Tuesday , August 15 9:45 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. FILM: "The Black Theatre Movement: 'A Raisin in the Sun' to the Present (1959 to the Late 1970' s)" Producer /Direciui. Woodie King, Jr. Monday, August 14 WELCOME TO WINSTON-SALEM! Check in at your hotel, relax and get acclimatized. Stop by the Festival Head quarters in The Stouffer Winston Plaza Hotel and pick up your copy of the Festival Souvenir Program Book. In it you* 11 find complete details of all the productions and workshops and a complete map of Winston-Salem high lighting the different Festival venues. Don't forget to pick up a souvenir Tee-shirt and poster while you're here. FESTIVAL PERFORMANCE LOCATIONS The Stevens Center 4th and Marshall Streets downtown Winston-Salem Winston-Salem State University Kenneth R. Williams Auditorium The-A*ts Council Theater ? 610 Coliseum Drive North Carolina School of the Arts 200 Waughtown Street NCSA # I -The Proscenium Thrust NCSA #2-The Arena Wake Forest University The Scales Fine Art Center WFU # 1 -The Proscenium Theater WFU #2-The Ring Theater The Orchestra Pit Next to the Stevens Center . Sawtooth Center 226 N. Marshall St. All Workshops will be held at the $tQuffer Winston Plaza Hotel unless I uukiwix notea i d 6:00 p.m. -8:00 p.m. OPENING GALA Special Guest: OPRAH WINFREY Benton Convention Center Admission by reservation only Black tie optional 8:30 p.m. mmm North Carolina Black Repertory Company m?M. "Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope' is Explosive Theatrical Dynamite": Jim Shertzer, Winston-Salem Journal. It's a joyful blast, a sort of grab bag of experiences taken from, but by no means limited to, black ghetto life. According to director Mabel Robinson, "It makes you laugh. It makes you cry. It makes the people of the world aware of what we are about." The Stevens Center 10:30 p.m. RECEPTION Special Guest: OPRAH WINFREY Stouffer Winston Plaza Hotel Admission by ticket stub from tonight's OPENING GALA NUCLEUS Theatre An afternoon of inspiring entertain ment that brings together six former high school classmates for a touching tenth year reunion. Through music, comedy and pathos, the overall theme shines through: despite the obstacres that life can present, we all have the power and the potential to shape our own destiny. (Recommended for young audiences) Winston-Salem State University 2:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m. WORKSHOP: BLACK THEATRE: THE PRESENT CONDITION A point-of-view by Woodie King, Jr. 3:30 p.m. -5:30 p.m. WORKSHOP: MAKE UP , LIGHTING AND THE BLACK ACTOR presented by U.S.l.T.T. ? NCSA #1 ?tfsyAw.v.. 1:00 p ajhtno mimemmmWmm Oakland Ensemble and Junebug Productions Vividly dramatizes black experiences in the American military. , Music, comedy and drama combine in an entertaining story theatre production^ ? Wake Forest University #1 Penumbra Theatre MALCOLM X by August Wilson is a one-man, one-act play that captures the metamorphosis of a street-smart youngster to an internationally known political activist. Sawtooth Center fflSTERS ? Jomandi Productions All they've got in common are the white athletic shoes Olivia dons as respite from spike heels and Cassie wears for blessed comfort OR SO IT WOULD SEEM! Arts Council Theater 8:00 DLm. x Wl?T$&THEfyil?lCAlWCOP& North Carolina black Repertory Company ( See Monday, Aug. 14) 10: 15 p.m. RECEPTION Special guests: RUBY DEE and OSSIE DAVIS Stouffer Winston Plaza Hotel Admission by ticket stub from any of tonight's performances. \ Veu\t 17 9:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m. BLACK THEATRE NETWORK CONFERENCE REGISTRATION 9:00 a.m. -9:50 a.m. BTN BUSINESS MEETING (BTN members only) 10.00 a.m. -5:00 p.m. WORKSHOP: (Lunch Break 12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m.) PLAYWRIGHTS ON PLAYWRITING 2:00 p.m -3:30 p.m. WORKSHOP: DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING TOURING PROGRAMS An exploration of effective touring procedures and networking 2:00 p.m. -3:30 p.m. BTN YOUNG SCHOLARS COMPETITION 3:45 p.m. -5:00 p.m. WORKSHOP: NETWORKING : WHAT DOES IT MEAN ' AND HOW DO WE GET TO IT Coordinator: Herman