1993 NATIONAL
AJk A Vr aTX JUbr^ :
BLACK THEATRE
FESTIVAL ?
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Sidney Poilier Day
WELCOME TO
WINSTON-SALEM!
Chock in iH >?>ur hotel. ivl;i\ ai>l yet
JKelmiali/cil Stop h\ the \ eiukit s Market
U*. jIllI ai Beneath The Klmv ' 1.k.i\?sn the
Mixvt Irom the SttHillyr Hotel aikl hesule the
Marque Hotel > .iikI pick up >?hii eop> ol the
K*sti\a1 Souxenir Program Book In n xoti II
Tnxl complete details ol all the productions
and workshops and a complete map ol
Winston- Salem hij:hlii;hiin?j "the different
festival \enuev I>>n't I or get to pick up a
%*t\ctHi tee-shirt ami r*Ktei while xou're here.
Festival Performance
l.iKitliom
Tlv Stexens Center tin the (Vrtiwiniiiji \it<
4ih .nul Marshall Streets
I k >? ntim n XV invti 'ii ?Salem*
WhinIihi Salem Stale l'ni\etsii\
AH Anderson tenter
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I he Siis I'koik ilTlvalie
Mil Coliseum Dme
St Vt)>H>i ill ihe ArtsiNCSAi
2tm W ju).'hu>M n Street
St'SAti The Pn^emum Hmisi
, . .V S V ?2 The Xiena
W.ike l-ore*i I nixersii)
t he Si ale* l ine Arts Center
VS H #1 rhc ^oxvnium The.itie
NM-l ?2 Hk Ring Theatre
VrH ?\ Breinlle Rental Hall
K e > n? ?ld v A ikI i it mum
VMS Hawthorne RimiI
SKX'A
'VI SI .ir ^ ne i He Drive
Sa?limlh BinMine
S Marshall Street
All work shops/ seminars will h* held
Ml I he StiHifTcr Winston Phi/ji Holrl
unices uthtniiw notrd.
6:00 P.M. - 8:30 p.m.
OPENING GALA
Special Guest: Sidney Poitier
Benton Convention Center
Admission h) reservation onlv
Black tie optional.
9:00 p.m.
CELEBRATIONS: AN
AFRICAN ODYSSEY
North Carolina Black Rt'f>rrtor\ Co.
An exhilarating siorv of a ><niny and
beautiful African princess. who is siolen from
Africa and enslaved in America, while trvinj:
to solve the mysterv of "The Lost Bahv
King "
Stevens Center $85 & $100
11:00 p.m.
RECEPTION
SjH'i ial Guest: Sitlncv Poitit r
StiHifler W inston Pla/a Hotel Admission bv
ticket stub from tonight's OPENING GALA
Festival Sponsors
l SAit. OIjki.iI festival .Ntrline
Planters f?ileSa\er?
S.ir.i I ,ee
.k ho\ i.i
NationsBank >>t the C.iiolm.i
HBA.1
Inteeon Insurance
Contiact OIIWc huniishnij:*
Duke Powvi Comp.mv
-S Stout let Hotel
Mechanics .V; Kiiners B.mk,
Citv ol W uislou-Salv'iii
(ii eater W S Chanihct ol Conirtu.,e
hor%\th Counts rounsm IV\ ViiiIikiiix
Dk Mai que Hotel
N (' -Xtls Council Tlie.itte \n? Pn tyrant
National hndow lm iIk Vris Ilic.iirc Prt?e
Wmsiiwi-Saleni Si ate I mveiMtx
Pepsi-Cola Bottling <>t W S
Contributors
Cm?hI\ ?> M. llllll. Muring Corp
Art* Council ol W S'l (' i Pi.iuM \s?i>i.hkv >
W
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ReMileiKe Inn B\ Marriott
Ciisete Kine Kwxl*
The Hawthorne Inn A Contetentc ( enter
N.C. Sihtxil ot 1 1v \n.
Wake forest I'imersttx
Greensboro New* \ Kccoul
V* -S Chronicle
W S Journal
W A A A Radio 'Wtll VM
WNAA Radio*) I I M
WFDD R.kIio X.< * \ M
W\tl ChaniK !.
WCiHP Channel S
WKMY Channel :
McUvse MarVetinp C?witniuiiieation
Kntre Conipoier Center
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John Amos <& Brock Peters Day
1:30 p.m. & 3:00 p.m.
