tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29175306.post1064795263973659812..comments2023-05-04T04:20:10.423-04:00Comments on Dave's Theater Blog: Awakening IndeedDave Thttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01554650648344826824noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29175306.post-42767938075447157282012-05-18T16:30:08.410-04:002012-05-18T16:30:08.410-04:00Hi Dave. Thank you for talking a little bit here ...Hi Dave. Thank you for talking a little bit here about Yellowman. This is the show I have been the most excited about all year. For those who may not know about this play, it was a finalist for the 2002 Pulitzer Prize, and centers on the issue of colorism within race and how it manifests through our social, familial and religious relationships. It is also a play about the strength and resilience of love - something that is understood among all races. <br /><br />I think Paul Nicholas, the director of this play says it best in his directors notes: “If an artist is lucky, maybe once in their career they will get an opportunity to work on a piece of art that is so unique and so unforgettable that it will impact their lives and affect their work forever. If a consumer of art is lucky, maybe once in their life they will get an opportunity to experience a piece of art that is so provocative and so engaging that it will move them and inspire them for years. I know this play will at the very least provoke you to lengthy discussions and debate, I hope more positive than negative. And I hope that our production will let the story of Alma & Eugene live on in your memory for a long, long time.” <br /><br />We will be holding a series of talk back discussions at the conclusion of every performance with prominent leaders in the African American community, as well as the Richmond arts community. We have some wonderful people lined up already. <br /><br />On a personal (and perhaps sappy note), I just love the amazing BRAVE plays that the Richmond theatre community continues to produce…and hope that everyone who loves the arts will joyfully support the theatres that want to bring them to us. <br /><br />JacquieJacquie O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00936464209333191761noreply@blogger.com