Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men

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Published: 1969

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St. Marks Playhouse, The Negro Ensemble Company presents "Ceremonies In Dark Old Men," by Lonne Elder, III, directed by Edmund Cambridge, sets by Whitney Le Blanc, costumes by Gertha Brock, lighting by Shirley Prendergast, stage manager James S. Lucas, Jr.

Ceremonies in Dark Old Men
Ceremonies in Dark Old Men

Author: Lonne Elder, III

Publisher: Hill and Wang

Published: 1969

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9780374507923

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Ceremonies in Dark Old Men, a classic of American theater, is the poignant story of a family in 1950s Harlem. In timeless prose, Lonne Elder explores the discontent of a generation that has grown old before its time, and the determination of the next generation to avoid such a fate. In the play, Russel B. Parker is a prodigal father and failed barber who exists on memories and "ceremonies" for survival. He spends his time recounting atmospheric tales of his life in vaudeville and tells, in darkly comic detail, about his days on the chain gang. Just beneath the surface of Elder's work lie the terrors of day-to-day life in a racist society--never directly mentioned, but always simmering unforgettably. Ceremonies in Dark Old Men had its debut Off-Broadway in 1969. It received enthusiastic reviews and moved into an extended run. Since its first performance, the play has been produced numerous times both on television and on the stage, with the leads being played by an honor roll of actors, including Laurence Fishburne, Denzel Washington, and Billy Dee Williams.

Butler: A Witness to History
Butler: A Witness to History

Author: Wil Haygood

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-10-01

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 1925030385

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From Guggenheim and National Endowment for the Humanities fellow Wil Haygood comes a mesmerizing inquiry into the life of Eugene Allen, the butler who ignited a nation's imagination and inspired a major motion picture: The Butler: A Witness to History, the highly anticipated film that stars six Oscar winners, including Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey (honorary and nominee), Jane Fonda, Cuba Gooding Jr., Vanessa Redgrave, and Robin Williams; as well as Oscar nominee Terrence Howard, Mariah Carey, John Cusack, Lenny Kravitz, James Marsden, David Oyelowo, Alex Pettyfer, Alan Rickman, and Liev Schreiber. With a foreword by the Academy Award nominated director Lee Daniels, The Butler not only explores Allen's life and service to eight American Presidents, from Truman to Reagan, but also includes an essay, in the vein of James Baldwin’s jewel The Devil Finds Work, that explores the history of black images on celluloid and in Hollywood, and fifty-seven pictures of Eugene Allen, his family, the presidents he served, and the remarkable cast of the movie.

Theatre
Theatre

Author: Milly S. Barranger

Publisher:

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781285463360

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Experience theatre as "a performing art and humanistic event." THEATRE: A WAY OF SEEING is an exciting introduction to all aspects of theatre: who sees it, what is seen, and where and how it is seen.

Livin' Fat
Livin' Fat

Author: Judi Ann Mason

Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.

Published: 1974

Total Pages: 76

ISBN-13: 9780573611933

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Nevis Mountain Dew
Nevis Mountain Dew

Author: Steve Carter

Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc

Published: 1979

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 9780822208129

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THE STORY: The place is a home in Queens (NY), where the family of Jared Philibert, who has long been confined in an iron lung, gathers to celebrate his fiftieth birthday. Present are his wife; his two sisters, who also live in the house and care f

Companions of the Fire
Companions of the Fire

Author: Ali Wadud

Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc

Published: 1980

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9780822202356

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"The story involves the liaison between a Harlem woman, who is a bit older, and plumper, than she would like others to notice, and the younger man she has picked up in the park. It is her birthday, and they have come to her apartment for, she hopes, a night of unbridled passion. But her guest proves to be more than she has bargained for; a self-styled orator and revolutionary "genius," whose mission is to "save" the black race. At first, she tries to humor him into a more relaxed and receptive mood, but gradually she becomes aware that her visitor is not only very intense but perhaps slightly unbalanced as well. And, despite her unsatisfied needs, she determines to send him on his way--a decision which brings on a telling, revealing exchange and for the lady, a sense of self-respect she thought she had long since lost."--Back cover.