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THE COLORED MUSEUM=20
by George C. Wolfe (Comedy Satire)                                       =
                   directed by Caroline Jackson-Smith

Wolfe pulls no punches or kicks to the ribs, heart or funnybone as he =
views Black history through a satirical microscope; exploring a series =
of eleven exhibits such as "Git on Board," "Cookin' With Aunt Ethel," =
"The Last Mama-On-The-Couch Play," and the scathing "Soldier with a =
Secret." This museum is funky and outrageous. A multi-layers production =
about sorting through a history of masks or masked pain. Although funny =
on the surface it is also a very serious play about synthesizing =
history.=20

Performance times
Thru - Feb. 19, 2006 Thurs. - Sat., 8:00 p.m.; Sun., 3:00 p.m. in the =
Arena Theatre=20

Thursday, 2/2/06 (Sold Out)

Ticket prices
Call (216) 795-7077 for tickets and information, Students and Senior =
Citizens $12=20

Karamu House,                                                            =
                                        2355 E 89th St=20
Cleveland, OH 44106=20
(216) 795-7070=20


What the Cleveland critics are saying about THE COLORED MUSEUM at Karamu

The production directed by Caroline Jackson Smith features five =
outstandingly versatile performers who capture the many types of humor =
in Wolfe's series of comic vignettes.=20

Brace yourself for a fall out of your chair during "The Hairpiece," a =
priceless Samuel-Beckett-goes-black scene featuring a woman and her =
wigs. -- Carolyn Jack, Cleveland Plain Dealer=20

George C. Wolfe's hilarious satire of African-American identity crisis =
told through vaudeville-like sketches and monologues, in a smart and =
energetic production for Karamu's 90th anniversary season.=20
    A terrific quintet of actors do a bang-up job with the multiple =
roles. Stephanie Stovall shakes the rafters in the bluesy "Cookin' with =
Aunt Ethel", rules the roost as an Oscar-clutching Mama in the "Raisin =
in the Sun" parody, and finds a wide-eyed pathos as simple-minded Normal =
Jean, hatching an unexpected egg.=20
   Elegant and suave, G. Carlos Henderson sparkles as a sleek Ebony =
model and ambitious businessman, then morphs into the delightfully =
bitchy snap queen "Miss Roj", downing rum in Tina Turner wig and =
leopard-skin capris.=20
  Jimmie Woody, intensely dramatic as a Vietnam War grunt, shows a =
giddily goofy side as a gay waiter and shufflin' peapicker, and his =
resurrection from "murdered by The Man" victim into cake-walking coon =
show dancer is sublimely funny.=20
  Kimberly Brown has smart turns as the helpful stewardess on Celebrity =
Slaveship and the Josephine Baker-like Lala Lamazing Grace.=20
  Tiny Katrice Monee Headd bristles with 'tude as a talking Afro wig, =
and brings it on home as party-hearty girl Topsy Washington. Henderson & =
Headd's choreography is marvelous throughout.
It's particularly fun to see Kimberly Brown emote as the Ntozake =
Shange-inspired "Lady in Plaid" after appearing in Karamu's critically =
acclaimed "For Colored Girls." last season.
-Linda Eisenstein, Cool Cleveland

In The Colored Museum, a wittily biting play now at Karamu Theatre, a =
collection of sketches written by George C. Wolfe slices neat and deep, =
poking fun at the way blacks (and whites) behave within their own =
community and in the broader world. Inevitably, a few of the scenes work =
better than others, but the overall result is an exhilarating evening =
that sends you off with a few punctured stereotypes, along with some =
thoughts about how we can all deal with the residue of pain that life =
deals out.=20

Perhaps the funniest bit is a send-up of Raisin in the Sun titled "The =
Last Mama-on-the-Couch Play," in which Stephanie Stovall is delightful =
as the archetypal black mother, who reads her Bible and keeps her =
rebellious and/or pretentious children on a short leash. When her =
rage-filled son Walter steps out of line, she sends him flying with one =
of the best burlesque stage slaps in recent memory. And as other =
relatives parade through, overemoting as they go, a Masterpiece =
Theatre-style narrator hands out acting awards on the spot. This is one =
museum that definitely demands a field trip. -Christine Howey, Scene =
Magazine

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW FOR AN UNFORGETTABLE TOUR!
216-795-7077

