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  PAST SHOWS

That Serious He-Man Ball
By Alonzo D. LaMont, Jr.

Previews: September 18 – 22, 2004
Runs: September 23 – October 17, 2004 (now closed)

Three ‘brothers’ on the basketball court push the stakes beyound ‘chicks’ and ball games and the boundaries of friendship, comedy, and drama go where no man has 'gone before.

Rating: PG 17 for adult language and content

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A Pure Gospel Christmas
Conceived and directed by Leslie Dockery & David A. Tobin

Previews: November 20 – 24, 2004
Runs: November 26 – December 31, 2004 (now closed)

A Baptist church seeking the true meaning of Christmas gets the audience in the act of a holiday ‘crowd-pleaser’ featuring a score of gospel music and holiday favorites.

Rating: G for Good, Great and Grand time! An Off-Broadway premiere.

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Two Trains Running
By August Wilson

Previews: January 22 – 26, 2005
Runs: January 27 – February 20, 2005

Wilson interweaves lives and hopes into a story set in the 1960s in a small diner where trains and a cry of retribution, “I want my ham!” foretell the rise of civil rights and black power.

Rating: PG 13 for some language. An encore.

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The Story
By Tracy Scott Wilson

Previews: March 5 – 9, 2005
Runs: March 10 – April 10, 2005

Drama, mystery and irony escalate in a critically acclaimed snapshot from today’s headlines, portraying an ambitious reporter who plays the race card to advance her story and her career.

Rating: PG 13 for some language. An Off-Broadway premiere.

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Crowns
By Regina Taylor

Previews: April 23 – 27, 2005
Runs: April 28 – May 29, 2005

The musical Crowns celebrates the generations of ‘hat queens’ whose hats fuse faith and fashion.

Rating: General audiences. Great for everyone! An encore.

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Nat King Cole & Me
By Gregory Porter

Previews: June 11 – 15, 2005
Runs: June 16 – July 17, 2005

The ‘musical healing’ of a young man who learns to love his father through his mother’s records of Nat King Cole.

Rating: General audiences. Celebrate Father's Day and Black Music Month

 

 

 

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