[NEohioPAL] Karamu House- Cut Flowers by

[Vivian Wilson]

October 27, 2013
Karamu's Arena Theatre has room for you in the audience to see Gavin Lawrence's Cut Flowers!  Don't  think this is just a Karamu single-set production with a bunch of young black guys trying to get through the day as flower cutters and delivery guys at Benson's Flower Shop in Washington, D.C.  The show is set in the back of a flower shop and the six guys do tend to play the dozens and poke fun at each other and talk about their insecurities and pain, and communal responsibility and forgiveness. They also come to realize that all of the black faces in the flower shop are in the back of the white-owned shop.
The cast works well together to deliver this production.  There's the politically aware fellow Kenny (Dyrell Barnett) who talks like Malcolm X. There's Mark (Anthony Brown), a decent man ridiculed for letting his wife beat him up on a regular basis. Brian (Michael May) struggles with petty crime. Ronnie (Prophet Seay) likes to play around on his wife. And good-hearted Paul (Greg White) fights off booze. All are manipulated by Kyle (Kenny Parker), a loyal worker who deserves a lot more from the owner of the store than he appears likely to get.  Rhonda performed by (Tonya Broach) is never seen and is the woman that cares about them all and is the VOICE answering the phone and keeps it all together.  Directed by Terrence Spivey

There is still time, three more weeks at Karamu House in the Arena Theatre
Curtain Times Thursday thru Saturday at 8:00 pm; Sundays at 3:00 pm.
Thursday and Sunday tickets are $20.00; Friday and Saturday tickets are $25.00;  There is still room to laugh come and be part of the audience.   The play runs through November 17, 2013
CALL TODAY and purchase your ticket.  DON'T MISS THIS PRODUCTION!

Vivian C. Wilson
Marketing Director
Karamu House, Inc.
2355 East 89th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
Ph: 216.795-7070 Ext. 215
Fax: 216.795-7073
vwilson at karamuhouse.org<mailto:vwilson at karamuhouse.org>
www.karamuhouse.org<http://www.karamuhouse.org>
Feel at Home in the House!

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