LeVern Jones 8:00 p. Oakland Ensemble and Junebug Productions (See Tuesday, August 15) Wake Forest University #1 North Carolina Black Repertory Company (See Monday, August 14) 1 1 rivii nsKiii 1HAVAA J/ACvVB National Black Touring Circuit I HAVE A DREAM is a musical and narrative journey through the life of the great "drum major for justice" Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., performed by a company of actors from the New Federal Theatre Winston-Salem State University Cultural Odyssey Join in a salute to the many Rhythm and Blues artists who pioneered and sustained that "jungle music," Rock and Roll, at a time when it was outlawed. North Carolina School of the Arts #2 sisiers Jomandi Productions (See Tuesday, August 15) Arts Council Theatre CUSZHRA Just Us Theatre (See Wednesday, August 16) The Orchestra Pit 10: 15 p.m. RECEPTION Special guest: CICELY TYSON Stouffer Winston Plaza Hotel Admission by ticket stub from any of tonight's performances. North Carolina Black Repertory Company ts proud to acknowledge the following sponsors of the 1989 National Black Thea tre Festival: Winston-Salem State University North Carolina School of the Arts Wake Forest University Smith. Jones & Associates (Chicago) Arts Council Inc., Winston -Salem/Forsyth County We would like to show our deep appreciation of the following contributors to the Festival: North Carolina General Assembly North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources North Carolina Arts Council North Carolina Theatre Arts Expansion Arts of the National Endowment for the Arts Southern Arts Federation Project Assistance of the Arts Council, inc. Minorities & Women in Business Magazine 1989 NBTF North Carolina State Advisory Board Sara Lee, Inc Funeral Directors & Morticians Association of North Carolina James G. Hanes Memorial Fund/Foundation John Wesley and Anna Hodgin Hanes Foundation R Philip & Charlotte Hanes, Jr. North Carolina Black Legislative Caucus Henredon, Morganton, NC American Cyanamid Company, Wayne. NJ Alternate Roots, Atlanta. GA Urban Arts of the Arts Council. Inc Delta Fine Arts Center Special Thanks to: Winston-Salem Chronicle Winston-Salem Journal * WAAA Radio WNAA Radio WSNC Radfo fctouffer Winston Plaza Hotel Hyatt Hotel Piedmont Airlines Rogers Travel Agency Hundreds of others have contributed in countless ways to make the 1989 National Black Theatre Festival possible. Their names are too numerous to mention but our love and sincere Appreciation bekyigs to them. The joy of this Festival is our gift to them. /X \/2 A __ lamlin kr/Artisti?~Director 1989 National Black Theatre Festival TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION INFORMATION For excellent airline ticket discount rates call Rodger's Travel Agency at 1-800-825-1775 or Piedmont/USA ir the official airline carrier for the 1989 JNational Black Theatre Festival at 1-800-334-8644 and give the Gold File No. 2310224 to receive the discount rates. MAKE YOUR RESERVATIONS NOW! The Winston-Salem Stouffer Hotel is the official headquarter hotel for the 1989 NATIONAL BLACK THEATRE FESTIVAL. Room rates arc $49 regardless (single-double-tnple). Call (919) 725-3500 to make reservations. Be sure to mention that you are attending the festival in order to receive the discount rates These rooms are going fast. Please make your reservations as quickly as possible. Should>ooms in the Stouffer Hotel become unavailable, please call the Winston-Salem Hyatt Hotel, also a festival hotel with the $49 rates. Cell (919) 725*1234. Ctfl (he IW NtTF office for a list of other hotels In the city. Call the 1999 NBTF offlce (919) 723-7907 to order tickets to the perfor mance! and receptions. I inlaw \ugust IS 9:00a. m. -10:30a.m. WHERE TO FROM HERE? A Joint meeting of: -Black Theatre Network -National Association of Dramatic and Speech Arts -National Conference on African American Theatre -North Carolina Playwright Center (Public Invited) 1 0: 30 a . m . - 1 2 :00 noon WORKSHOP: THE EFFECTS OF NON-RACIAL CASTING ON BLACK THEATRES TODAY A look at the impact of contemporary approaches to casting without considera tion of race. 2:00 p.m. -3:30 p.m. AFROCENTRICITY