[NEOPAL]Karamu Alum Bill Cobbs joins Ruby Dee in "Saint Lucy's Eyes"/College Student Day
Performing Arts
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DREAM ON MONKEY MOUNTAIN opens Friday, APRIL 28 - MAY 21, 2006
Preview Tonight (Thursday) @ 7:30PM $8
Thursdays@ 8PM/Sundays@ 3PM $18
Fridays/Saturdays@ 8PM $21
Senior Citizens/Students $12
*SUNDAY MATINEE, MAY 7th @3PM: COLLEGE STUDENT DAY with Ms. Dee and Bill =
Cobbs College students pay student price $12. Bring a friend or relative =
(18 years and up) and pay the same ticket price and meet theatre/film =
legends actress Ruby Dee and Karamu alum Bill Cobbs. There will be an up =
close interview with both legends on the Jelliffe stage at 6:30PM, =
following the matinee of Derek Walcott's "Dream on Monkey Mounatin." =
Mistress of Ceremonies for the special day will be Dee Perry of WCPN.
Please Call 216-795-7077 for more ticket info and and group sales.
Karamu House
2355 East 89th
Cleveland, OH 44106
Ruby Dee & Karamu Alum Bill Cobbs set for Saint Lucy's Eyes"/College =
Student Day
Karamu alum Bill Cobbs will join celebrated stage and screen actress =
Ruby Dee, Toks Olagundoye and Karamu House actress Lisa Langford on the =
Drury stage Monday, May 8 for a staged reading of Cleveland native =
Bridgette Wimberly's Saint Lucy's Eyes at 7:30PM. Karamu House Artistic =
Director Terrence Spivey will direct. Tickets to this fundraiser =
benefiting both Karamu House and The Play House are on sale at The =
Cleveland Play House Ticket office. Tickets for the reading are $50.00. =
Tickets to the reading plus entry to a special post-reception in The =
Play House Club are $100. For $250, up to six individuals may attend the =
reading, the reception, and join Dee and Wimberly for lunch at 11:30 =
a.m. Monday, May 8 in The Play House Club. The roster of luncheon guests =
also includes Play House Artistic Director Michael Bloom, Managing =
Director Dean Gladden, Karamu House Artistic Director Terence Spivey, =
and Karamu House Executive Director Gerry McClamy. Call (216) 795-7000, =
ext. 4, or visit www.clevelandplayhouse.com.=20
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BILL COBBS was born and raised in Cleveland, where his mother was a =
cleaning lady and his father was a construction worker. As an actor at =
at historical Karamu House Theater, he starred in the Ossie Davis play =
"Purlie Victorious". Cobbs was an Air Force radar technician for eight =
years; he also worked in office products at IBM and sold cars in =
Cleveland. In 1970, at the age of 36, he left for New York to seek work =
as an actor. There he turned down a job in the NBC sales department in =
order to have time for auditions. He supported himself by driving a cab, =
repairing office equipment, selling toys, and performing odd jobs. His =
first professional acting role was in "Ride a Black Horse" at the Negro =
Ensemble Company. From there he appeared in small theater productions, =
street theater, regional theater and at the Eugene O'Neill Theater. He =
made his Broadway debut in "The First Breeze of Summer" and later =
appeared in Anthol Fugard's "Master Harold...and the Boys" and "Ma =
Rainey's Black Bottom".=20
His first television credit was in "Vegetable Soup" in 1976, a New York =
public television educational series, and he made his feature film debut =
in The Taking of Pelham Ine Two Three in 1974. Throughout his film =
career, he has built a long list of credits; "Brother From Another =
Planet," Moses in "The Hudsucker Proxy," Whitney Houston's manager in =
"The Bodyguard," the memorable old man who shot Nino Brown in New Jack =
City, and made-for--TV dramas like "Decoration Day" with James Garner =
and Ruby Dee, "Nightjohn," "Always Outnumbered with Laurence Fishburne." =
"Sunshine State," "Enough," and will soon be seen in the film =
"Retirement," stepping into role for the late Ossie Davis. Perhaps his =
most memorable television appearance is his role as Regina Taylor's =
father on I'll Fly Away as well as in the TV movie version I'll Fly =
Away: Then and Now.
