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February 6, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
“The Colored Museum” Opens
at Edison Theatre February 22
WHAT: CSUDH
Presents George C. Wolfe’s “The
Colored Museum”
WHEN: 8 p.m. Feb. 22, 23, 29, March 1
2 p.m. Feb. 24, March 2
WHERE: Edison Theatre at CSUDH, 1000 E. Victoria St., Carson, CA
90747
COST: $12 or $10 for students and seniors.
(Carson, CA) – As part of Black History Month, the California
State University Dominguez Hills Department of Theatre Arts is
pleased to present George C. Wolfe’s satirical view of black
life, “A Colored Museum.” The third play of the 2007-2008
season opens Feb. 22 and runs through March 2.
Written by playwright Wolfe in 1986, “The Colored Museum” is
one of the most well-known satires on black culture. In a series
of 11 vignettes, Wolfe puts African American imagery and stereotype
on display as a commentary on their struggle to reconcile the past
and find a true identity. As one character concludes, “I
can’t live inside yesterday’s pain, but I can’t
live without it.”
Wolfe is best known for his plays “Jelly’s Last Jam,” about
performer Jelly Roll Morton, and the musical, “Bring in ’Da
Noise, Bring in ’Da Funk.”
Bill DeLuca, CSUDH professor of theater arts, finds the play
unique in African-American playwriting.
“This work is a modern symbolist morality play,” he
said. “Wolfe derives his inspiration from the surrealist
traditions, drawing more from Amiri Baraka (“Dutchman”)
and Ntosake Shange (“For Colored Girls…”) than
from the realist works of Lorraine Hansberry (“A Raisin in
the Sun”) and August Wilson (“Fences”). It’s
black theatre of the absurd.”
Directing the production will be Jeffery
Wright, a CSU Dominguez Hills alumnus (Class of ’04) and
current graduate student.
Leading the cast, who all double in various roles, are students
Candice and Martina Boutte, Renea Myles, Marcus Moody, Chrisgen
Whitfield, Akida Naloo, Dueal Andrews, and Erica Bailey. They are
joined by alumni Phil Bray and Trenzette Mack. The stage manager
is Chenaye Gaston.
Performances will take place weekends, with Friday and Saturday
shows at 8 p.m. and Sunday shows at 2 p.m. Individual ticket
prices are $12 or $10 for students and senior citizens. Special
group rates are available for groups of 10 or more. Tickets may
be purchased by calling (310) 243-3589. Online ordering is also
available at www.zaptix.com (browse “California”).
The Edison Theatre in the University Theatre complex on the campus
of CSU Dominguez Hills is located on Toro Center Drive/Tamcliff
Street off Victoria Street in the city of Carson. Metered parking
lots are within walking distance. Permits are $3 and can be purchased
at yellow kiosk machines near each lot.
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About CSUDH
Department of Theatre Arts --Accredited
by the National Association of Schools of Theatre and with
memberships in the California
Education Theatre Association and the Southern California Educational
Theatre Association, the CSUDH Theatre Arts Department stages
six major theatrical productions each season in either its 485-seat
University Theatre or the more intimate 70-seat Edison Studio
Theatre. In addition to producing actors and actresses, the department
also educates students to be part of the community. Through its
Teatro Dominguez multicultural theatre company students take
on leadership roles in touring original and ethnic shows to local
K-12 schools; its Black Theatre Program provides courses, touring
shows and workshops that illuminate the black experience for
people of all ages and ethnicities; and the newly formed Dominguez
Bridge Theatre Company creates and produces original plays that
tell the story of the surrounding communities.
About
CSU Dominguez Hills -- California
State University, Dominguez Hills is a highly diverse,
urban university located in the South Bay, primarily
serving the
Los Angeles metropolitan area. The university prides itself
on its outstanding faculty and friendly, student-centered
environment.
Known for excellence in teacher education, nursing, psychology,
business administration, and digital media arts, new degree
programs include computer science, criminal justice,
recreation and leisure
studies, social work, and communication disorders. On campus
is the Home Depot Center, a multi-purpose sports complex
that hosts
world-class soccer, tennis, track and field, lacrosse, and
cycling.
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