VERSUS EUROCENTRIC CRITICISM OF BLACK PERFORMANCE A discussion of an ethnic philosophical framework to examine cultural misunder standing and misrepresentation. Winston-Salem State University, RJR Business Center 2:00 p.m. -5:00 WORKSHOP: Continuation of NETWORKING: WHAT DOES IT MEAN? ANYHOW DO WE GET IT? (See Thursday, August 17) 3:30 p.m. -5:00 p.m. WORKSHOP: INSTITUTION BUILDING The Fiscal Development of Black Theatre (Board Development, Corporate Relations, Public Funding, Alternative Structures). Winston-Salem State University, RJR Business Center 8:00 p.m. ^ .... ^ imwucr I PPP 111 National Black Theatre Winston-Salem State University wmmmtrnicmcoPB \ North Carolina Black Repertory Company (See Monday, August 14) The Stevens Center Harlem Jazz TheatW The memories of ex-slaves recorded in interviews in the 1930's constitute the raw materials of this theatre piece. The play will have traditional African American music. North Carolina School of the Arts # 1 Jomandi Productions (See Tuesday, August 15) Art Council Theatre (MBZEBRA Just Us Theatre -IN (See Wednesday, August 16) The Orchestra Pit WOZA ALBERT! CROSS ROADS THEATRE 10: 15 p.m. RECEPTION Special guest: JAMES EARL JONES Stouffer Winston Plaza Hotel Admission by ticket stub from any of tonight's performances S at unlaw \u^ust /V 10:00 a.m.- 1 1 :30 a.m. WORKSHOP: AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AND THE MARKETING OF THEATRE Coordinator: Kojo Adc, Kojo Ade and Associates, NY 10:00 a.m.- 1 2:00 noon WORKSHOP: DIRECTORS INTERPRETING AND DEVELOPING NEW AND ORIGINAL SCRIPTS Coordinator: H. D. Flowers, Ph.D., Chairman of the Department of Dramatic Arts at NC A & T University, Greensboro, NC. 10:30 a.m.- 1 00 p.m. WORKSHOP: THE ROLE OF BLACK THEATRE ARTS IN THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES Coordinator: Barbara Ann Teer of the National Black Theatre 1 1:30a.m. -4:00p.m. OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT AT WINSTON SQUARE PARK (Admission Free) Storytelling, arts and crafts, clowns, bands, poetry reading, and a host of other activities. Refresh ments available. Sponsored in part by Urban Arts of the Arts Council Inc. KVDESPRiESSWUf Philadelphia Freedom Theatre A musical about today's youth; it includes a series of vignettes covering the gamut of teenage life; from the schools, to the parents and the neighborhood. It examines teen-age sex, gang violence, murder, profanity and incest. "It says to the adult population that it is absolutely necessary to listen to and to talk to our youth/' (John Allen, Director)? (Recommended for young people and their parents) Winston-Salem State University 2:00 p.m. -3:30 p.m. WORKSHOP: WHEN THE "I" BECOMES THE "EYE" Examine alternative performance styles with Pearl Cleage, Executive/ Artistic Director of Just Us - Club Zebra in Atlanta, GA Co-hosted by Zaron Bennet, Club Zebra. ~T: 30 p. m . STAGED!* EADfNGr ? mmm A new drama by Caroi Cole Stouffer Winston Plaza Hotel 8:00 p.m. wmAimat / Cross Roads Theatre This brilliant two-man show creates an exhilarating fantasy based on the idea that the second coming of Christ should take place in present day South Africa. Wake Forest University #2 DONT BOTHER ME, I CANT CORE ?v. . ? vy^rv.'.v.vr v.^vxvxv.vx x-x x-x*x X'X-X'X^'XXvX'X'X'X'i x-i North Carolina Black Repertory Company (See Monday, August 14) The Stevens Center DOWBB, REMEMBER MS ? ?\,x'xsv / V / Want to he a part <>/ the 19X9 Xational /Hack Theatre Festival TICKET PRICES Save 10% by buying tickets in packages. All package tickets are good for any Festival performance except opening night. Pack of three tickets: $27.00 Pack of five tickets: $45.00 Pack of ten tickets: $90.00 Single tickets to the Opening Night performance of Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope can be purchased in advance or at the door for $1 2 each. Single tickets to other Festival performances can be purchased only at the door at each performance. Single tickats: Adult $10.00 StudentfSeniors $6 00 (Students: full-time students with ID; Seniors: over 62) mm OqIbi tprihgtiifhLpttfgtihcttoixf WlhiiBh Snfan Ffctftt Hotel Sptetiguatfxtht^hrenming