Heritage Theater Ensemble Presentation “I’m Black When I’m Singing, I’m Blue When I Ain’t”

Event Time: 
Sunday, April 23, 2017 - 3:00pm
Location: 
Afro American Cultural Center See map
211 Park Street
New Haven
Event Description: 

Join Heritage Theater Ensemble presentation of “I’m Black when I’m Singin’, I’m Blue when I Ain’t” Yale’s Premier Black Drama Group for a staged reading “experience” of Sonia Sanchez’s 1982 play that uses the lives of Black woman singers: Nina Simone, Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, Billie Holiday, and Abbey Lincoln as inspirations for a journey that chronicles the lives and struggles of Black Women Artists. Director: Anita Norman; Stage Manager & Dramaturg: Julianna Simms, Producer: A.K. Payne