[NEohioPAL]Malcolm X vs. Elijah Muhammad @ Karamu!

Fri May 18 10:41:52 PDT 2007

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<DIV><STRONG>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>MAY 18, 2007</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV align=center><STRONG>POWERFUL DRAMA <EM>WHEN THE CHICKENS CAME HOME TO ROOST</EM> HAVING OHIO PREMIERE RUN AT THE HISTORIC KARAMU HOUSE</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>Cleveland (OH)</STRONG> - Dramatic Production <EM><STRONG>When The Chickens Came Home To Roost</STRONG></EM> Premiering In Ohio At <STRONG>Historic Karamu House </STRONG>Through <STRONG>June 3, 2007 At The Arena Theater</STRONG>.</DIV>
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<DIV align=left><STRONG><EM>When The Chickens Came Home To Roost,</EM></STRONG> an award-winning play revisiting the confrontation between Malcolm X and The Honorable Elijah Muhammad as Malcolm inquires about Muhammad's infidelities.  <STRONG>Denzel Washington</STRONG> was the first actor to appear in the role of <STRONG>Malcolm Shabazz </STRONG>when the played debuted in 1981.  <STRONG>Phyllicia Ayers-Allen</STRONG> (Cosby) portrayed <STRONG>Karamu alum Zora Neale Hurston</STRONG>.  <STRONG>This is the first time it has been staged in Ohio</STRONG>.  <STRONG>Jimmy D. Woody directs</STRONG>.</DIV>
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<DIV align=left>The play is set in Muhammad's office, the headquarters of the Black Muslim movement, in the early 1960's. Mr. Holder wishes to limn the disintegration of one of the most important relationships in black American history. At the time we meet his heroes, the seeds of their eventual split have been sown. Muhammad has been served with paternity suits by two former secretaries; the incredulous Malcolm possesses evidence that supports the charges. But if Malcolm has every reason to feel betrayed by the mentor who once saved his life, he still feels a measure of loyalty. ''I love you like a father,'' he tells Muhammad, and we never doubt that he does. </DIV>
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<DIV align=left><STRONG><EM>When The Chickens Came Home To Roost </EM>playing until June 3, 2007 (Saturdays and Sundays only at 2 pm) in the Arena Theater.  Tickets $6 for youth up to 15 years.  $8 for 16 and up.  Box office 216.795.7077 or visit </STRONG><A href="http://www.karamu.com/"><STRONG>www.karamu.com</STRONG></A></DIV>
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