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August 3rd, 2005, 04:05 PM
Tickets are available online at www.nbtf.org; by phone, 336-723-7907, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; at the box office, 610 Coliseum Drive; at the Benton Convention Center; or at the theaters before each performance.
MONDAY
Opening Night Gala
Tickets: $250 a person, $2,500 for a table seating 10. Includes an awards banquet, opening-night celebrity performance and a special gala celebrity reception; tickets for The Jackie Wilson Story (abbreviated show) only, $85.
AWARDS BANQUET: 6:30 p.m., Benton Convention Center, 301 W. Fifth St. Celebrity procession at 6:45 p.m., followed by an awards presentation and tribute to the late Ossie Davis.
THE JACKIE WILSON STORY: 9 p.m., Stevens Center, 405 W. Fourth St. My Heart is Crying, Crying ..., abbreviated show by Black Ensemble Theater (Chicago), starring Chester Gregory II.
CELEBRITY RECEPTION: 10:30 p.m. Marriott Hotel, 425 N. Cherry St. Admission with ticket stub from the evening's performance.The National Black Theatre Festival will run Aug. 1 through 6 at various venues throughout Winston-Salem.
TUESDAY
WILBERFORCE: 3 and 8 p.m. Embassy Suites Hotel, 460 N. Cherry St. uMoJa aRtSs iNc. (Cleveland, Ohio). A father struggles to protect his sickly daughter from hostile neighbors and a jealous brother. Tickets $25.
UGLY and CHAMPION: 3 and 8 p.m., Scales Fine Arts Center, Wake Forest University. Ugly, by Mellow Mel Publishing & Theatrical Productions (Rosemead, Calif). About a black published author who is not taken seriously by her peers. Champion by Artist Resources Unlimited (Los Angeles). One man's discovery is another man's reason for change. Written and performed by David Paladino. Tickets $35; includes both performances.
PANDORA'S TRUNK and WORKING THINGS OUT: 3 and 8 p.m., Marriott Hotel, 425 N. Cherry St. Pandora's Trunk, by the Black Academy of Arts & Letters (Dallas), starring Kim Fields. An adopted woman searches for her birth mother's identity through personal items found in a trunk and unleashes surprising consequences. Working Things Out, by New Diaspora Drama Lab at UMass & New African Company (New Bedford and Boston, Mass.). A comic look at how one couple's consuming passion and spontaneity spark powerful insecurity and tension. Tickets $40; includes both performances.
RUNT and EDDIE LEE BAKER IS DEAD: 3 and 8 p.m., The Arts Council Theatre, 610 Coliseum Drive. Runt, by Kosmond Russell Productions (Los Angeles). A riveting story that answers the question, can the runt of a family rise up and be a force in the world? Eddie Lee Baker Is Dead, by Kosmond Russell Productions (Los Angeles), starring Wendy Raquel Robinson, James Pickens Jr., Antonio Fargas, Bill Lee Brown and Marquis Wilson. Set in the Deep South, present day - one lonely woman and four male companions explore the depths of love and despair. Tickets $40; includes both performances.
THE JACKIE WILSON STORY: My Heart is Crying, Crying... 8 p.m., Stevens Center, 405 W. Fourth St. Tickets $40.
BANGIN': 8 p.m., Benton Convention Center, 301 W. Fifth St. Walltown Children's Theatre (Durham). Teenagers bring to life the powerful attraction of gang membership and its deadly consequences. Tickets $15.
MONK: 8 p.m., Scales Fine Arts Center, Wake Forest University. Holder/Neal Productions (Brooklyn, N.Y.) A one-man show on the jazz great Thelonious Monk. Tickets $35.
WILLIE & ESTHER: 8 p.m., Williams Auditorium, Winston-Salem State University. Black Spectrum Theatre (Queens, N.Y.), starring Ella Joyce. A 20-year on-again, off-again relationship of two blue-collar lovers gets bizarre as they plot to rob banks to supplement their Social Security benefits. Tickets $40.
FREEDA PEOPLES: 8 p.m., Embassy Suites Hotel, 460 N. Cherry St. Billie Holiday Theatre (Brooklyn, N.Y.), featuring Hal Williams. Church folks never are who they appear to be. Tickets $40.
POTPOURRI NOIR: 8 p.m., Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, 750 Marguerite Drive. Cultural Odyssey (San Francisco). Excerpts from four productions in this year's festival. For a mature audience. Tickets $35.
