Okay, to add to my earlier post, my homegirl Eisa Davis has written a bomb piece and it’s nearing the end so catch it before you kick yourself.

 

 

 
“Lively! The form of the mixtape
elevates the play!”
-Village Voice

 
By Eisa Davis
Directed by Liesl Tommy
 

With Kim Brockington Denise Burse Eisa Davis
Ayesha Ngaujah Linda Powell 

Wanna know more? Check out the blog! 
Watch the video!

“On this mixtape, style will dictate, we bounce back and forth in time…”

Using the rhythms of music and memory, Eisa tells the story of a radical upbringing on the dividing line between Oakland and Berkeley, California– in a family that includes her aunt, professor and activist Angela Davis.

Time shifts between the 70s, 80s, and 90s as smoothly as a DJ fading from song to song.  Each track, each memory, has a built-in switch to the next, for theatrical momentum that keeps on building.

The music crosses styles and decades, but it’s hip-hop and a b-girl stance that keeps the piece bouncing in the present.
Angela’s Mixtape
NOW– May 2, 2009
Mondays through Saturdays ::  8 PM
Ohio Theatre :: 66 Wooster Street ::Soho
Tickets:
Premium (Reserved) Seating - $35
General Admission/Seniors/Students - $20
Mondays pay-what-you-will (at the door only)

I love LOVE August Wilson. Really I do. He was a word genius. Yes, you feel it coming, don’t you? BUT, I have to say that even in his echoing glorious passing, he is still having plays done by institutions that would rather do the safe black play as opposed to try out new black playwrights. At this point, I don’t even know if one could consider me new but I still shove myself into that category because, nine times out of ten, August is still going to snap up that one black play spot most theaters have room for (the ones that aren’t primarily “black” already).  We should give him a little time to come back with less frequency so we can enjoy voices under 45 for a minute. I’m serious. But that doesn’t negate my love and worship of him. So with that said, the fam over at Africanvoices.com have arranged for friends and family of AF visiting/living in NYC to go see “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” at Lincoln Center for a deal. Sigh. Deets below:

 

August Wilson’s JOE TURNER’S COME AND GONE — SAVE 50%*

 
“AUGUST WILSON’S JOE TURNER’S COME AND GONE IS A DRAMA OF INDISPUTABLE GREATNESS…

…It’s a splendid production about the migration and dispersal of a race and culture, searching for an identity and home. The essence of this production is in its organic acting by one of the strongest ensembles in town. It’s a pleasure to watch.” –The New York Times

“A BOLD, BLUESY SYMPHONY! The impeccable ensemble performances are flawlessly tuned to the rhythms of Wilson’s dialogue. Director Bartlett Sher has honored this extraordinary play with a production of piercing depth and shimmering beauty.” –Variety

“I HAVEN’T SPENT A BETTER NIGHT ON BROADWAY ALL SEASON LONG! A must see! It will remind you of how good live theater can be – and send you home unwilling to settle for anything less than the very best.” –The Wall Street Journal

“ESSENTIAL VIEWING! This impeccable revival is ablaze in theatricality!” –Associated Press

WITH: Marsha Stephanie Blake, Chad L. Coleman, Michael Cummings, Aunjanue Ellis, Danai Gurira, Andre Holland, Arliss Howard, Ernie Hudson, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Amari Rose Leigh and Roger Robinson.
Please visit www.lct.org for interviews with the cast and more detail.
 
 
Discount Coupon for African Voices Family
 
Lincoln Center Theater’s Production of
August Wilson’s JOE TURNER’S COME AND GONE
At the Belasco Theater on Broadway

SAVE 50%!*

Now through June 14:
$49.00 (regularly $96.50) Orch/Front Mezz
$39.00 (regularly $76.50) Rear Mezz
$26.50 (regularly $51.50) Balcony

 

BUY ONLINE: VisitBroadwayOffers.com use code JTAVC330

BUY BY PHONE: Call 212-947-8844 and mention code JTAVC330

BUY IN PERSON:
Bring a printout of this email to the Belasco Theatre Box Office,
111 West 44th Street: Mon-Sat: 10am to 8:30pm, Sun: Noon to 6pm.
*All prices include a $1.50 Shubert theater facility fee. Limit six tickets per order. Regular phone/online service charges apply. Subject to availability. Offer may be revoked at any time. No retroactive discounts