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"Blues from an Alabama Sky"
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Location
John Hand Theater (aka-Firehouse Theater)
7651 E. 1st Place
Denver, CO 80230
USA
(303)562-3232
Event Contact(s)
Chris Chamberlain
Category
Arts and Culture
Registration Info
Registration is required
Payment In Full In Advance Only
Capacity
20 Total Slots
2 Available Slot(s)
About this event
It is the summer of 1930 in Harlem, New York. The creative euphoria of the Harlem Renaissance has given way to the harsher realities of the Great Depression. The play brings together a rich cast of characters who reflect the conflicting currents of the time through their overlapping personalities and politics. Set in the Harlem apartment of Guy, a popular costume designer, and his friend, Angel, a recently fired Cotton Club back-up singer, the cast also includes Sam, a hard-working, jazz-loving doctor at Harlem Hospital; Delia, an equally dedicated member of the staff at the Sanger clinic; and Leland, a recent transplant from Tuskegee, who sees in Angel a memory of lost love and a reminder of those “Alabama skies where the stars are so thick it’s bright as day.” Invoking the image of African American expatriate extraordinaire, Josephine Baker as both muse and myth, Cleage’s characters struggle, as Guy says, “to look beyond 125th Street” for the fulfillment of their dreams. —
The play deals with issues of gayness, family planning and racial injustice. The musical score features jazz music from the 1930s.
We will meet for dinner before the play.
Cancellations are not allowed,
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