TOPDOG/UNDERDOG: 8 p.m., Sawtooth Building, 226 N. Marshall St. iTheatre Collaborative in association with the interdisciplinary arts and performance department of A.S.U. West (Phoenix, Ariz.) This Pulitzer Prize-winning play looks at two black brothers haunted by a desire to profit in a white world of plenty. Tickets $35.
DOROTHY DANDRIDGE: BEFORE, AFTER AND NOW, A TRIBUTE TO MOTHERS: 8 p.m., The Arena, N.C. School of the Arts. The National Black Theatre (Harlem, N.Y.) The fiercely passionate relationship between Dorothy and her actress mother, Ruby, explodes on stage. Tickets $40.
EMERGENCE-SEE! 8 p.m., The Proscenium Theatre, N.C. School of the Arts. Ruby Dee in association with Powerhouse Entertainment LLC (New York). It's 2005 and a slave ship rises up from the Hudson River in front of the Statue of Liberty. Written and performed by Daniel Beaty. Tickets $35.
CELEBRITY RECEPTION: 10:30 p.m., Marriott Hotel, 425 N. Cherry St. See listings for Monday.
WEDNESDAY
BANGIN': 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
THE JACKIE WILSON STORY: My Heart is Crying, Crying ... 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
PANDORA'S TRUNK and WORKING THINGS OUT: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
UGLY and CHAMPION: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
FREEDA PEOPLES: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
MONK: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
TOPDOG/UNDERDOG: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings Tuesday.
EMERGENCE-SEE! 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
RUNT and EDDIE LEE BAKER IS DEAD: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
DOROTHY DANDRIDGE: BEFORE, AFTER AND NOW, A TRIBUTE TO MOTHERS: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
WILLIE & ESTHER: 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
THE MEDEA PROJECT: THEATRE FOR INCARCERATED WOMEN: 8 p.m., SECCA, 750 Marguerite Drive. Cultural Odyssey (San Francisco). Rooted in storytelling and improvisation, joined by community actresses, ex-inmates come to grips with the role they played in their own incarcerations. For a mature audience. Tickets $35.
3 BLACQUE CHIX "HEROTICA": 10:30 p.m., North Hall, Benton Convention Center, 301 W. Fifth St. 3 Blacque Chix Productions (Los Angeles). A bawdy "sexistential comedy" celebration of what women really want and ... what they really do. For those 21 or older. Tickets $35.
CELEBRITY RECEPTION: 10:30 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
THURSDAY
CHILDREN'S TALENT SHOWCASE: 9:30 a.m., Benton Convention Center, 301 W. Fifth St. Tickets $10.
STORYTELLING FESTIVAL: 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., Benton Convention Center, 301 W. Fifth St. Storytellers from across North Carolina. Tickets $10.
SOMEBODY SAY AMEN! 3 p.m., Stevens Center, 405 W. Fourth St. Black Ensemble Theater (Chicago.). Feed your body, mind and soul on this Spirit-filled, hand-slappin', hallelujah-jumpin' celebration of the great women of gospel such as Clara Ward, Vicki Winans and Mahalia Jackson. Tickets $35.
STEAL AWAY: 3 and 8 p.m., Embassy Suites, 460 N. Cherry St. The Department of Theater Arts of the University of Louisville (Louisville, Ky.). Set in Depression-era Chicago, five upstanding church ladies and their newest member venture outside the law to bless young black women with college scholarships. Tickets $25.
PANDORA'S TRUNK and WORKING THINGS OUT: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
UGLY and CHAMPION: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
BANGIN': 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
MONK: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
DOROTHY DANDRIDGE: BEFORE, AFTER AND NOW, A TRIBUTE TO MOTHERS: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
TOPDOG/UNDERDOG: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
EMERGENCE-SEE! 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
RUNT and EDDIE LEE BAKER IS DEAD: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
WILLIE & ESTHER: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
FREEDA PEOPLES: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
THE JACKIE WILSON STORY: 8 p.m. My Heart is Crying, Crying... See listings for Monday.
WORD BECOMES FLESH and M.U.G.A.B.E.E.: 8 p.m., SECCA, 750 Marguerite Drive. Cultural Odyssey (San Francisco). Word Becomes Flesh, National Poetry Slam Champion Marc Bamuthi Joseph delivers an electrifying performance in this original piece. M.U.G.A.B.E.E. Divinely guided musical artists are the vessels of "the word." For a mature audience. Tickets $35: includes both performances.
3 BLACQUE CHIX "HEROTICA": 10:30 p.m. See listings for Wednesday.
CELEBRITY RECEPTION: See listings for Monday.
