[NEohioPAL]Auditions Cleveland Public Theater Big Box Production "Johnson Chronicles"

Tue Oct 17 14:10:12 PDT 2006

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October 17, 2006=0A =0AFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Cleveland State University=92=
s Black Studies and Dramatic Arts Programs announce auditions for a Clevela=
nd Public Theater Big Box Production of =93The Johnson Chronicles=94 by Pet=
er J. Harris, directed by new Cleveland State University professor Kenshaka=
 Ali.=0A =0AAuditions take place Monday October 23 and Tuesday October 24 f=
rom 6:30pm to 8:30pm at CSU=92s Factory Theatre, 2nd Floor, 1833 E. 23rd St=
. Cleveland, Ohio.  Auditioners are asked to be prepared to recite from any=
 type of memorized material: monologues, poems, raps, songs, and/or jokes. =
  The production seeks African American adult men of all ages.=0A =0AThe Jo=
hnson Chronicles is a dynamic, lyrical, and controversial play that explore=
s the personal, political, and mythological relationship black men have wit=
h their bodies.   A treatise on self identity and stereotypes about the bla=
ck male anatomy, =93The Johnson Chronicles=94 is a raucous, humorous and in=
timate expos=E9 on what it means to live as an African American male with p=
ersonal honesty in a world full of cultural misrepresentations.  Inspired b=
y the Eve Ensler=92s award winning =93The Vagina Monologues,=94 =93The John=
son Chronicles=94 features folklore, trash-talking, the Dozens, and sober c=
ritique.   =0A=0AFor more information please contact Professor Kenshaka Ali=
 at (216)523-7515 or email at k.ali43 at csuohio.edu=0A=0A
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s a dynamic, lyrical, and controversial play that </SPAN>explores the perso=
nal, political, and mythological relationship black men have with their bod=
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f identity and stereotypes about the black male anatomy, =93The Johnson Chr=
onicles=94 is a raucous, humorous and intimate expos=E9 on what it means to=
 live as an African American male with personal honesty in a world full of =
cultural misrepresentations.<SPAN style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN=
>Inspired by the Eve Ensler=92s award winning =93The Vagina Monologues,=94 =
=93The Johnson Chronicles=94 features folklore, trash-talking, the Dozens, =
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