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<P><STRONG><EM>THE COLORED MUSEUM <BR></EM>by George C. Wolfe (Comedy=20
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<P>Wolfe pulls no punches or kicks to the ribs, heart or funnybone as he =
views=20
Black history through a satirical microscope; exploring a series of =
eleven=20
exhibits such as "Git on Board," "Cookin' With Aunt Ethel," "The Last=20
Mama-On-The-Couch Play," and the scathing "Soldier with a Secret." This =
museum=20
is funky and outrageous. A multi-layers production about sorting through =
a=20
history of masks or masked pain. Although funny on the surface it is =
also a very=20
serious play about synthesizing history. </P>
<P><B>Performance times</B><BR>Thru - Feb. 19, 2006 Thurs. - Sat., 8:00 =
p.m.;=20
Sun., 3:00 p.m. in the Arena Theatre </P>
<P>Thursday, 2/2/06 (Sold Out)</P>
<P><B>Ticket prices</B><BR>Call (216) 795-7077 for tickets and =
information,=20
Students and Senior Citizens $12 </P>
<P>Karamu=20
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2355 E 89th St <BR>Cleveland, OH 44106 <BR>(216) 795-7070 <BR></P>
<P><EM><STRONG><U>What the Cleveland critics are saying about THE =
COLORED MUSEUM=20
at Karamu</U></STRONG></EM></P>
<P><EM>The production directed by Caroline Jackson Smith features five=20
outstandingly versatile performers who capture the many types of humor =
in=20
Wolfe's series of comic vignettes.</EM> </P>
<P><EM>Brace yourself for a fall out of your chair during "The =
Hairpiece," a=20
priceless Samuel-Beckett-goes-black scene featuring a woman and her =
wigs.</EM>=20
-- Carolyn Jack, Cleveland Plain Dealer </P>
<DIV><EM>George C. Wolfe=92s hilarious satire of African-American =
identity crisis=20
told through vaudeville-like sketches and monologues, in a smart and =
energetic=20
production for Karamu=92s 90th anniversary season. </EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>    A terrific quintet of actors do a bang-up =
job with=20
the multiple roles. Stephanie Stovall shakes the rafters in the bluesy =
=93Cookin=92=20
with Aunt Ethel=94, rules the roost as an Oscar-clutching Mama in the =
=93Raisin in=20
the Sun=94 parody, and finds a wide-eyed pathos as simple-minded Normal =
Jean,=20
hatching an unexpected egg.</EM> </DIV>
<DIV><EM>   Elegant and suave, G. Carlos Henderson sparkles as =
a sleek=20
Ebony model and ambitious businessman, then morphs into the delightfully =
bitchy=20
snap queen =93Miss Roj=94, downing rum in Tina Turner wig and =
leopard-skin=20
capris.</EM> </DIV>
<DIV>  <EM>Jimmie Woody, intensely dramatic as a Vietnam War grunt, =
shows a=20
giddily goofy side as a gay waiter and shufflin=92 peapicker, and his =
resurrection=20
from =93murdered by The Man=94 victim into cake-walking coon show dancer =
is=20
sublimely funny.</EM> </DIV>
<DIV><EM>  Kimberly Brown has smart turns as the helpful stewardess =
on=20
Celebrity Slaveship and the Josephine Baker-like Lala Lamazing Grace.=20
</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>  Tiny Katrice Monee Headd bristles with =91tude as a =
talking Afro=20
wig, and brings it on home as party-hearty girl Topsy Washington</EM>.=20
<EM>Henderson & Headd=92s choreography is marvelous =
throughout.</EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>It=92s particularly fun to see Kimberly Brown emote as the =
Ntozake=20
Shange-inspired =93Lady in Plaid=94 after appearing in Karamu=92s =
critically acclaimed=20
=93For Colored Girls=85=94 last season.</EM></DIV>
<DIV>-Linda Eisenstein, Cool Cleveland<BR clear=3Dall><EM></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM>In <I>The Colored Museum</I>, a wittily biting play now at =
Karamu=20
Theatre, a collection of sketches written by George C. Wolfe slices neat =
and=20
deep, poking fun at the way blacks (and whites) behave within their own=20
community and in the broader world. Inevitably, a few of the scenes work =
better=20
than others, but the overall result is an exhilarating evening that =
sends you=20
off with a few punctured stereotypes, along with some thoughts about how =
we can=20
all deal with the residue of pain that life deals out. </EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><EM>Perhaps the funniest bit is a send-up of</EM> <EM>Raisin in the =
Sun=20
titled</EM> "The Last Mama-on-the-Couch Play," <EM>in which Stephanie =
Stovall is=20
delightful as the archetypal black mother, who reads her Bible and keeps =
her=20
rebellious and/or pretentious children on a short leash. When her =
rage-filled=20
son Walter steps out of line, she sends him flying with one of the best=20
burlesque stage slaps in recent memory. And as other relatives parade =
through,=20
overemoting as they go, a Masterpiece Theatre-style narrator hands out =
acting=20
awards on the spot. This is one museum that definitely demands a field=20
trip.</EM> -Christine Howey, Scene Magazine</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>GET YOUR TICKETS NOW FOR AN UNFORGETTABLE =
TOUR!</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG>216-795-7077</STRONG></DIV><BR =
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