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Karamu's 2005/2006 Season: Raisin' The Roof Revivals!
2005=20
The Odd Couple by Neil Simon
The Family Line by Peter Lawson Jones
Black Nativity by Langston Hughes
The Colored Museum by George C. Wolfe
Before It Hits Home by Cheryl L. West (drama)
The 2006 Season Lineup
Dream on Monkey Mountain by Derek Walcott (mythical drama)
April 28 - May 21, 2006
"Karamu's 90th anniversary, programming a dynamic and largely daring =
season. -Tony Brown, Cleveland Plain Dealer (10/18/05)=20
"This month's opening of George C. Wolfe's brilliantly satirical "The =
Colored Museum" heralds a new and more exciting phase in the =
celebration. More than an ode to the past, the coming lineup reveals =
what we might expect from Karamu in the next decade. -Faye Sholiton, =
NorthernOhioLive (January 2006 issue)=20
=20
Awards and Publications
BTN Pathfinder Award 2004 (www.blacktheatrenetwork.org)
NBTF Theatre Company Longevity Award 2005 (www.nbtf.org)
Dream Builders Award 2005 (Ohio Classic)
Voted Best Theatre Honcho 2005 (Cleveland Scene)
The Old/New Karamu
October/November 2005 issue of arte'fakt
"Dream on 89th Street"=20
October 2005 issue of Cleveland Magazine
=20
"Karamu Revivals Takes Flight"=20
January 2006 issue of Northern Ohio Live Magazine=20
=20
"The Lowdown on the Down Low in "Before It Hits Home"
March 2006 issue in Cleveland Magazine=20
Upcoming Events
Cleveland Play House FusionFestival, May 2006=20
Ingenuity Festival, July 2006=20
KARAMU is celebrating it's 90th anniversary this season. The historical =
multicultural/African American theatre is the oldest in the country. In =
Swahili "karamu" means a place of joyful gathering."=20
=20
For ticket information, please call 216-795-7077
For a tour of this historical theatre, please call 216-795-7070=20
Come Feel At Home In The House
Leave room for
the ghost
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>DREAM ON MONKEY MOUNTAIN opens Friday, =
APRIL 28 -=20
MAY 21, 2006</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>Preview Tonight (Thursday) @ 7:30PM =
$8</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4>Thursdays@ <A =
href=3D"mailto:8PM/Sundays@ 3PM"><FONT=20
color=3D#000000>8PM/Sundays@ 3PM</FONT></A> $18</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D4><A href=3D"mailto:Fridays/Saturdays@ =
8PM"><FONT=20
color=3D#000000>Fridays/Saturdays@ 8PM</FONT></A> $21</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT size=3D4>Senior Citizens/Students =
$12</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT size=3D4><FONT =
size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D3><FONT size=3D4><STRONG>*SUNDAY MATINEE, MAY 7th =
@3PM: COLLEGE=20
STUDENT DAY with</STRONG> Ms. Dee and Bill Cobbs </FONT>C</FONT><FONT=20
size=3D3>ollege students pay student price $12. Bring a friend or =
relative=20
(18 years and up) and pay the same ticket price and meet theatre/film =
legends=20
actress Ruby Dee and Karamu alum Bill Cobbs. There will be an up close =
interview=20
with both legends on the Jelliffe stage at 6:30PM, following the matinee =
of=20
Derek Walcott's "Dream on Monkey Mounatin." Mistress of Ceremonies for =
the=20
special day will be Dee Perry of WCPN.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT><A title=3Dhttp://www.karamu.com/=20
href=3D"http://www.karamu.com/" target=3D_blank><FONT =
size=3D3></FONT></A> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D3>Please Call 216-795-7077 for more ticket info and =
and group=20
