BLUES FOR MISTER CHARLIE By James Baldwin

BLUES FOR MR. CHARLIE

By JAMES BALDWIN

Directed by GARY DEWITT MARSHALL

Thur, Feb 13 at 7:00 pm (PREVIEW PERFORMANCE) 

Fri, Feb 14 7:00 pm (OPENING NITE) 

Sat, Feb 15 7:00 pm 

Sun, Feb 16 at 2 pm

James Baldwin's award-winning play - loosely based on the notorious 1955 killing of Emmett Till.

James Baldwin's award-winning play - loosely based on the notorious 1955 killing of Emmett Till turns a murder and its aftermath into an inquest in which even the most well-intentioned whites are implicated... 

A white man murders a black man, then throws his body in the weeds... this act of violence launches an unsparing and at times agonizing probe of the wounds of race, centuries of brutality, fear, patronage, and contempt...

For where once a white storekeeper could have shot a "boy" like Richard Henry with impunity, times have changed. And centuries of brutality and fear, patronage and contempt, are about to erupt in a moment of truth as devastating as a shotgun blast. In his award-winning play, Baldwin turns a murder and its aftermath into an inquest in which even the most well-intentioned whites are implicated--and in which even a killer receives his share of compassion.

General Admission $15.00

It is truly an honor to receive these TANYS 2019 awards on Dark Blue Mondaze ... We had a pretty good year. Thank you to all the artists and performers who contributed you love, talent, & time. Peace GDM3 •Outstanding Achievement in Performance “Four Men On A Couch” •Outstanding Achievement in Direction “Smudge Stick Experience” •Excellence in Ensemble Performance “You Should Have Told” •J. Richard Mahlstedt Directing Award

Cast List

MERIDIAN HENRY - J. CLAUD STEWART PETE/TOM/KEN/AUTHUR - CARRINGTON REYNOLDS JUANITA/COUNSEL - ASHONA PULLIAM LORENZO - JAHAKA MINDSTORM MOTHER HENRY - ALMETA WHITIS LYLE BRITTEN - EMMETT MITCHIE PARNELL JAMES - RICHARD KENDRICK RICHARD - SHAQ AOR PAYNE PAPA D - DOUG CURRY LILLIAN - ELIZABETH SAUNDERS SUSAN/HAZEL - KATHY COUGHENOUR REV.PHELPS/CLERK- ROGER GANS GEORGE/RALPH/CLERK - JEREMY SARACHAN ELLIS/THE STATE - AL YOUNG

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