[NEohioPAL] CORRECTIONS: Midwest Premier of A House With No Walls by Thomas Gibbons opens Friday, January 23rd at Karamu House. Come witness Mr. Peter Lawson Jones like you have never seen him before-onstage!!!

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Midwest Premier of A House With No Walls by Thomas Gibbons opens Friday,
January 23rd at Karamu House. Come witness Mr. Peter Lawson Jones like you
have never seen him before-onstage!!!


Contact:  Vivian C. Wilson, Resource Development & Marketing Director
Phone (216) 795-7070 x 215 or vwilson at karamu.com


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE –  Monday, January 19, 2009

The Midwest Premier of A House With No Walls by Thomas Gibbons, directed
by Terrence Spivey, Karamu’s Artistic Director, premie res in Karamu’s
Arena Theatre, Friday January 23.  Inspired by real life events in
Philadelphia, the play dramatizes the conflict between a conservative
African American academic and an ultra-liberal, Afro-centric political
activist as they battle over a proposed site for a new American Liberty
Museum, which happens to be on the grounds of George Washington’s
Philadelphia home and slave quarters.

A House With No Walls is the final play of a trilogy that also included
bee luther hatchee and Permanent Collection.  Karamu is one of a few
theatres throught the country that have produced all three plays.
Performing in this production is County Commissioner Peter Lawson Jones as
Salif Camara, recent Karamu House Hall of Fame "On The Rise" inductee
Katrice Monee Headd as Cadance Lane and  C onvergence- C ontinuum Artistic
Director Clyde Simon as Steven Gardner.


CAST and CHARACTERS

Katrice Monee Headd
(Cadence Lane)
Katrice Monee Headd graduated Cum Laude from Kent State
University focusing on Theatre. She has appeared in
Karamu/Dobama's "Caroline, or Change," productions "Purlie
Victorious," "A Colored Funeral," "Permanent Collection,"
"The Colored Museum," and "The Fire Inside: Story and Poetry
of Nikki Giovanni" at Karamu. She also appeared in Porthouse
Theatre productions of "A Chorus Line" and "Side Show" at
Kent State's Stump Theatre. Ms. Headd was also honored at
Karamu's 2008 Hall of Fame Awards for "Rising Star."

Peter Lawson Jones
(Salif Camara)
While a law student at Harvard, Mr. Jones appeared
in Douglas Turner Wards's "Days of Absence,"
"Going a Buffalo," and Lonnie Elder's "Ceremonies
in Dark Old Men." He ended a twenty year hiatus from
the stage when he played Tyrone Washington in the
Karamu/Ensemble 2007/08 production of Pearl Cleage's
"Bourbon at the Border," and surprised critics with
his portrayal. He also participated in the 2005 stage
reading of "St. Lucy's Eyes with Ruby Dee and Bill
Cobbs, and 2006 reading of Mr. Gibbons earlier draft of
"A House With No Walls" as Salif Camara. His play "The
Family Line" was produced at Karamu in 2005.

Clyde Simon
(Park Ranger/Steve Gardner/George Washington)
Mr. Simon is Artistic Director of Convergence-
Continuum that has begun its eighth season at Liminis
Theatre in Tremont. He has been acting and directing
in New York, Chicago, Indonesia, Philippines and NE
Ohio. He has an MFA in Theatre at Kent State. Mr. Simon
has directed 22 productions at his theatre. He appeared
in "Quills," "Each Day Dies With Sleep," "Tone Clusters,"
"Icarus," "A Murder of Crows," "Act a Lady," and "Freakshow."

Tony Zanoni
(Allen Rosen)
Mr. Zanoni attended Kent State University from 1990-1993. He
co-founded the improvisational group "Spontaneous Combustion
and toured the Midwest. He appeared in "Equus" as Alan Strang
and in "Marat Sade" at Center Country Black Box Theatre in State
College, PA. He started the LockJaw Studios, and independent film
endeavor winning several awards at the recent 48 Hour Film Festival.

Calvin Lane
(Jacob Easton)
Mr. Lane started acting at an early age at Karamu House while studying
arts and crafts. He had the priviledge to be part of two Broadway
musicals that toured Cleveland, one was "Porgy and Bess." He also
appeared as Walter Lee Younger in "Raisin in the Sun," and in
"Fences." He was recently of one-acts for Wake Up to Live Actors.

Taresa Willingham
(Oney Judge)
Ms. Willingham is a graduate of Baldwin-Wallace. She also studiend at
Ohio University. She was recently seen as one of the Radios in the
Karamu/Dobama production of "Caroline, or Change." She has also appeared
in "Aida" at Beck Center and "Grease" at Cain Park.

James Samer Hakim/Martin Parries
(Austin Judge)

James Samer Hakim
Mr. Hakim studied acting at Cuyahoga County Community College. He has
been acting for nine years.

