Karamu House

presents

DAY OF ABSENCE

Written by Douglas Turner Ward

Running NOW Thru November 18, 2018

Arena Theatre

Karamu presents Douglas Turner Ward’s one-act satire Day of Absence now through Sunday November 18, 2018.  Directed by Karamu House Line Producer, Nathan A. Lilly, this laugh-out-loud comedy features Robert Hunter as The Mayor, Jailyn Harris as Jackson the Assistant, and Sherrie Tolliver as the TV Announcer.  Performed in reverse minstrel style, the reimagined classic comedy runs in Karamu’s Arena Theatre. 

For tickets, call 216.795.7077 or visit www.karamuhouse.org.

SYNOPSIS

A one-act hilarious satire about an imaginary Southern town where all the black people have suddenly disappeared. The only ones left are sick and lying in hospital beds, refusing to get well. The Mayor sends a national plea for the blacks, “wherever they are,” to come back. In the end the blacks begin to reappear, as mysteriously as they had vanished, and the white community, sobered by what has transpired, breathes a sigh of relief at the return of the rather uneasy status quo.

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THE ACTING COMPANY

Robert Hunter - The Mayor                          

Jailyn Sherell Harris - Jackson, Mayor's Assistant     

Sherrie Tolliver - TV Announcer                    

Lachaka A. Askew

Jeannine Gaskin

Maya T. Jones

Austin Blake Sasser

Prophet D. Seay

Nate Summers

The CREATIVE TEAM

Director: Nathan A. Lilly

Stage Manager + Props Manager: Mia Jones

Scenic Design + Technical Director: Prophet Seay

Lighting Design: Colleen Albrecht

Costume Design: Inda Blatch-Geib

Sound Design: Jeremy Dobbins

Wardrobe Coordinator: Brielle McGrew

Executive Producer: Tony F. Sias

Karamu House, the oldest multicultural performing arts center in the country, is located at 2355 East 89th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44106. 

Tickets range from $25–$40. 

$40 for adults, $35 for seniors, and $20 for students (with valid ID)

Special savings for groups of 25+! 

For tickets, please call 216.795.7077 or visit www.karamuhouse.org.

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