New Works Writers Series will celebrate black history month with a dramatic reading of Young Messiahs Fly by Frank Dobson and several productions of Pearl Cleage’s play Late Bus to Mecca.
Theater-goers are invited to enjoy a special presentation by New Works Writers Series at 7 p.m. Feb.18 at the Ground Level Coffeehouse, 2636 West Central Avenue in Toledo. Actors performing with New Works, under the direction of Dr. Imelda Hunt, will give a dramatic reading of Dr. Frank Dobson’s play Young Messiahs Fly, which examines exploitation and sports in America. A discussion will follow this exclusive presentation.
New Works’ second black history month offering will be the play Late Bus to Mecca by Pearl Cleage. Enjoy these performances Feb. 21 at 3pm at Elizabeth House, 3837 Secor Rd. (across from Boston Market), and Feb.26 at 7pm at the Toledo Museum of Art.
“As one of Cleages’s most comical and passionate plays, Late Bus to Mecca is a story of sisterhood and the oldest profession,” says Hunt, founder of New Works.
Actors joining New Works for these special performances include Latoya Williams, Jeannette Turner, Jessica Kight, Kristen Noel Seay, Gary Bond, Darius Hall, Richie Brown, Deonte Moss, Kobe Towbridge, Katrina Barnhill, and Tisha Carroll
In its second decade, New Works Writers Series is Northwest Ohio’s oldest independent black theater and performing arts organization. A 501(c)3 non-profit, New Works has presented plays and workshops within the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library system, at Pittsburgh Kuntu Repertory Theatre and Detroit’s Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, to name only a few venues.
Admission to all events is $5.
“We promise exciting performances of these outstanding works,” adds Hunt. “We also expect to enjoy lively discussions.”
For more information, contact Dr. Imelda Hunt at (419) 380-8464 or via e-mail at director@newworkswritersseries.org.
