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Wednesday, August 16 Thursday, August 17 Friday, August IS Saturday, August 19 10:00 a m.-i 1:30 a m WORKSHOP: AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AND THE MARKETING OF THEATRE Coordinator: Kojo Ade, 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, Monday, A ii^ust 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 *U find complete details of all the productions andworkshops 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. LOCATIONS The Stevens Center 4th and Marshall Streets downtown Winston-Salem Winston-Salem State University Kenneth R. Williams Auditorium The Arts 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 #I-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 Stouffer Winston Plaza Hotel unless otherwise noted. 6:00 p.m. -8:00 p.m. OPENING GALA , Special Guest: OPRAH WINFREY Benton Convention Center Admission by reservation only Black tiie optional 8:30 pm D0NT BOTHER, MB J CANT COPE North Carolina Black Repertory Company "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 arc 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 9:45 a^n.-t2:00 p.m. FILM: "The Black Theatre Movement: ' A Raisin in the Sun' to the Present ( 1959 to the Late 1970' s)' ' Producer/Director: Woodie King. Jr. 1:30pm STEPPING INTO TOMORROW ? 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 obstacles that life can present, we all have the power and the potential to shape our own destiny. (Recommended for young audiences) ? vVinston-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 # I 8:00 pm rmft trnin* ? && ? mmm Oakland Ensemble- und June bug Productions Vividly dramatizes black experiences in the American military . Music, comedy and drama combine in an entertaining story theatre production. Wake Forest University #1 MALCOLM X 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 SISTERS 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 pm BOOT BOTHER, KB J CAOT COTE North Carolina Black Repertory Company (See Monday, Aug. 14) 10: 1 5 p.m. RECEPTION Special guests: RUBY DEE and OSSIE DAVIS Stouffer Winston Plaza Hotel Admission by ticket stub from any of tonight's performances. /?4tiu4jt SpAH4&l& North Carolina Black Repertory Company is 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 Hancs Memorial Fund/ Foundation John Wesley and Anna Hodgin Hanes Foundation R Philip & Charlotte Hancs. Jr North Carolina Black Legislative Caucus Henredon. Morganton. NC American Cyanamid Compan> . Wayne. NJ Alternate Roots. Atlanta. GA Urban Arts of the Arts Council. Inc Delta Fine Arts Center Special Thanks tp Winston-Salem Chronicle Winston-Salem Journal WAAA Radio WNAA Radio WSNC Radio Stouffer Winston Pla/a 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 belongs to them. The joy of this festival is our gift to them Proaircer/ArtistuT Director 1989 National Black Theatre Festival 9:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m. BLACK THEATRE NETWORK ( BTN ) CONFERENCE REGISTRATION 9:30 a.m.- 1 1 :00 a.m. BTN OPENING SESSION Stouffer Winston Plaza Hotel 10:30 am CftTC?CRAC; . ' _ Carpetbag Theatre This collection of Black folks tales from Haiti, Senegal and the Southern United States is performed in the delightful spirit of Story Theatre. (Recommended for young audiences) Winston-! - 1 :00 p.m. -2:30 p.m. SOUTHERN ARTS FEDERATION MINORITY INITIATIVE MEETING 1:00 p.m. -2: 15 p.m. WORKSHOP: STAGING AFRICAN DRAMATIC LITERATURE An examination of the necessary preparation and the problems inherent in staging African dramas. 2:30 p.m. -4.00 p.m. WORKSHOP: theatre companies of the twentieth century. 8:00 pm CAN I SPEAK FOR YOU BROTHER African-American Drama Company Actor/writer/director Phillip Walker whisks us joyously through America's history depicting not one but nine great leaders including: Martin Luther King, Jr., Fredrick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, and W. E. B. DuBois. Finally he brings the audience to the present uplifted, excited feeling con nected to Blacjk culture. Sawtootn Center DARK C0W&RLS AND PRAIRIE QUEENS Carpetbag Theatre This adventure into yesteryear exam ines the struggles and personal victories of some unusual pioneer women of the Old West. Cowgirls seeks to alter our perception of the wild west and to examine the role of black women in the settling of America. North Carolina School of the Arts # I A SOW COME HOME 1 BMT When a son visits his aging mother, after a long absence their present relation ship is explained by the past. North Carolina School of the Arts #2 ( SISTERS Jomandi Productions (See Tuesday, August 15) Arts Council Theatre CLUB Z&BRA Just Us Theatre Long billed as "Atlanta's only floating speakeasy and cabaret," CLUB ZEBRA showcases original performance art. Within this performance installment, the audi ence becomes a part of everything that goes on; from sharing the performances ? of the poignant narratives of Pearl Cleage and Zaron Burnett to listening to singers and musicians under the direction of Joe Jennings of Spellman College The Orchestra Pit 10:15p.m. RECEPTION Special Guest: LOU GOSSETT. JR. Stouffer Winston Pla/.a Hotel Admission by ticket stub from any of tonight's performances. TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION INFORMATION ? * For excellent airline ticket discount rates call Rodger's Travel Agency at 1-800-825-1775 or Piedmont/USAir the official airline carrier for the 1989 National 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 are $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 rooms in the Stouffer Hotel become unavailable, please call the Winston-Salem Hyatt Hotel, also a festival hotd with the S49 rates Call (919) 725-1234. Call the 19S9 NBTF office for a list of other hotels in the city. Call the 19f9 NBTF office (919) 723-7907 to order tickets to the perfor mances and receptions. 