UNIQUELY IS (01 & 02)
\iihhiii Tint if if I'tim/hii i\
1'hnmgh lolklorc. musii..aiul dance.. the
\\ ,ii null ol Aliu. ill cultuie bnisi\ lorihjtom
I 111* Continent I ) k.w* goldcil slUMIII* >?1 light
i Recommended liM Ihe cm iic tainih >
WSSl ? K R Willi.iiiis Vud MI'MNI
8:00 I'.M.
H ALLEY'S COMET (03)
Shining Jehu \nios
John Harms Center (01 tin Arts
John \mos plays
an S7- year- old man w ho
reminisces ami rc llccls
upon evcnisThai ha\ c "~
occurred during his.
lifetime. between
appearances ol the
l a inous lomei
Stevens Comer S20.00
THE BLACKS . (04)
Ja:; Actors Theatre
?\ ihealrv c\ eiU thai almost delft's
description about a myiiad ?>1 Issues
including: race. politics. sex. and religion
NCSA #1 . SI 5
OLIVIA 'S OPLS ' (05)
HtJ Tltealre Conifunn
Nora Colc.skilltulK weaves this
humorous, painlul and touching portrayal ot
? Mituk tote through the ryes ot an adolcscent
during ihe mid-sixties in ihe South
NCSA #2 ' S 1 5 < M )
TOUSSAINT: ANGEL
WARRIOR OE HAITI (06)
Starring Antonio Tardus
Jr Him k Academy of Arts X Letters. Inc.
A revisit tn Tbussaini's chitdho?xl as he.
/ti^tiua-posuion Ml leadership. 4 jji
WFI'"-*? S20.00
MOTHER GOSPEL (07)
Starring Delia Reese
In this stage reading vs ith music, a
gospel legend finds herself lorced to
consider singing blues music
-WELL1L? SI5JJLL
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ROBERT JOHNSON: TRICK
THE DEVIL (08)
Nesy Federal Theatre ,
This pkiy tells the story ol Robert
Johnson viho al ihe .ige ol 26 vsas a blftcs
Legend
Arts Council Theatre . $15.00
MONK N BID (09)
Omntftcent Ink Prothu trans. lilt .
?\ dramatic three character play about
legendary ja// pianists. Thelonious Monk
and Bud Powell
Sawtooth Bklg SI 5.00
Ihe Xalional HUu k Theatre festival in
(I\sih union w itli Cultural 0<l\ ssey presents
NEW PERFORMANCE IN BLACK
THEATRE SERIES
Cultural Otis ssey
A caKaret/x anet\
owning showcasing 10-15
minutes of eight different
(ions th.it can he seen in
their entire!) during the
week .
SF.CC A SI5.(K)
LAST SIGHT AT ACE HIGH (011)
Xejiro Ensemble Company (NEC I
The pla\ centers around 71-jear-old
Dadd\ John, a sports fanatic who reluctanils
decides to sell his bar to some Baltimore
\iippies.
Re\nolds Ami. SI5<X)
U):3<) p.m.
RECEPTION
Special Guests. John Amos A
Brock. Peters
Stoufter W insion Pla/a Hotel. Admission h\' '
ticket stub from an\ o! tonight's performance*
TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION
?INFORMATION
for airline ticket discount rates s .1 1 1
Rodgers Travel. Iik at I -S(*)-S25 I or
2I5.74S- 1 775
\t\lsl )(>( K HI st K\ \ll(i \s \o\\
The VV inston-Saleitv Stoufler Hotel
is iIk" official headquarters hotel lot the
/W XATIOXAI. MACK THF.ATRF
h'FSTl\Al~ Room rates .ire V>5 1 smote
double ot triplet t all ilMl'i *25- '<(*> to
make reser>.itions Be sine to mention that
\ou .ire attending the K'sioal m oulet to
receive the discount rates
Should 100ms m the Sunillei Hotel
become una\ ailable. please call The
Marque ot WmstonSalem lor Sb5 rate
("all i*>IWi 725 I 2 The Resilience Inn
will Ir.oc suites available at s""l> Jorihe
ivnthoiisc and Mo tot singles Call
i'MOi 75?. ()-">?
