A Song for Coretta at Bowie State University, Nov 17-20

A Song for Coretta at Bowie State University, Nov 17-20

BSU Theatre:
A Song For Coretta

Thursday, November 17, 2016, 7:30pm
Friday, November 18, 2016, 11:00am and 7:30pm
Saturday, November 19, 2016, 7:30pm
Sunday, November 20, 2016, 2:30pm

Reflect on the memory and influence of Coretta Scott King in this moving drama written by Pearl Cleage. Guest director Danielle A. Drakes takes you back in time to February 6, 2006, as people began lining up at dawn outside of Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church to pay their respects to the late Mrs. Coretta Scott King, widow of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose body lay in state in the small sanctuary. By mid-morning, the crowd wound down the street and around the corner of the old red brick building. People of all ages stood patiently for hours, waiting to say goodbye.

Fine and Performing Arts Center, Black Box Theatre, Bowie State University.

Tickets: General Admission: $12, Students, Faculty, Staff: $7, Children: $5

Contact:
Bob Bartlett
bbartlett@bowiestate.edu
301-860-3769

Blacula: Young, Black and Undead at Bowie State University, Oct 27-31

Blacula: Young, Black and Undead at Bowie State University, Oct 27-31

BSU Theatre:
Blacula: Young, Black, and Undead
Thursday, October 27, 2016 7:30pm
Friday, October 28, 2016 7:30pm
Saturday, October 29, 2016 7:30pm
Monday, October 31, 2016 10:00pm

Parental Advisory: Comedy/Horror. Recommended for high school students and above.

Vampires, Ghouls, Heroes, oh my! Get ready for Halloween with BSU Theatre’s annual fundraising event. This years play is written by Regina Edmund, and directed by Bob Barlett, BSU’s faculty director. This play will take you on a journey with Franklin Park, who discovers that the love of his life is dating an ancient African vampire, no one believes him, so he enlists the help a strange vampire-slaying duo to help save the girl – and maybe even the world.

Fine and Performing Arts Center, Black Box Theatre, Bowie State University.

Tickets: $7

Contact:
Bob Bartlett
bbartlett@bowiestate.edu
301-860-3769

‘Night Mother reading at Bowie State University, Oct 20

‘Night Mother reading at Bowie State University, Oct 20

Coffee, Tea, and Classics: Reading and Discussion Series: ‘Night, Mother
October 20, 2016 7:30pm

Parental Advisory: Recommended for high school students and above.

Delve into an intellectual reading and discussion of the classic drama ‘Night, Mother by Marsha Norman. Student director Sophie Barden will transport you to a living room and kitchen of a small house on an isolated country road. There you will meet Jessie, whose father is dead, whose loveless marriage ended in divorce, whose absent son is a petty thief and ne’er-do-well, and whose last job didn’t work out and, in general, whose life is stale and unprofitable. All of which lead her to ask her mother for her father’s service revolver and calmly announces that she intends to kill herself.

After the reading, there will be a panel discussion on suicide prevention and awareness.

This event is hosted by the BSU chapter of Alpha Psi Omega and BSU Theatre.

Fine and Performing Arts Center, Black Box Theatre, Bowie State University.

Free admission

Contact:
Bob Bartlett
bbartlett@bowiestate.edu
301-860-3769

Directing I & II Final Scenes at Bowie State University, May 9

Directing I & II Final Scenes at Bowie State University, May 9

THEA 407/408: Directing I & II Final Scenes

Description: Catch performances of final scenes from this year’s directing for the stage courses.

May 9, 2016 7:30pm

Fine and Performing Arts Center, Black Box Theatre, Bowie State University.

Free admission

Contact:
Bob Bartlett
bbartlett@bowiestate.edu
301-860-3769

Dutchman at Bowie State University, May 6 & 7

Dutchman at Bowie State University, May 6 & 7

Dutchman
by Amiri Baraka
Directed by Charles Franklin IV.

May 6, 2016 7:30pm
May 7, 2016 7:30pm

Fine and Performing Arts Center, Black Box Theatre, Bowie State University.

Description: Join us for a play directed by senior theatre major Charles Franklin IV.

Admission: $5.

Contact:
Bob Bartlett
bbartlett@bowiestate.edu
301-860-3769

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