TOM JOYNER: 11 p.m., Joel Coliseum parking lot, "pre-Sky Show party." For more information, visit to www.wqmg.com
FRIDAY
TOM JOYNER: will broadcast his radio "Sky Show" live from Joel Coliseum. For more information, visit to www.wqmg.com
CHILDREN'S TALENT SHOWCASE: 9:30 a.m. See listings for Thursday.
BY A BLACK HAND: 3 and 8 p.m., Sawtooth Building, 226 N. Marshall St. Chicago State University (Chicago). This Hip-Hop musical reins in an angry teenager by revealing the dynamic contributions of black inventors and innovators. Tickets $25.
MAHALIA: 3 and 8 p.m., Marriott Hotel, 425 N. Cherry St. N.C. Black Repertory Company. A high-energy musical tracing the life of gospel-great Mahalia Jackson and the fierce demons she battled from within. Tickets $35.
REFLECTIONS OF A DEAF BLACK WOMAN: 3 and 8 p.m., Scales Fine Arts Center, Wake Forest University. Mianba Productions (Los Angeles). The loving bonds uniting a deaf mother and daughter are strained as the daughter tries to break out of the nest. Signed and spoken. Tickets $20.
BANGIN': 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
AIN'T GOT LONG TO STAY HERE and RAGE IS NOT A 1-DAY THING! 3 and 8 p.m., The Arena, N.C.School of the Arts. Ain't Got Long to Stay Here, by American Negro Playwright Theatre (Nashville, Tenn.), about the passion and poignant struggles of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., based upon King's letters and speeches. Written and performed by Barry Scott. Rage Is Not a 1-Day Thing, by Black Legacy Performances (Oakland, Calif.) The untold tale of courageous black teens and women acting as their own agents of change by defying Jim Crow laws and setting the stage for the Montgomery bus boycott. For ages 13 and older. Tickets $40; includes both performances.
SOMEBODY SAY AMEN! 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Thursday.
BRUISED BUT NOT BROKEN and PLENTY OF TIME: 3 and 8 p.m., Embassy Suites Hotel, 460 N. Cherry St. Bruised but Not Broken, by One Woman Production (Oakland, Calif.) She was Miss Black Teenage America and later married heavy weight boxing champion George Foreman. Written by Cynthia Foreman. Plenty of Time, by Inneract Productions, Inc. (Brooklyn, N.Y.) What happens when a Black Panther and a Southern belle fall in love? Tickets $40; includes both performances.
WAITIN' 2 END HELL: 3 and 8 p.m., Scales Fine Arts Center, Wake Forest University. New Federal Theatre (New York). It's a bitter fight between the sexes pushing wives and husbands into the abyss of divorce. Tickets $35.
LOVE & OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES: 3 and 8 p.m., The Arts Council Theatre, 610 Coliseum Drive. Warner Management (Los Angeles). Malcolm-Jamal Warner performs his compelling, introspective commentary on life, love and transition. Tickets $40.
OUTLIVING THE SCARS ON MY BACK and SIMPLE STORIES: 3 and 8 p.m., Embassy Suites Hotel, 460 N. Cherry St. Outliving the Scars on My Back, by Weaselhead Productions (Hollywood, Calif.) A wickedly funny journey down memory lane into one woman's obsession with her straight hair. Simple Stories, by The Workshop (New York). By Langston Hughes. Tales of paradox about life in Harlem in the 1930s, '40s and '50s. Tickets $35; includes both performances.
EMERGENCE-SEE! 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
MELBA MOORE: SWEET SONGS OF THE SOUL and T'KEYAH LIVE! ... MOSTLY: A TRUE VARIETY SHOW: 3 and 8 p.m., Williams Auditorium, Winston-Salem State University. Melba Moore: Sweet Songs of the Soul, produced by Melba Moore in conjunction with New Federal Theatre (New York). T'Keyah Live! ... Mostly: A True Variety Show, by In Black World Inc. A variety of sketches, scenes and acts that are performed live (mostly) and on tape, with impressions, tributes and guest performers. Tickets $40; includes both performances.
BLACK STUFF and BLACK FOLKS GUIDE TO BLACK FOLKS: 8 p.m., SECCA, 750 Marguerite Drive. Cultural Odyssey (San Francisco). Black Stuff, a trip through a murky labyrinth of contradictions to discover black identity. Black Folks Guide to Black Folks, one woman portrays many characters depicting homophobia in the black community. For a mature audience. Tickets$35; includes both performances.
