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t Chronicle Profit* Stark By ALBERT NICKERSON Chronicle Staff Writer The note, scribbled on a small the wall next to Jesse Starks' de< Although the note may appe foremost in Starks' thoughts bee $6 million in the United Way's f "I feel very good about ou . million," said Starks, a transph first black to act as campaign d organization. To reach the goal, Starks w volunteers. The workers come political and professional life ii year's slogan/44Give Us A Little Starks, who has been working said he is looking forward to I organization. He will be worki preparation of reaching the goal 44I want to set an example for t 441 want to show them that with can make it." % Starks is not new to the South small farming community near S ed to Buffalo, N.Y., where Starl New York. Starks majored in theater wh years. he became involed wjth a s tor and singer weren't the great( "I was really interested in singing," said Starks. who said h Gallery sets n Winston-Salem State University has established new hours for the Selma Burke Art Gallery. The gallery, located on the lower level of Carolina Hall on the WSSU campus, will be open from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Weekend visits may be ar I t 11* _ am * ? J i ranged oy caning /oi-zzu4 during regular hours. The new schedule is effective immediately and the gallery is open to the public at no charge. The Selma Burke Gallery features the work of internationally renowned artist Selma Burke, as well as that of other A&T's Harri slate five proc The Richard B. Harrison Players of North Carolina A&T State University will present five productions during the 1984-85 academic year. The University Theatre has labeled its third season as a "Season of Family Theatre." The schedule includes "Ain't Misbehavin"' for Sept.... 21 -23; "Blue Denim" by James Leo Herliky and William Noble, Oct. 26-28; "Step On A Crack" by Susan Zeder, Dec. 3-9; "To Be Young, Gifted and Black" by Lorraine Hansberry and adopted by Robert Nemiroff, Feb. 24-27 and "Hallelujah, Baby!" a musical by Arthur Laurents and Jule Styne on May 2-5. "Ain't Misbehavin'," winner of the Drama Circle Award and the Tony Award for Best Musical, will be the Players' en? try into the American College Theatre Festival. The musical revue is based on the life of Thomas "Fats" Waller, the soul of Harlem in the '30s -- the Golden Age of places like the Cotton Club, of honky tonk dives along Lenox Avenue, of rent parties, of stride piano players and that new beat, swing. Without being a literal biography of a man or an age, "Ain't Misbehavin'" is an all Uan> Unn fViot mootral. CIHUI dClIlj? UCdl *UUg uiai iiia^ivui ly invokes the joy and laughter of Fats Waller. "Blue Denim" is a moving and compassionate play concerning the problem of communication between the younger and older generations. Although this is a play about juveniles and their parents, the juveniles are not delinquents and the parents are not heartless or uncaring. Their trouble stems from the fact that they simply do not speak each other's language. This simple, yet universal, situation encompasses the terrible insecurity of youth and the equally f ft :s strives foi <\ piece of white paper, is taped to ik. jar insignificant to visitors, it is * ause it represents a new plateau ? und raising drive for this year, r accomDlishinfi our aoal of m w : o ~ ^"*r int of Buffalo, N.Y., who is the lirector for the local United Way ill be directing a staff of 2,(XX) from all corners of economic, i the city - all working for this : And We'll Give You A Lot." with the organization since April, he fall campaign season for the ing 12 to 13 hours each day in he young blacks," said Starks, 34. dedication and committment you . He was bom in Uptown, Ala., a elma, Ala. Later, his family moves attended the State University of lile in college. During his college ringing group. His credits as an ac;st, Starks readily admits, directing more than acting or is dramatic career probably helped ew hours prominent artists. All of the artwork comes from Dr. Burke's private college. Valued at approximately $250,000, the collection is the realization of a dream of WSSU shared by Dr. Burke ? a dream that Dr. Burke perceived as a personal promise. "I made up my mind that I "would do something with my- life,** she said. "I thought if 1 had something to return for what 1 had received, Teachers College . (now WSSU) deserved more than anybody." The gallery opened in September 1983. son Players luctions terrible failure of parents, who realize too late that they don't know their own children. "Step On A Crack" is the Players' children's threater pro.