law and morality. (Contains adult language and =
situations
parental discretion is advised)

Performances are 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturdays and at 3:00
p.m. on Sundays.
Tickets are $8.00 on Thursdays, $12.00 Friday, $14.00 Saturday & $10.00 =
on
Sundays
No discounts on Thursday Night Tickets

Preview Nights cost $5.00; Preview Nights are March 30th and 31st. @ =
7:30PM
For more information contact Karamu's box office at 216-795-7077 ext =
226.

And Don't forget:
What: A Moment with the MU  Where: Karamu House, 2355 East 89th Street
When: Monday, March  28, 2005, 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm, FREE
Meet the Split Second cast, designers, and director in the Concert Hall.
Get up close and personal about their process with the production before
opening night. Free to the public and media. (Refreshments served)
Karamu's theatre productions are sponsored in part by The Cleveland
Foundation, The George Gund Foundation, and The Ohio Arts Council.

PLEASE RSVP at 216-795-7070 ext. 242 for A MOMENT WITH THE MU on Monday, =
March 28th. Seating is limited. Refreshments served.

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<DIV>Karamu House, Inc.<BR>2355 East 89th Street<BR>Cleveland, Ohio=20
44106<BR>Contact:  Theatre Department<BR>Phone (216) 795-7070 x=20
242<BR><BR>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -Wednesday, March 9, 2005<BR><BR>Karamu =

Performing Arts Theatre announces the Midwest Premier of =
Dennis McIntyre's=20
Split Second opening Friday, April 1, through Sunday, April 24, 2005 =
in the=20
intimate Arena Theatre. This is the fifth production in =
Karamu's successful=20
2004/2005 season of =93Knocking Down Walls: Pain, =
Pride, Prejudice...and=20
stereotypes.=94 The play is directed by Artistic Director, Terrence =
Spivey, who=20
staged for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow =
is enuf=20
to huge raves and sell-out crowds this past Fall.   =
Director Spivey=20
takes his talented cast of actors, Kenny Parker, M. Scott Newson, =
Willie=20
Gibson, Russell Brown, Richard Morris, Jr., Lisa Langford, Khalleelah =
Tate,=20
and Van Johnson and transports them to the streets of New York=20
City. Split Second is an explosive encounter between a black =
Manhattan=20
police officer and a white car thief on a hot 4th of July night in =
the=20
streets of New York City.  It was produced in New York Off Off =
Broadway=20
by The Amistad World Theatre in 1984. From there it went on to a =
lengthy Off=20
Broadway run and had its European premiere in Edinburgh, and was =
later=20
presented in London, as well as several American cities. This =
sizzling play=20
is a study of conflict between law and morality. (Contains adult =
language and=20
situations parental discretion is advised) Performances are =
8:00 p.m.=20
on Thursday, Friday and Saturdays and at 3:00 p.m. on =
Sundays. Tickets are=20
$8.00 on Thursdays, $12.00 Friday, $14.00 Saturday & $10.00=20
on Sundays No discounts on Thursday Night Tickets Preview =
Nights=20
cost $5.00; Preview Nights are March 30th and 31st. @ 7:30PM For more =

information contact Karamu=92s box office at 216-795-7077 ext 226.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>And Don=92t forget:</STRONG><BR><STRONG>What:</STRONG> A =
Moment with=20
the MU  Where: Karamu House, 2355 East 89th=20
Street<BR><STRONG>When:</STRONG> Monday, March  28, 2005, 5:00 pm - =
6:30=20
pm, FREE<BR>Meet the Split Second cast, designers, and director in the =
Concert=20
Hall.<BR>Get up close and personal about their process with the =
production=20
before<BR>opening night. Free to the public and media. (Refreshments=20
served)<BR>Karamu=92s theatre productions are sponsored in part by The=20
Cleveland<BR>Foundation, The George Gund Foundation, and The Ohio Arts=20
Council.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>PLEASE RSVP at 216-795-7070 ext. 242 for A MOMENT WITH THE MU on =
Monday,=20
March 28th. Seating is limited. Refreshments=20
served.<BR><BR>         &nbs=
p;         =20
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