3 BLACQUE CHIX "HEROTICA": 10:30 p.m. See listings for Wednesday.
CELEBRITY RECEPTION: 10:30 p.m. See listings for Monday.
SATURDAY
SOMEBODY SAY AMEN! 3 p.m. See listings for Thursday.
BY A BLACK HAND: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Friday.
MAHALIA: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Friday.
BRUISED BUT NOT BROKEN and PLENTY OF TIME: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Friday.
LOVE & OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Friday.
WAITIN' 2 END HELL: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Friday.
AIN'T GOT LONG TO STAY HERE and RAGE IS NOT A 1-DAY THING! 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Friday.
REFLECTIONS OF A DEAF BLACK WOMAN: 3 and 8 p.m. listings for Friday.
OUTLIVING THE SCARS ON MY BACK and SIMPLE STORIES: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Friday.
EMERGENCE-SEE! 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
MELBA MOORE: SWEET SONGS OF THE SOUL and T'KEYAH LIVE! ... MOSTLY: A TRUE VARIETY SHOW: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Friday.
THE JACKIE WILSON STORY: My Heart Is Crying, Crying... See listings for Monday.
IN SEARCH OF HUMAN CULTURE: 8 p.m., SECCA, 750 Marguerite Drive. Cultural Odyssey (San Francisco), featuring Rhodessa Jones and Idris Ackamoor. An original work of jazz, dance, spoken word and physical features. Joined by The Medea Project: Theater For Incarcerated Women. For mature audiences. Tickets $35.
CELEBRITY RECEPTION: See listings for Monday.
MONDAY
Opening Night Gala
Tickets: $250 a person, $2,500 for a table seating 10. Includes an awards banquet, opening-night celebrity performance and a special gala celebrity reception; tickets for The Jackie Wilson Story (abbreviated show) only, $85.
AWARDS BANQUET: 6:30 p.m., Benton Convention Center, 301 W. Fifth St. Celebrity procession at 6:45 p.m., followed by an awards presentation and tribute to the late Ossie Davis.
THE JACKIE WILSON STORY: 9 p.m., Stevens Center, 405 W. Fourth St. My Heart is Crying, Crying ..., abbreviated show by Black Ensemble Theater (Chicago), starring Chester Gregory II.
CELEBRITY RECEPTION: 10:30 p.m. Marriott Hotel, 425 N. Cherry St. Admission with ticket stub from the evening's performance.The National Black Theatre Festival will run Aug. 1 through 6 at various venues throughout Winston-Salem.
TUESDAY
WILBERFORCE: 3 and 8 p.m. Embassy Suites Hotel, 460 N. Cherry St. uMoJa aRtSs iNc. (Cleveland, Ohio). A father struggles to protect his sickly daughter from hostile neighbors and a jealous brother. Tickets $25.
UGLY and CHAMPION: 3 and 8 p.m., Scales Fine Arts Center, Wake Forest University. Ugly, by Mellow Mel Publishing & Theatrical Productions (Rosemead, Calif). About a black published author who is not taken seriously by her peers. Champion by Artist Resources Unlimited (Los Angeles). One man's discovery is another man's reason for change. Written and performed by David Paladino. Tickets $35; includes both performances.
PANDORA'S TRUNK and WORKING THINGS OUT: 3 and 8 p.m., Marriott Hotel, 425 N. Cherry St. Pandora's Trunk, by the Black Academy of Arts & Letters (Dallas), starring Kim Fields. An adopted woman searches for her birth mother's identity through personal items found in a trunk and unleashes surprising consequences. Working Things Out, by New Diaspora Drama Lab at UMass & New African Company (New Bedford and Boston, Mass.). A comic look at how one couple's consuming passion and spontaneity spark powerful insecurity and tension. Tickets $40; includes both performances.
RUNT and EDDIE LEE BAKER IS DEAD: 3 and 8 p.m., The Arts Council Theatre, 610 Coliseum Drive. Runt, by Kosmond Russell Productions (Los Angeles). A riveting story that answers the question, can the runt of a family rise up and be a force in the world? Eddie Lee Baker Is Dead, by Kosmond Russell Productions (Los Angeles), starring Wendy Raquel Robinson, James Pickens Jr., Antonio Fargas, Bill Lee Brown and Marquis Wilson. Set in the Deep South, present day - one lonely woman and four male companions explore the depths of love and despair. Tickets $40; includes both performances.