-* duction this season. The play revolves around a tenyear-old girl living alone with her father after the death of her mother. Imaginary friends and a stepmother are obstacles which the child, Ellie, must overcome to silence the negativism of a voice. "To Be Young, Gifted and Black" is a biographical play based on the life of Lorraine Hansberry in her own words. This fast-paced, powerful, touching and hilarious kaleidoscope recreates the world of a great American woman and artist. This production is presented as a celebration of a quarter-century of Hansberry's success as the first black woman to have a play staged on Broadway -- "A Raisin In The Sun." "Hallelujah Baby!" tells the poignant story of a young black girl, her mother and boyfriend as they meet the social problems in our society which have prevailed over the past 60 years. Jule Styne's tuneful score and the timely plot, with its significant sociological importance, combine to make "Hallelujah Baby!" an entertaining theatrical 1W1IW t General admission to the dramatic plays is $4 and $6 for? the musicals. A&T students with current identification cards may get tickets for $2. Season tickets sell for $25. Group rates are available. hor additional information, call the Paul Robeson Theatre at 379-7852 or the Department of Speech, Communication and Theatre Arts at 379-7900. Curtain time for all shows, with the exception of the children's show, is 8 p.m. record goal him in moving through the ranks of the United Way organ Because he was the an only son, Starks was exempt fr Vietnam War. "I saw many of my friends lost to drugs and < said Starks. Those turbulent years, Starks said, probably were one reasons he decided to get into the United Way. "It was on only organizations that 1 thought was actually doing things 1 pie," said Starks. He took a volunteer's job with the organization in Bufl the end of the campaign season, the director offered him ar "I want to set an example for the young blacks. J to show them that with dedication and com mi you can make it. " - Jesse year job. He took it. He stayed in Buffalo until 1981, befo ing to Rhode Island as a senior campaign director. "It was interesting living in Rhode Island and seeing the r of the Rockerfellers and the Vanderbilts," said Starks. But the values of rebellion and cynicism of the 60s, Star has been replaced by the positive values of family, religi work. "I guess that you could say I changed from a radica to a liberal-conservative," said Starks. VT t . _ t l .... rNow, ne is a aeaicaiea iamuy man. He nas two children: son, Jar on, and a daughter, Joia. He married a home tov Joyce, with whom he became re-acquainted while attendii University in Buffalo. 44At the height of the campaign seasonsTl spend 12 or! away from home, and spend an extra hour or so after I get said Starks. j - <4 VIRQNIA SUMS i? Bjk I.? bL Menthol and Lights Menthol v V C Philip Morm Inc I9M Warning: The Surgeon General Has Determined That Cigarette Smoking Is Dangerous to Your Health. J T_ f The Chronicle, Thu ... . y ks said! Jesse Starks: He wants the r>n nnH - TV-'t. its annu^Vfund-raising driv< 1-liberal However, at the slow time < a young with his family reading to the vn lady, There are still many uncharu rig State One of them is to make Wir munities to reach a $9 million g "3 hours executive"director of a major 1 home," "You have to keep those go Starks. fik Vbu've come < / Bk^*. Xf v.Jv ^r w^ Menthol 15mg "tar.'' 1 0 mg nicotine-Lights Menthi "tar. 0 6 mg nicotine av per cigarette. FTC Report M y ^ J \ rsday, September 20, 1984-Page A7 \ if i !> - *<&% ^JBP ^R . ' J*"W**?8^'-# ''"'kite.' i United Way to top $6 million in 3 (photo by James Parker). 3f year, he spends most of his time children. jred paths ahead of him, said Starks. iston-Salem one of the small corneal. The other is to be the first black UnitecHVay organization, als in order to keep pushing,/' said I 3 long way, baby. > 1 jgSjiir^ | ?*:- ' "-? - ? ?--~- ? *?? - ?Sk-'A^-* ^.i?-, TW^IK ' ' - " * ~ " <<. X V. I )l 8 mg ar '84
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