ON THE HEELS of last season's blockbuster hit, Sam Cooke: Forever Mr. Soul, playwright and director Kevin Ramsey returns to Wilmington to help us present this masterpiece from the late August Wilson, one of the towering giants of American drama. This play, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1990, is one of the pillars of Wilson's ten-play saga representing each decade of the African-American experience in the 20th century. In The Piano Lesson, the ghosts of slavery and family fight in this mythic battle for a beloved piano, which represents both a reminder of the past and the opportunity of the future.
Read The News Journal's preview article on The Piano Lesson(published 4/7/08)
Listen to Kevin Ramsey and Tracey Conyer Lee on WILM 1250AM's
"Delaware State of the Arts" (air date 4/5/08)
APRIL 9 - 27, 2008
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
APR 9
8PM V
10
8PM G
11
8PM
12
8PM
O
13
2PM
14
15
16
2PM
V
8PM
17
8PM
W,T
18
6:30PM
E
19
2PM
V
8PM
20
2PM
C
21
22
23
2PM
V
8PM
24
8PM
Y
25 8PM
26
2PM
8PM
27
2PM
C - Connections
E - The Early Show
G - Girls'
Night Out
O - Opening
Night
T - Talk Back Performance
V - Viewpoints Performance
W - Wine Down
Thursday
Y - Young Prof.
Night
“PRESERVING DELAWARE'S AFRICAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE"
Sunday, April 20, 2008 Time: 5:00pm(Approx.)
The Piano Lesson examines the dilemma one African-American family faces in 1930s between preserving the family history of slavery and moving on to claim opportunities in the present. Exploring this issue from a Delaware perspective, faculty and graduates from Delaware State University’s African-American Heritage Preservation program will give a presentation on the efforts to preserve and document the history of African-Americans in Delaware. In a pursuit fraught with emotional and historical landmines, what gets preserved and what gets left behind? Speakers include Robin Bodo, Flavia Rutkosky, and Dr. Bradley Skelcher. Special focus will be given to the issue of education-exploring the history of the schools of P.S. DuPont, Howard High School, and Delaware State University.
Acting
Company (In Order of Appearance)
Roger Robinson* Doaker
Malik Yoba* Boy Willie
Edward O'Blenis * Lymon
Tracey Conyer Lee * Berniece
Lauryn Jones Maretha
Nathan Hinton * Avery
Cedric Turner* Wining Boy
Joniece Abbott-Pratt* Grace
Kes Khemnu* Understudy, Boy Willie
Artistic
Company
Director:
Kevin Ramsey
Playwright:
August Wilson
Scenic
Designer:
Ina Mayhew
Costume
Designer:
Janus Stefanowicz
Lighting
Designer:
Troy A. Martin-O'Shia
Sound Designer:
Fabian Obispo
Fight Director:
John Bellomo
Wig Designer:
Jon Carter
Stage
Manager:
Brian V. Klinger*
Assitstant Stage Manager:
Paul L. Nolan*
Assitstant Stage
Manager:
Kari Krein
Assistant to the Director:
Malika Oyetimien
*Member of Actors' Equity association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
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