EMANCIPATION
By Ty Jones
April 10 – May 3, 2008
Wednesdays - Saturdays at 7:30pm
Sundays at 3pm
The Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz
Memorial and Educational Center
3940 Broadway @165th Street
(A, C or 1 train to 168th Street)
On August 21, 1831, Nat Turner led a slave rebellion that became a watershed event in America's long and troubled history of slavery and racial conflict. EMANCIPATION is a thoughtful, powerful, and visceral examination of this pivotal moment in American society. This site-specific performance will be held in the historic Audubon Ballroom, at the The Malcolm X & Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Educational Center, where Malcolm X was assassinated on February 21, 1965.
"The Classical Theatre of Harlem's lean-and-mean production of Ty Jones' prismatic play, Emancipation, now at the historic Audubon Ballroom, brings Turner's riveting back story to visceral life." - Sandy MacDonald, theatermania.com 04/18/2008
"This is a deeply affecting performance that you should not miss" - Kat Chamberlain, NYTheatre.Com 04/18/2008
"Director Christopher McElroen's handsome production brings out the bold strokes of Jones' script … a fluid mix of movement and a cappella music punctuated by shocking blasts of noise and violence. Much of the play's undeniable power comes from such juxtapositions…" - Adam R. Perlman, Backstage 04/18/2008
Cast
Ty Jones, Sean Patrick Reilly, Jenny Bennett, Angela Polite, Happy Anderson, Jason Podplesky, Wayne Pyle, Stephen Conrad Moore, James Singletary, Jaymes Jorsling, Lelund Durond Thompson, Gisela Chipé, Michael E. Cummings and Jack McKeane
Production
Director: Christopher McElroen
Set Designer: Troy Hourie
Costume Designer: Kimberly Glennon
Lighting Designer: Aaron Black
Fight Director: Alex Sovronsky
Musical Supervisor: Lelund Durond Thompson
Stage Manager: Jessica Pecharsky
Press & Publicity: Brett Singer
Tickets $19 - $35
For group sales (ten or more) call (212) 564-9983
$25 tickets available April 11th – April 24th with code EMAN
EMANCIPATION is a Classical Theatre of Harlem Future Classics Program Production.