Martin Parries
Mr. Parries is a multitalented student at John Hay High Sch ool. He is an
actor, singer, dancer, musician, magician, poet and gospel mime. He
started at Karamu this season as Assistant Stage Manager for "Waitin' 2
End Hell." Martin states "somethig great is happening at Karamu and I want
to be part of it."

Stacey Malone
(Understudy for Cadence Lane/Stage Crew)
Ms. Malone studied acting at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio.
While in the program, she played the lead role in the play "Between
Sisters." She also had a role in the film MVP, an official selection
in the 2004 Sundance Film Festival.

ARTISTIC TEAM

Terrence Spivey
(Director)
Mr. Spivey is a graduate of Prairie View A&M University in Texas.
A&M. He experience the joys and strifes in New York for 18 years
before coming to Karamu. Since his position as Artistic Director
in 2003/04 season, Spivey has directed two to three shows a season.
He is featured in the new released book Artist and Influence and the
upcoming American Theatre February issue. He was a 2008 Governor's
Award for the Arts nominee and recently won a Nguzu Saba Award in
Cleveland. Spivey has been invited to become a member of the distinguished
National Theatre Conference and join such members as Woodie King Jr.,
James Bundy, Ed Stern, Romulus Linney, Robert Falls, Lou Bellamy, James
Houghton and many more. The organization is based in New York City.

Geri Harris
(Stage Manager)
Ms. Harris has been one of t he most consistent stage managers at Karamu
starting with the 2006/07 season of "King Hedley II". Since then, she
has stage managed "Black Nativity," "The Blacks: A Clown Show," the 2007
and 2008 Karamu House Hall of Fame Ceremonies.

Saidah Mitchell
(Production Assistant)
Ms. Mitchell is a company member of Dance Africa Dance. Her Karamu debut
was in 2006 production of "Dream on Monkey Mountain." She has since made
Karamu her home appearing20in "A Colored Funeral," "Julius X," "The Fire
Inside: Story and Poetry of Nikki Giovanni" at 2007 Ingenuity Festival.
She was recently the female lead, Diane Jones, in the hit play "Waitin'
2gEnd Hell." She recently appeared in Bianca Sams "Summer Nights and
Fireflies" directed by Tony Sias at the CPT Black Box series.

Richard Morris Jr.
(Technical Director,Light/Sound Design)
Mr. Morris received his B.A. in Scenic and Lighting Design
from Kent State University. He has designed scenery, lighting and
sound design for over 80 produtions; "Caroline, or Change,"
"The Blacks: A Clown Show," "Holes," "Black Nativity," "Purlie
Victorious," "King Hedley II," "A Colored Funeral," "Gospel! Gospel!
Gospel!," and "Dream on Monkey Mountain" at Karamu, "The Bacchae," and
"Mo Pas Conin" at Cleveland Public Theatre, "The Rabbits Foot," "Later
Life," and "Meetings on the Porch" at Ensemble and productions at Rabbit
Run,Weathervane Playhouse and Oberlin College. His most recent lighting
design was "Death of a Salesman with Avery Brooks at Oberlin.

John Konopka
(Set Designer)
Mr. Konopka studied at University of Montana with BFA in Scene Design.
His most recent set design was "Waitin' 2 End Hell." He was designer and
technical director for theatre at the Mount Garner, MA designing over 30
shows. Other recent productions at Karamu were "The Trial of One Short
Sighted Black Woman vs. Mammy  Louise20and Safreeta Mae," "Permanent
Collection," "Bourbon at the Border," and "Julius X." He has also worked
as assistant Technical Director and Carpenter at Rabbit Run Theatre.

Harold Crawford
(Costumes)
Mr. Crawford attended Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising.
Following an apprentice program, he spent 7 years at Universal Studios.
Mr. Crawford has close to 35 years experience in the film industry. From
tv shows such as "Night Gallery" to 70's films as "Black Belt Jones" to
the hit tv show "Everybody Hates Chris." He has done it all. His first
stageproduction was the L.A. production of "Phantom of the Opera" with
RobertGuillaume. He has been costumer for Karamu since the 2006/07 season
production "Permanent Collection." His most recent was "Caroline, or
Change."

Prophet D. Seay
(Light Operator)
Mr. Seay attended CSA and studied acting at Karamu. He has been
scene shop assistant and light/sound operator for all Main Stage
shows since 2006/07 season.



Performances are on Thursday thru Saturday evenings at 8:00 pm and Sundays
at 3:00 pm From January 23 thru February 15, 2009.  Preview Night:
Thursday January 22; show time is 7:30 pm   Regular Ticket Prices:
Thursday and Sunday $20.00; Friday and Saturday $25.00

Karamu House, Inc. is a non profit community based multi-cultural arts
center in Cleveland with a national and international reach. It is listed
in the registry of Historic places and claims scores of alumni who have
made their careers in the entertainment industry.  Karamu proudly notes
its community sponsors, The Cleveland Foundation, The George Gund
Foundation, the Ohio Lottery, The Ohio Arts Council and Cuyahoga Arts and
Culture.