OCT
SEASON
41
PLAYWRIGHT’S SPOTLIGHT
“THE RIVER NIGER”
Featuring the work of Joseph Walker
Sunday, 22 @ 5 pm
Clarence Muse Café Theatre
>>$ pay what you can
Introducing African American Theatre Classics to a new audience, this Tony award-winning
play takes an intimate look at life in the ghetto. Johnny Williams is a house painter who
moonlights as a poet, struggling to fi nancially and emotionally support his cancer-ridden
wife Mattie. But times are tough and the poverty-troubled streets are even tougher, and it
takes every ounce of Johnny’s love and courage for the couple to make it through their strife,
fi nding redemption in the River Niger. Professional Stage Reading coordinated by actor/
director AKIN BABATUNDE. Produced by Curtis King. Hosted by Danette Ausborne.
OCT
“THE GATE OF ALEPH”
Featuring the work by Judy Howard Ellis
Saturday 21 @ 10am
Room T-203
>>$15-includes Dialogue and Breakfast
“The Gate of Aleph” follows the life of Shammah,
a confl icted scholar and the reluctant heir to the
throne of ancient Seth. Life gets complicated when he
discovers how small his world really is. Shammah longs
to escape his ruthless, moon-worshiping father and
succeeds until he’s thrust into an otherworldly battle
between gods, giants, and the inscrutable Mount
Aleph. Shammah must choose whether to pursue
his own plans or allow the kingdom to fall. For those
who love digging deeper into the supernatural stories
found in the Bible, “The Gate of Aleph” offers an
unusual and satisfying epic tale.
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