Never Been Home
by Martin Brady
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The finale piece of the Shades of Black Theatre Festival is yet another original play--and the second contributed by the busy Shawn Whitsell to the seven-week-long dramatic celebration of the African American experience. Whitsell also directs and performs in his study of a prominent upper-middle-class family, gathered for the funeral of its patriarch, a respected politician and businessman. The theme here is familiar and universal: raging family dysfunction hidden behind a picture-perfect public image. The cast includes some of the more experienced, up-and-coming actors in the black theater community, including Kamal Bolden, Rashad Rayford, Tamiko Robinson and festival co-producer Mary McCallum.
Thu., Sept. 25, 7:30 p.m.; Fri., Sept. 26, 7:30 p.m.; Sat., Sept. 27, 4 p.m., 2008
Thu., Sept. 25, 7:30 p.m.; Fri., Sept. 26, 7:30 p.m.; Sat., Sept. 27, 4 p.m., 2008
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