Monologues on Clarissa Street [excerpts] by Karen D. Culley Perfomed by the StageCraft Fellows in conjunction with W

15th Annual Sankofa Festival

By MMB Theatre 1 Project

Directed by Curtis K. Rivers, Artistic Director

Sun,   Aug 25 @ 2:00 PM  Day Six only $5 [StageCraft Fellowship Program Culminating Event]

Monologues on Clarissa Street [excerpts] by Karen D. Culley

Perfomed by the StageCraft Fellows in conjunction with Writers & Books.

TicketAdvance $17,

Matinee/staged readings are $5 

*8/25 Sunday Afternoon, Day Six

[StageCraft Fellowship Program Culminating Event]

Monologues on Clarissa Street[excerpts] by Karen D. Culley

Perfomed by the StageCraft Fellows in conjunction with Writers & Books.

Many African-Americans escaping the domestic terrorism of the South to find work in the North found Rochester, NY, to be their home. While there, those that remained carved out thriving jazz, faith, and nightlife communities on what came to be known as Clarissa St.

""Monologues on Clarissa Street"", is their story.

Known as Rochester's Broadway, Clarissa St. became one of the Mecca's for African-Americans traveling north to find work and some solace from the horrors of the South. Even though the wicked had cousins in the North, African-Americans were able to mold and create a connectedness to the others in an emerging movement of acceptance called the New Negro or Harlem Renaissance. This self-reflection and creative exploration continued through the early 1970s.

Monologues on Clarissa St. covers some events and places during this time of The Pythodd, LaRue's Restaurant, and Dan's Tavern. It segments the audience's focus from Children, to Faith, to The Night life and Things To Remember. Bring the family and take a trip back a time not long ago on Clarissa Street.