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A MULTI-GENRE, MUSICALLY-IMPROVISED MUSICAL

 
   
   
 


        

"Now, if it is deemed necessary that I should forfeit my life for the furtherance of the ends of justice, and mingle my blood further with the blood of my children and with the blood of millions in this slave country whose rights are disregarded by wicked, cruel, and unjust enactments—I submit; so let it be done!”

—John Brown's last words to the Virginia court—and sung again in the trial scene of John Brown's Truth musical—just before he was executed for "treason, and conspiring and advising with slaves and others to rebel, and murder in the first degree"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

design: Lisa Roth Grafix



 

John Brown's Truth

a multi-genre, musically-improvised musical by William Crossman with an extraordinary cast of classical singers and instrumentalists, dancers and spoken-word artists, using afro-caribbean/jazz/european-classical/spoken-word/dance to tell the story of abolitionist John Brown’s anti-slavery raid on Virginia 150 years ago.

Created by William Crossman; Directed by Michael Lange

Upcoming Performances

Sunday, April 15, 2012; Doors 7:00 pm; Event 7:30 pm

Sunday, April 22, 2012; Doors 7:00 pm; Event 7:30 pm

Sunday, April 29, 2012; Doors 7:00 pm; Event 7:30 pm

La Pena Cultural Center

3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, (near Ashby BART)

www.lapena.org 510-849-2568, x-20

$15. General, $10. Students with I.D. Wheelchair accessible.

Advance Tickets: www.brownpapertickets.com, and www.lapena.org

 

Featuring

Raymond Nat Turner  Maria Medina-Serafin Eliza O*Malley Lewis Jordan  Sandi Poindexter Akinyele Sadiq  Sarita Cannon  Cheryl Schwartz  Henry Mobley  Ava Square-LeVias Andrew Ross

 

POSTERS!

 

Mimesis has commissioned these original posters by two renowned artists: former Black Panther Minister of Culture Emory Douglas (Malcolm X poster) and human-rights artist-activist Doug Minkler (John Brown poster).

See larger images of the posters and complete ordering info.


Info

For information, media contacts, publicity:
510-839-5691

A production of Mimesis, http://www.mimesistheaterarts.com,
a performing arts organization/California non-profit 501(C)3