sales.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D3>Karamu House</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D3>2355 East 89th</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D3>Cleveland, OH 44106</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D3></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT><A title=3Dmailto:tops at karamu.com=20
href=3D"javascript:parent.ComposeTo('tops at karamu.com');"><FONT=20
size=3D3></FONT></A> </DIV></FONT>
<P class=3Dbiopar><STRONG><FONT size=3D4>Ruby Dee & Karamu Alum Bill =
Cobbs set=20
for Saint Lucy's Eyes"/College Student Day</FONT></STRONG></P>
<P class=3Dbiopar><FONT size=3D3><STRONG>Karamu alum Bill =
Cobbs will join=20
celebrated stage and screen actress Ruby Dee, Toks Olagundoye =
and Karamu=20
House actress Lisa Langford </STRONG><STRONG>on the Drury stage =
Monday, May=20
8 for a staged reading of Cleveland native Bridgette Wimberly=92s =
<EM>Saint Lucy=92s=20
Eyes</EM> at 7:30PM.</STRONG> Karamu House Artistic Director Terrence =
Spivey=20
will direct. Tickets to this fundraiser benefiting both Karamu House and =
The=20
Play House are on sale at The Cleveland Play House Ticket office. =
Tickets for=20
the reading are $50.00. Tickets to the reading plus entry to a special=20
post-reception in The Play House Club are $100. For $250, up to six =
individuals=20
may attend the reading, the reception, and join Dee and Wimberly for =
lunch at=20
11:30 a.m. Monday, May 8 in The Play House Club. The roster of luncheon =
guests=20
also includes Play House Artistic Director Michael Bloom, Managing =
Director Dean=20
Gladden, Karamu House Artistic Director Terence Spivey, and Karamu House =
Executive Director Gerry McClamy. Call (216) 795-7000, ext. 4, or visit=20
</FONT><A title=3Dhttp://www.clevelandplayhouse.com/=20
href=3D"http://www.clevelandplayhouse.com/" target=3D_blank><FONT=20
size=3D3>www.clevelandplayhouse.com</FONT></A><FONT size=3D3>. =
</FONT></P>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3D3></FONT></STRONG> </DIV>
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<P class=3Dbiopar>BILL COBBS was born and raised in Cleveland, where his =
mother=20
was a cleaning lady and his father was a construction worker. As =
an actor=20
at at historical Karamu House Theater, he starred in the Ossie =
Davis=20
play "Purlie Victorious". Cobbs was an Air Force radar technician =
for=20
eight years; he also worked in office products at IBM and sold cars in=20
Cleveland. In 1970, at the age of 36, he left for New York to seek work =
as an=20
actor. There he turned down a job in the NBC sales department in order =
to have=20
time for auditions. He supported himself by driving a cab, repairing =
office=20
equipment, selling toys, and performing odd jobs. His first professional =
acting=20
role was in "Ride a Black Horse" at the Negro Ensemble Company. From =
there he=20
appeared in small theater productions, street theater, regional theater =
and at=20
the Eugene O'Neill Theater. He made his Broadway debut in "The First =
Breeze of=20
Summer" and later appeared in Anthol Fugard's "Master Harold...and the =
Boys" and=20
"Ma Rainey's Black Bottom". </P>
<DIV>
<P class=3Dbiopar>His first television credit was in "Vegetable Soup" in =
1976, a=20
New York public television educational series, and he made his feature =
film=20
debut in The Taking of Pelham Ine Two Three in 1974. Throughout his film =
career,=20
he has built a long list of credits; "Brother From Another =
Planet," Moses=20
in "The Hudsucker Proxy," Whitney Houston's manager in "The Bodyguard,"=20
the memorable old man who shot Nino Brown in New Jack City, and=20
made-for--TV dramas like "Decoration Day" with James Garner and =
Ruby Dee,=20
"Nightjohn," "Always Outnumbered with Laurence =
Fishburne." "Sunshine=20
