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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 'II 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
JTee-shirt and poster while you're herer~
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)"
Woodie King. Jr.
1:30 pm
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)
Wednesday. August If)
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
CRIC? 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-Salem State University
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. - *
Thursday, August 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
FESTIVAL. PERF QRMA NC E
LOCATIONS V
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
TTie 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.
Winston-Salem State University
2:30 p m -4 (X) p.m. WORKSHOP 7T
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. I T. T.
NCSA #1
HISTORICAL OVERVIEW
? Elack dramanc Uterature critics, and
Oakland Ensemble and June bug
Productions
8:00 pm
Oakland ?nsemble and J unebug
Productions
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 Jhe
present uplifted, excited feeling con
nected to Black culture.
Sawtooth Center J
(See Tuesday. August 15) ~~
Wake Forest University # I
DON'T BOTHER, ME I CANT COPE
North Carolina Black Repertory
CompQfa
(See Monday. August 14)
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 pm
DOWT BOTHER, MEJCAWTCQPE .
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 ar?
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.
Vividly dramatizes black
experiences in the American military.
Music, comedy and drama combine in
an entertaining story theatre production.
Wake Forest University #1
MALCOUiX
Penumbra Theatre
MALCOLM X by August Wilson is a
one-man, one-act play that captures the
metamorphosis ofya street-smart
youngster to an internationally known
political activist.
Sawtooth Center
SGGSTjEURS
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
ZXWTBOT8EK, ME I CANT COPE
l\orth 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.
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 # 1
A SON COME HOME
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
CLUBZSBBA
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: 1 5 p.m.
RECEPTION
Special Guest: LOU GOSSETT, JR.
Stouffer Winston Plaza Hotel
Admission by ticket stub from any of
tonight's performances.
IHAVEA 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 v
I THINK ITS GONNA WORK OUT FINE
Cultural Odxssex
Friday , August IS
3.45 p.m.-5:0() p.m. WORKSHOP:
NETWORKING WHA T DOES IT MEAN ?
AND HOW DO WE GET TO IT
Coordinator: Herman LeVern Jones ?
8:00 pm
AINTN0 USB m going
J0DYS GOT YOUR GAL AND
9:00 a.m. -10:30 a.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.
AFROCENTRIC1TY VERSUS
EUROCENTRIC CRITICISM OF
BLACK PERFORMANCE
A discussion of an ethnic philosophies
framework to examine cultural misunder
standing and misrepresentation.
Winston-Salem State University.
RJR Business Center .
2:00 p.m. -5:00 WORKSHOPT
Continuation of NETWORKING: WHA
DOES tTMtrAN^
AND HOW DO WE GET. IT?
(See Thursday, Augusr+7t ?
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 pm
THE LEGACY
National Black Theatre
Winston-Salem State University
North Carolina Black Repertory
Company
(See Monday, August 14)
The Stevens Center
DO LORD, REMEMBER MB
Harlem Jazz Theatre
The memories of ex-slaves recorded
in interviews in rhe 1 9 Ws constitute the
raw materials of this theatre piece. The
play will have traditional African-.
American music.
North Carolina School of the Arts #1
SISTERS
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
SISTERS
Jomandi Productions
(See Tuesday, August
Jomandi Productions
(See Tuesday, August 15)
Art Council Theatre
CLUB ZEBRA
Just Us Theatre
(See Wednesday. August 16)
The Orchestra Pit
5)
Arts Council Theatre
CLUE ZEBRA
Just Us Theatre
(Sec Wednesday, August 16)
The Orchestra Pit
10: 1 5 p.m.
RECEPTION
Special guest: CICELY TYSON
Stouffer Winston Plaza Hotel
Admission by ticket stub from any of
tonight's performances
WOZA ALBERT! CROSS ROADS THEATRE
10: 1 5 p m.
RECEPTION
Special guest: JAMES EARL. JONES
Stouffer Winston Plaza Hotel
Admission by ticket stub from any of
tonight 's'performances
"peAtiv&C SpAMA&lA
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 Hanes Memorial Fund/Foundation
John Wesley and Anna Hodgin Hancs
Foundation
R Philip & Charlotte Hanes. Jr.
North Carolina Black Legislative Caucus
Henredon, Morganton. N'C
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 Radio
Stouffer Winston Plaza Hotel
Hyatt Hotel
Piedmont Airlines
Rogers Travel Agency
Hundreds of others have contributed in countless ways to make the 198*
National Black Theatre Festival possible. Their names arc too numerous tc
mention but our love and sincere appreciation belongs to them The joy of this
Festival is our gift to them. SI
lamlin
:er/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/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 arc $49 regardless
(single-double-tnple). Call (919) 725-3500
to make reservations. Be sure to mention
that you are attentfmg 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
hotel with the S49 rates. Call (919)
725-1234. Call the 1989 NBTF office for
a list of other hotels in the ?ity .
. Call the 1989 NBTF office (919)
723-7907 to order ticket* to the perfor
mance! and ractplioni.
Saturday, August 19
10:00a.m. - II: 30 a.m. WORKS HOP:
AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AND THE
MARKETING OF THEATRE
I Coordinator: Kojo Adc, Kojo Adc 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 1:30 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
UNI^PR^Sim:S?m^:
Philadelphia Freedom Theatre
A musical about today's youth; it
1 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-Safem State University
1:00 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 C'o-hosted by Zaron Bennet,
Club Zebra.
3:00 & 8:00 pm
FROM THE
MISSISSIPPI DELTA
Negro Ensemble Company
Wake Forest University #1
3: 30 pill STAGED READING:
Mouimr
A new drama by Carol Cole.
Stouffer Winston Plaza Hotel
| 8:00 pm
WGZA ALBERT?
C ross 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
D0JVT BOTHER ME, I CANT COPE
North Carolina Black Repertory
Company
(See Monday, August 14)
T>v? Stevens Center
DO LORD, REMEMBER MB
Harlem Jazz Theatre
(See Friday, August, 18)
North Carolina School 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. a
FESTIVAL WRAP-UP
Join members of the Black Theatre
Companies of America at a farewell
closing session
(Refreshments will be served)
Stouffer Winston Plaza Hotel
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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. J Can't Cope can be purchased in
advance or at the door for $12 each
Single tickets to other Festival performances can be
purchased only at the door at each performance.
Single tickets: Adult $10.00 Student/Seniors $6 (X)
(Students: full-time students with ID; Seniors: over 62) jj
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Reception At Stofler Winston -Salem Plaza Hotel.
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