[NEohioPAL]Karamu House: Racial Stereotyping in American Entertainment FREE March 11

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Contact:  Vivian C. Wilson, Marketing Manager

Phone (216) 795-7070 x 215 or vwilson at karamu.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -  Monday, February 26, 2007    

Karamu House presents The Trial Of One-Short Sighted Black  Woman vs. Mammy
Louise And Safreeta Mae  during March Women's Month Celebration   (Comedy
Satire)  by Karani Marcia Leslie and A Forum and Discussion on Racial
Stereotyping in American Entertainment.  

The Trial..,  Directed by Tony  Sias, puts racial stereotypes on
trial-literally!  A young professional African American files a law suit
against two negative images of Black women: Mammy and the sexually
licentious, Safreeta Mae. The courtroom satire uses humor and history to get
to the truth of the images African Americans face daily.    

 (Contains Adult Themes   Parental Guidance Suggested).

The Trial.., will be presented in Karamu's Jelliffe  Theatre  March 2 -
March 25, 2007 with Preview "Director" Nights on Wednesday, February 28th &
Thursday, March1st     

Racial Stereotyping in American Entertainment: 

A Forum and Discussion 

Sunday, March 11, 2007 

1:00 - 2:30 PM    at Karamu House, Inc. 

Scholar Caroline Jackson Smith, faculty member at Oberlin College, presents
observations about blackface and other forms of racial stereotyping that
seeped into American popular culture.  Professor Jackson Smith will be
joined in a panel discussion by Karamu House artistic director Terrence
Spivey, JCC theater producer Fred Sternfeld, and Karamu guest director Tony
Sias. Included in the program are scenes from the Karamu production of The
Trial of One Short-Sighted Black Woman vs. Mammy Louise and Safreeta Mae and
songs from the JCC's production of Jolson & Company.  Attendees will receive
special ticket offers to both productions 

 The Trial Of One-Short Sighted Black  Woman vs. Mammy Louise And Safreeta
Mae..

" This is one of those embodiments of emotion and idea in theater that
remind you how reasonable the Greeks were when they said a god emerged from
a play and could be sensed in their midst."
D J R Bruckner, the New York Times

Performances: Thursday through Saturday at 8:00 pm; Sunday at 3:00 pm
Regular Ticket Prices: Thursday and Sunday $18.00; Friday and Saturday
$21.00

Preview Nights: Wednesday, February 28 & Thursday March 1st; show time is
7:30 pm;

Cost: PAY WHAT YOU CAN

Come to Karamu and Feel at Home In the House, Karamu House is the oldest
African American Cultural Arts Institution in the United States.  This
production is sponsored in part by The Cleveland Foundation.   

For more information go to our website at www.karamu.com
<http://www.karamu.com/> or contact Karamu's box office at 216-795-7077.

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Contact:  Vivian C. Wilson, =
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href=3D"mailto:vwilson at karamu.com">vwilson at karamu.com</a><o:p></o:p></spa=
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<h1 align=3Dleft style=3D'text-align:left'><b><font size=3D3 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE =
–  Monday,
February 26, 2007    <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></h1>

Karamu House presents =
The Trial Of One-Short Sighted Black  =
Woman vs.
Mammy Louise And Safreeta Mae  during March =
Women’s Month
Celebration   (Comedy Satire)  by Karani Marcia Leslie =
and A Forum and Discussion on Racial Stereotyping =
in
American Entertainment.  <o:p></o:p>

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face=3DArial><span
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The =
Trial….,  Directed =
by
Tony  Sias, puts racial stereotypes on trial—literally!  =
A young
professional African American files a law suit against two negative =
images
of Black women: Mammy and the sexually =
licentious, Safreeta =
Mae. The courtroom satire =
uses humor
and history to get to the truth of the images African Americans face =
daily.    <o:p></o:p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> (Cont=
ains Adult
Themes   Parental Guidance =
Suggested).<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3D3 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The Trial…., will be =
presented
in Karamu’s Jelliffe  Theatre  March 2 - March 25, 2007 =
with Preview
“Director” Nights on Wednesday, February 28th & =
Thursday, March1st    
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3D3 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></fo=
nt></p>

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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></=
p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Racial Stereotyping in American
Entertainment: <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>A Forum and =
Discussion</span></font></b><font
face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'> =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Sunday, March 11, 2007 =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>1:00 - 2:30 PM    at Karamu House, =
Inc. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>

Scholar Caroline Jackson =
Smith,
faculty member at <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Oberlin</st1:PlaceName>
 <st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, =
presents
observations about blackface and other forms of racial stereotyping that =
seeped
into American popular culture.  Professor Jackson Smith will be =
joined in
a panel discussion by Karamu House artistic director Terrence Spivey, =
JCC
theater producer Fred Sternfeld, and Karamu guest director Tony Sias. =
Included
in the program are scenes from the Karamu production of The Trial of One
Short-Sighted Black Woman vs. Mammy Louise and Safreeta Mae and songs =
from the
JCC’s production of Jolson =
&
Company.  Attendees will receive special ticket offers =
to both
productions <o:p></o:p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3D3 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></fo=
nt></p>

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face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></fo=
nt></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font><i><font face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-family:Arial;font-style:italic'>The Trial Of One-Short =
Sighted
Black  Woman vs. Mammy Louise And Safreeta =
Mae….</span></font></i><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p=
>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><em><b><i><font size=3D2 face=3DTahoma><span =
style=3D'font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>“ This is one of those
embodiments of emotion and idea in theater that remind you how =
reasonable the
Greeks were when they said a god emerged from a play and could be sensed =
in
their midst."</span></font></i></b></em><b><i><font size=3D2 =
face=3DTahoma><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold;font-style:=
italic'><br>
</span></font></i></b><strong><b><font face=3DTahoma><span =
style=3D'font-family:
Tahoma'>D J R Bruckner, the New York =
Times</span></font></b></strong><font
size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p=
>

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face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></fon=
t></b></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3D3 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Performances: Thursday =
through
Saturday at 8:00 pm; Sunday at 3:00 pm<br>
Regular Ticket Prices: Thursday and Sunday $18.00; Friday and Saturday =
$21.00<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=3D3 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Preview =
Nights</span></font></b><font
face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'>: Wednesday, February 28 =
& Thursday
March 1<sup>st</sup>; show time is 7:30 pm;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><b><font size=3D3 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Cost:</span=
></font></b><font
face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'> <b><span =
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>PAY
WHAT YOU CAN</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p style=3D'margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3D3 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><br>
Come to Karamu and Feel at Home In the House, Karamu House is the oldest
African American Cultural Arts Institution in the <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:country-region
 w:st=3D"on">United States</st1:country-region></st1:place>.  This =
production is sponsored
in part by The Cleveland Foundation.   =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'><br>
For more information go to our website at <a =
href=3D"http://www.karamu.com/">www.karamu.com</a>
or contact Karamu's box office at =
216-795-7077.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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