State," "Enough," and will soon be seen in the film "Retirement," =
stepping=20
into role for the late Ossie Davis. Perhaps his most memorable =
television=20
appearance is his role as Regina Taylor's father on <I>I'll Fly Away</I> =
as well=20
as in the TV movie version <I>I'll Fly Away: Then and Now</I>.</P>
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lang=3D0 face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF"=20
PTSIZE=3D"10"><I>Karamu's 2005/2006 Season: Raisin' The Roof=20
Revivals!</I><BR><BR><I>2005 </B></I><BR>The Odd Couple by Neil =
Simon<BR>The=20
Family Line by Peter Lawson Jones<BR>Black Nativity by Langston =
Hughes<BR>The=20
Colored Museum by George C. Wolfe<BR>Before It Hits Home by Cheryl L. =
West=20
(drama)<B><BR><I><BR>The 2006 Season Lineup</B></I><BR><BR></FONT><FONT =
lang=3D0=20
face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" =
PTSIZE=3D"10"><B><I>Dream on=20
Monkey Mountain</FONT><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial color=3D#000000 =
size=3D2=20
FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10"></I> </B>by Derek Walcott (mythical=20
drama)<BR>April 28 - May 21, 2006<BR><BR><I>"Karamu's 90th anniversary,=20
programming a dynamic and largely daring season.</I> -Tony Brown, =
Cleveland=20
Plain Dealer (10/18/05) <BR><BR><I>"This month's opening of George C. =
Wolfe's=20
brilliantly satirical "The Colored Museum" heralds a new and more =
exciting phase=20
in the celebration. More than an ode to the past, the coming lineup =
reveals what=20
we might expect from Karamu in the next decade. -</I>Faye Sholiton,=20
NorthernOhioLive (January 2006 issue)<I> </FONT><FONT lang=3D0 =
face=3DArial=20
color=3D#000000 size=3D1 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" =
PTSIZE=3D"8"></I><BR> <BR><U>Awards=20
and Publications<BR><BR></U>BTN Pathfinder Award 2004=20
(www.blacktheatrenetwork.org)<BR>NBTF Theatre Company Longevity Award =
2005=20
(www.nbtf.org)</FONT><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial color=3D#000000 =
size=3D2=20
FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10"><BR></FONT><FONT lang=3D0 =
face=3DArial color=3D#000000=20
size=3D1 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"8">Dream Builders Award 2005 =
(Ohio=20
Classic)<BR>Voted Best Theatre Honcho 2005 (Cleveland Scene)<BR><BR>The =
Old/New=20
Karamu<BR>October/November 2005 issue of arte'fakt<BR><BR>"Dream on 89th =
Street" <BR>October 2005 issue of Cleveland =
Magazine<BR> <BR>"Karamu=20
Revivals Takes Flight" <BR>January 2006 issue of Northern Ohio Live =
Magazine <BR> <BR>"The Lowdown on the Down Low in "Before It =
Hits=20
Home"<BR>March 2006 issue in Cleveland Magazine <BR><U><BR>Upcoming =
Events<BR></U>Cleveland Play House FusionFestival, May 2006 =
<BR>Ingenuity=20
Festival, July 2006 <BR><BR>KARAMU is celebrating it's 90th anniversary =
this=20
season. The historical multicultural/African American theatre is the =
oldest in=20
the country. In Swahili "karamu" means a place of joyful gathering."=20
<BR> <BR>For ticket information, please call 216-795-7077<BR>For a =
tour of=20
this historical theatre, please call 216-795-7070 <BR><BR></FONT><FONT =
lang=3D0=20
face=3DArial color=3D#ff00ff size=3D1 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" =
PTSIZE=3D"8"><I>Come Feel At=20
Home In The House<BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial =
color=3D#000000 size=3D2=20
FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10"></I><BR></FONT><FONT lang=3D0 =
face=3DArial=20
color=3D#000000 size=3D1 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"8">Leave room =
for<BR>the=20
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