Holy Trinity Cultural Arts Center​​​​​ For Immediate Release​​​​​​​​For More Information Contact: October 11, 2017​​​​​​​​​Vicki Dansby (216) 282-7172 ​​​​​​​ HOLY TRINITY CULTURAL ARTS CENTER COLLABORATES WITH HIGHLY ACCLAIMED ARTISTIC DIRECTOR MEDIA RELEASE Cleveland – Holy Trinity Cultural Arts Center is pleased to announce its collaboration with highly acclaimed Director Terrence Spivey, founding director of “Powerful Long Ladder Ensemble” theatre company and former Artistic Director of Cleveland’s historic Karamu House. Spivey currently serves as the Artistic Associate at Shore Culture Centre. Terrence Spivey is a theatre expert who artistically led Karamu House, the nation’s oldest African American theatre, for over 10 years and directed some of its most acclaimed shows. He has also received many accolades for his artistic direction to include Scene Magazine’s “Best Director” for Best of Cleveland 2017. "Powerful Long Ladder," in collaboration with "Holy Trinity Cultural Arts Center," embraces the belief that theatrical arts hold transformative potential. The Consortium brings light to the social and diverse culture of our community, strengthening our residents to bridge borders through engagement, educational exploration and leadership development of the arts. This Consortium will be a proving ground for excellence in collaborative programming through innovative approaches, while at the same time remaining relevant and diverse in our cultural experiences that both reflect and expand the community's interests. “Divine Intervention” is how Pastor Dr. Andrew D. Clark of Holy Trinity C.O.G.I.C. describes the collaboration with Powerful Long Ladder. “We were in need of assistance with our artistic outreach and Terrence was in need of a home to showcase his productions. The timing couldn’t be better for this collaboration.” The mission of this Consortium is for the Arts to make theatrical, dramatic, thought provoking visual and performing arts available to urban centers across our city; to become a creative force and an educational resource for the community; and to harness and build upon legacy and the economic vitality of the arts. The collaboration’s inaugural production will be “The Amen Corner,” a classic play by poet and novelist James Baldwin (Go Tell it on the Mountain ) who was the subject of the award-winning documentary “I Am Not Your Negro .” “The Amen Corner” addresses themes of the role of a church in an African American family and the effect of a poverty born of racial prejudice on an African American community. Sister Margaret heads a storefront church in Harlem while raising her musician son and allowing her estranged husband back into there lives under the watchful eye of her congregation. The preview will be November 30, 2017. Opening Night will be December 1, 2017 and will run through December 10, 2017 at the beautifully renovated Holy Trinity Cultural Arts Center, 7209 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio. Curtain time for all evening productions will be 7:30pm. Curtin time for Matinee productions will be 1:00 pm on Saturday’s and 3:00 pm on Sunday’s. There will be a special Talk Back on Friday, December 8 at 7:00pm that is FREE and open to the public. “My team and I are extremely excited about this collaboration and the fruition of our first production together. We’ve received an abundance of support from the arts community, and are looking forward to a packed house on opening night and throughout the run of the show,” says Spivey. For group sales/ticket information, call 216.417.4571 or email Trinity.Boxoffice@gmail.com. ##