Call the IW NBTK nmet
i*)IMi "M.-im" |,>| tl |jx| otlvt hotels m
the ? ih ot to ordct tickets to the |Vi tot
maiivv's and u\ options
\\ i'cliii'scla\, V delist 4
Al Freeman, Jr.,
Robert (inillattme & Ivan l)i\on
Day
10:34) \.\i. & I MM) p.m.
CRIC7CRAC! (*l2&t.h
Car/H tlum Ilinmc
A collet lion ol HI.k k toll. i.nc> limit
M.i il i . Senegal. .iikI iIk Southern I ^
<Rcc<'mn>vmU4U>r Uw cnuu t,.iml-. .
^ SSI - k R Williams Amt s|imm>
3:00 p.m. & 8:00 km.
OUVIA 'S OPL S 114 A IS*
HI J Until it Cotnpai i\
. I See I (k'sdai . \Us!Usl *?
NCSA #2 stVou
MEETING ULUE (*lf> A / 7i
Xt)\orii ail Poct\ (\it*
\ dramatic e\ploiation ol i in
tension s w uhm .i Black taiiuh in Ne*t.iil it* .
IW.< <T
WFC #2 . M >(?<.'
MONK N BID (0I8&IV)
(hwiifhcni Ink Pnnhn TJoiT. hit
i Sec Tuesda> . August ' ? .
Save tooth Bldgv S|*ihi
THE BIACKS {*20 <$ 21}
Jti:r At tars Theatre : ? I
(See Tuesduv. August ?
NCSA #1 . , VM.
8:00 p.m.
CE NITRAM SACVL <*22)
Cur pet boy Theatre
'Ce Niiram Sacul is .i conit'iifporarv
praise poem to the women who meni. -C n<.
WSSl' - K.R Williams AikI *>15
HALLEYS COMET ~ j*lh
r?..UA0 :>? ?
John Harms Center lor in* \ih
(See Tuesday \ugusi '?
Stevens Comer s^inm
STRANDS ' 1 #24)
Si. Unas Black Repertory Co *
This plav unravels and revveoe ? ?>u
whole experience or Black men m ^ . ?
into a seamless tour de force
WSSl' ? Anderson Ctr. s ; Mm'
TOUSSAINT: ANGEL WARRIOR
OF HAITI ' (*JTT
Jr. Mack Aiatlem\ of \rt\ tv I > in > ?>?
i. See Tuesdas. August } >
WFC *1 ?' W<>.v
ROBERT JOHNSON:
TRICK THE DEVIL ~>*2n ,
New Federal Theatre ,
(See Tuesday August 'i
Art Council Theater si > > m ?
MOTHER GOSPEL (#27 \
Starring Delia Reese
(Sec Tuesday August <i
WFC ' S I s (M )
THE LOVE SPACE DEMANDS
Performed by Stozake Shange
THE CIRCLE UN BROK h:\ IS A
HARD BOP
Performed by Stephanie Alston. Sekmi
Sundiata and Craig Harris ) * ' * ,
h\eu Performance in Bliu k Ihtu' s'
(See rue>da\. August *
SECC \
LAST NIGHT AT ACE HIGH
Wt,"" EnscmhU i',mipun \ 1.\ I t
(See Tuesday Vu'.'im ?>
Revnolds Aud M5i>"
10:30 p.m.
RECEPTION
S/H'cial (Jucsts: Al I n < man. Ji
Robert Giiillamne and Ivai j
S< on tier \\ uiston PI.i/.i Hole' Adin??*i?"> I
ticket stnh troni ain M ionic!.; - pei ! ? > i. i t ? . . ? . .
Thursday, August 5
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TICKET PRICES
Stive 10* r h\ (rv;??v tin\ unlet hum
SPECIAL OPfcNIMi NIGHT
PACKAGES: $100&SX5
""Sauting i* located in the rear of the
Ranq'uet Hall i V limited number of seats
are a* ailable at this price. ?
/ \?? l)t\ciwnl\ h'or Dpt itnig Vic In hii ktwt .
Includes Openmc (i.il.i Pinnes
opening nicjit (XTtiinniiKc i>l
CF.LKBRUIONS W \l KK \\
ODYSSF^ .md Celebris Reception .it
Sumftei Win*u>n Pl.t/.i Hotel
Spcci.il cucot for the entire evening
Sidnex Poitler
Reserved Tables ? Sealing far 10
Fill <>l I I Ills OKI* K II'KM WltMill II '?>>?<
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The VC\ Black Repertory Co.
MO Coliseum Drive
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