Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre
30th Anniversary Season!
OUR CURRENT PRODUCTION
Once on This Island
June 13-July 26, 2009
“Once On This Island,” written by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty and based on the book My Love, My Love by Rosa Guy, is a musical set on a Caribbean island in the Antilles, which is the home to two entirely different societies: the poor peasants and the aristocratic Grand Hommes.
A group of storytellers tell the tale of the young girl Ti Moune (see photo at right), who was saved from a flood by the gods as a child and raised by a pair of kindly old peasants. As she grows up, however, Ti Moune longs for a grander life than the one she faces and, inspired by the sight of a young and handsome grand homme driving past in a white car, prays to the gods to grant her wish.
LATER THIS SUMMER
No Child. . .
August 1 - 23, 2009
Written by Nilaja Sun and directed by Ebony Joy
A powerhouse of a play! No Child. . . is a tale of disadvantaged students navigating through life, education and . . . their first play. It is filled with rich, moving characters you won't soon forget! This play is a hilarious and touching master class not to be missed by anyone who cares about the state of our education system and how we might fix it!.
This production will give audiences two perspectives of the play--from a man's point of view and a woman's--No Child will be performed by Stephen McClain at 7:00 p.m. Fridays and 3:00 p.m. Saturdays. Presenting a woman's perspective will be Shundrice Tucker, starring in the 7:00 p.m. Saturday and 3:00 p.m. Sunday shows.
Did you know?
The Theatre was one of more than 600 theater groups across the United States chosen to stage Suzan-Lori Parks' 365 DAYS / 365 PLAYS. In June 2007, Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre produced "Come and pick yourself apART," seven plays in three unique free performances as part of this yearlong national festival.
In August 2007, Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre was nominated for five Black Theatre Alliance Awards for its summer production of Sarafina! The Music of Liberation!
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