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 : WHA T DOES IT MEAN ? AND HOW DO WE GET TO IT Coordinator: Herman LeVern Jones 8:00 pm J0DVS GOT YOUR GAL AND G0J? Oakland Ensemble and J unehu# Productions ? fSee Tuesday; August 15) Wake Forest University # 1 DGNTBOIHER, ME I CANT COPE North Carolina Black Repertory Company (See Monday. August 14) tam A DREAM 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 I THINK TPS GONNA WORK OUT FtNK 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 SISTERS ? Jomandi Productions (See Tuesday. August 15) Arts Council Theatre CLUB ZEBRA 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. 9:00 a.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) 10:30 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? AND HOW DO WE GET IT? (See Thursday. August 17) 3:30 p.m. -5:00 p.m. WORKSHOP: INSTITUTION BUILDING 7 The Fiscal Development of Black Theatre (Board Development. Corporate Relations, Public Funding, Alternative Structures). Winston-Salem State University, RJR Business Center 8:00 pm THE LEGACY National Black Theatre Winston-Salem State University D0NT BOTHER M$ North Carolina Black Repertory Company (See Monday. August 14) The Stevens Center DO LORD, REMEMBER ME Harlem Jazz Theatre The memories of ex-slaves recorded in interviews in the 1 930\ constitute the raw materials of this theatre piece. The play will have traditional African American music. North Carolina School of the Arts # 1 \ SISTERS ^ Jomandi Productions (See Tuesday, August 15) Art Council Theatre CLUB ZEBRA Just Us Theatre (See Wednesday, August 16) The Orchestra Pit YVOZA ALBERT! C ROSS ROADS THEATRE 10: 1 5 p.m RECEPTI0S Special guest: JAMES EARL JONES Stouffer Winston Pla/a Hotel Admission by ticket stub from any of tonight's performances Greensboro, NC. 1 0: 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 I 1 :30 a.m. - 4:00 p.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. 1:30 pm rtuladeiphia 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 Ailen, 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. 3:00 & 8:00 pm FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA Negro Ensemble Company Wake Forest University #1 J v4 ,<4 3l30pm STAGED READING: ? ?.v. v.vfflra ? . '.'.'.".v. c-.w.'.'.'.v ? itomw A new drama by Carol Cole. Stouffer Winston Plaza Hotel 8:00 pm WOZAAlBERTt Cross Roods 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 D0JVT BOWER ME, I CAST COPE North Carolina Black Repertory Company * (See Monday, August 14) The Stevens Center DO LORD, REMEMBER ME Harlem Jazz Theatre (See Friday, August, 18) North C arolina Sch<x>l of the Arts # 1 SISTERS Jomandi Productions (See Tuesday. August 15) Arts Council Theatre 10: 15 p.m. RECEPTION Special guest: ROSCOE LEE BROWNE Stouffer Winston Plaza Hotel Admission by Ticket stub from any of tonight's performances. Sunday . August 20 10:00 a.m. - 1 1 :30 a.m. FESTIVAL WRAP-UP Join members of the Black Theatre Companies of America at a farewell closing session (Refreshments will be serve^) Stouffer Winston Plaza Hotel } / .S7 / Want to he a part of the I9XV Xational /Hack Theatre I estiva/ \ ^ . ' -y ' V <r\ '? h ' V . ; I TICKET PRICES Save \0?k 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 SI 2 each. Single tickets to other Festival performances can be purchased only at the door at each performance Single tickets: Adult $10 ()0 Student/Seniors $6 00 ^Students: full-time students with ID; Seniors, over 62) SPECIAL OPENING NIGHT PACKAGE $50.00 inchidet Opening Night Calia Dinner* opening night performance of Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope and Celebrity Reception At Stofier Winston-Salem Plaza Hotel. Special guest for entire evening OPRAH WOTOTT. Fill out this order form and mail it with your check or money order to: The North Carolina Black Repertory Company 610 Coliseum Drive. Winston-Salem, N.C 27106 (919) 723-7907 Name: Address: City Stale Zip. Phone: Home { # three-packs at ) $27 __ # of five-packs at $45 ? # of ten-packs at $90 ? # Special Opening Night Packages at $50 ? # Tickets to Opening Night performance only at $12 -Work ( Total $. Total $. Total $. Total $. Total $. Grand Total $. Check enclosed [J Charge to M'C ? or VISA Q Card # Exp. Date Signature Schedule and performance* Mihteci to change wtthw nn?ic?
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