2008 TST CALENDAR
APRIL/MAY 2008 / TST Mainstage:
From our Black Classics Series:
Nevis Mountain Dew by Steve Carter
April 11-May 18, 2008
Friday/Sat eves@ 8 PM - Sunday afternoons @ 3 PM @ Stella Adler Theatre
Surging with life, this eloquent, moving and frequently funny play,
which was presented to great acclaim by New York's Negro Ensemble Company,
deals with the tensions that mount between a man entrapped in a respirator
and his loving, but long-suffering family. "His people are distinctive
individuals, with dimensions, not traits. He draws them with humor and
affection, and consequently we believe in them." —NY Post. "He has a
natural gift for the theatre, writing dialogue that is hearty, flavorful
and lightened with West Indian rhythms and humor." —NY Times. "Carter, a
master at characterization, not only enables an audience to get to know
the characters, but also to like and care about them as well." —Variety.
THE STORY: The place is a home in Queens (NY), where the family of Jared
Philibert, who has long been confined in an iron lung, gathers to
celebrate his fiftieth birthday. Present are his wife; his two sisters,
who also live in the house and care for him; the younger sister's
boyfriend (who has brought along a case of West Indian rum called "Nevis
Mountain Dew"); and a strapping young co-worker of his wife's. As the rum
flows so does the truth: the bitterness of the sisters, who have
sacrificed so much to look after their brother; the still young and
passionate wife, whose husband has so long been a helpless invalid; and
the young co-worker, whose attraction to the wife is no longer a secret.
In the end Jared, aware that he is not the only one imprisoned by his
condition, resolves to set both himself and the others free, by pleading
with them to unplug the respirator, the "metal overcoat" in which he has
spent so many years. His plea is answered, but the result is not the loss
but rather the affirmation of life—which, in Jared's view, must be
experienced fully and joyfully or not at all.
MAY/JUNE
CAMP FUNDRAISER
DATES/LOCATION TBD
JUNE
Staged Reading of
Langston & Nicholas
By Bernardo Solano
A play about Langston Hughes & Nicolas Guillen, National Poet of Cuba
A co-production of Towne Street Theatre and Robey Theatre Company
Exact Dates/Location TBD
(Production to take place in 2009)
JULY/AUGUST
The 10th Annual Musical Theater Camp for Kids will be held for six
weeks in July & August. Choices of Production: High School Musical, The
Wiz, Grease,
Exact Dates/Location TBD
OCTOBER
15TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION!
We will have a MAJOR celebration and FUNDraiser for our 15th YEAR!!
Anniversary – “The Harvest Ball” – Gala with dinner/dancing/
entertainment/which will include readings scenes from other Black Classics
Plays with celebs and TST Black Classics as well – ie Joleta, Passing,
Start of Conversation.
DECEMBER
XMAS PARTY
ONGOING YEAROUND:
TST Films:
Family by member Haile Ford, directed by NCDB with TST acting company
will hopefully be at LOTS of Film Festivals…
Return to Eden funding search continues…
TST KIDS:
BooK: Bad Bobbi Bolingo - A humorous fantasy about a girl whose bad
behavior sends her on a wild adventure to a land where dinosaurs rule by
brain, not brawn, and The Mind Maze - the fun educational game show for
your class or church group. Mind Maze can be tailored for your specific
needs. The kids love it and learn at the same time.
TST Reading Series:
Readings of plays and screenplays year round
TST In the Schools * Colleges
