Yellowman
Yellowman by Dael Orlandersmith
May 24 – June 16, 2012
A Richmond Premiere!
2002 Pulitzer Prize finalist for Drama
Thursday – Saturday at 8pm
Sunday Matinees on 6/3/12 & 6/10/12 at 2pm
The performance will run 1 hour and 20 minutes. There will be a 10 minute break, followed by a talk-back with the cast and prominent leaders in the Richmond community. The bar will be open before the play and talk-backs, and drinks are allowed in the theatre.
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Performance Location SPARC | 2106-A North Hamilton St. • Richmond
- About
Performance Location
SPARC Center for the Performing Arts
2106-A North Hamilton Street • Richmond, Virginia 23230
“I look back now and see us girls…some of us light, others of us darker – all of us walking to various rhythms.”
Alma and Eugene have known each other since they were young children. As their friendship blossoms into love, Alma struggles to free herself from her mother’s poverty and alcoholism, while Eugene must contend with the legacy of being “yellow”-lighter skinned than his brutal and unforgiving father. Their relationship continues through adolescence and adulthood when they decide to marry until everything changes with an explosive ending. A finalist for the 2002 Pulitzer Prize, this Richmond premiere is more than a story about race and prejudice, it’s a love story and a story about families and the damage they inflict upon themselves. Black or white, you will recognize the shades of gray.
“A landmark in theater history…. Enthralling…. Mind-altering.” -The New York Times
2011 -12 Fourth Wall Talk-Back Series
Talk-backs for Yellowman will immediately follow each performance
Dale Olandersmith says of her Pulitzer Prize winning play “Every group of people takes on the very bias that’s been done to them and perpetuates it….Racism that is within a race. Every group of people does it. I wanted to look at how it affects black folks.” Join us as we discuss issues of stereotype and perception within the African American community and beyond.
- Show Times
Show Dates:
Thurs 05/24/12 8pm (preview)
Fri 05/25/12 8pm (opening night)
Sat 05/26/12 8pm
Thurs 05/31/12 8pm
Fri 06/01/12 8pm
Sat 06/02/12 8pm
Sun 06/03/12 2pm
Thurs 06/07/12 8pm
Fri 06/08/12 8pm
Sat 06/09/12 8pm
Sun 06/10/12 2pm
Thurs 06/14/12 8pm
Fri 06/15/12 8pm
Sat 06/16/12 8pm
2011 -12 Fourth Wall Talk-Back Series
Immediately following each performance
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- About the Actors
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