THE JACKIE WILSON STORY: My Heart is Crying, Crying... 8 p.m., Stevens Center, 405 W. Fourth St. Tickets $40.
BANGIN': 8 p.m., Benton Convention Center, 301 W. Fifth St. Walltown Children's Theatre (Durham). Teenagers bring to life the powerful attraction of gang membership and its deadly consequences. Tickets $15.
MONK: 8 p.m., Scales Fine Arts Center, Wake Forest University. Holder/Neal Productions (Brooklyn, N.Y.) A one-man show on the jazz great Thelonious Monk. Tickets $35.
WILLIE & ESTHER: 8 p.m., Williams Auditorium, Winston-Salem State University. Black Spectrum Theatre (Queens, N.Y.), starring Ella Joyce. A 20-year on-again, off-again relationship of two blue-collar lovers gets bizarre as they plot to rob banks to supplement their Social Security benefits. Tickets $40.
FREEDA PEOPLES: 8 p.m., Embassy Suites Hotel, 460 N. Cherry St. Billie Holiday Theatre (Brooklyn, N.Y.), featuring Hal Williams. Church folks never are who they appear to be. Tickets $40.
POTPOURRI NOIR: 8 p.m., Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, 750 Marguerite Drive. Cultural Odyssey (San Francisco). Excerpts from four productions in this year's festival. For a mature audience. Tickets $35.
TOPDOG/UNDERDOG: 8 p.m., Sawtooth Building, 226 N. Marshall St. iTheatre Collaborative in association with the interdisciplinary arts and performance department of A.S.U. West (Phoenix, Ariz.) This Pulitzer Prize-winning play looks at two black brothers haunted by a desire to profit in a white world of plenty. Tickets $35.
DOROTHY DANDRIDGE: BEFORE, AFTER AND NOW, A TRIBUTE TO MOTHERS: 8 p.m., The Arena, N.C. School of the Arts. The National Black Theatre (Harlem, N.Y.) The fiercely passionate relationship between Dorothy and her actress mother, Ruby, explodes on stage. Tickets $40.
EMERGENCE-SEE! 8 p.m., The Proscenium Theatre, N.C. School of the Arts. Ruby Dee in association with Powerhouse Entertainment LLC (New York). It's 2005 and a slave ship rises up from the Hudson River in front of the Statue of Liberty. Written and performed by Daniel Beaty. Tickets $35.
CELEBRITY RECEPTION: 10:30 p.m., Marriott Hotel, 425 N. Cherry St. See listings for Monday.
WEDNESDAY
BANGIN': 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
THE JACKIE WILSON STORY: My Heart is Crying, Crying ... 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
PANDORA'S TRUNK and WORKING THINGS OUT: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
UGLY and CHAMPION: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
FREEDA PEOPLES: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
MONK: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
TOPDOG/UNDERDOG: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings Tuesday.
EMERGENCE-SEE! 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
RUNT and EDDIE LEE BAKER IS DEAD: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
DOROTHY DANDRIDGE: BEFORE, AFTER AND NOW, A TRIBUTE TO MOTHERS: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
WILLIE & ESTHER: 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
THE MEDEA PROJECT: THEATRE FOR INCARCERATED WOMEN: 8 p.m., SECCA, 750 Marguerite Drive. Cultural Odyssey (San Francisco). Rooted in storytelling and improvisation, joined by community actresses, ex-inmates come to grips with the role they played in their own incarcerations. For a mature audience. Tickets $35.
3 BLACQUE CHIX "HEROTICA": 10:30 p.m., North Hall, Benton Convention Center, 301 W. Fifth St. 3 Blacque Chix Productions (Los Angeles). A bawdy "sexistential comedy" celebration of what women really want and ... what they really do. For those 21 or older. Tickets $35.
CELEBRITY RECEPTION: 10:30 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
THURSDAY
CHILDREN'S TALENT SHOWCASE: 9:30 a.m., Benton Convention Center, 301 W. Fifth St. Tickets $10.
STORYTELLING FESTIVAL: 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., Benton Convention Center, 301 W. Fifth St. Storytellers from across North Carolina. Tickets $10.
SOMEBODY SAY AMEN! 3 p.m., Stevens Center, 405 W. Fourth St. Black Ensemble Theater (Chicago.). Feed your body, mind and soul on this Spirit-filled, hand-slappin', hallelujah-jumpin' celebration of the great women of gospel such as Clara Ward, Vicki Winans and Mahalia Jackson. Tickets $35.
STEAL AWAY: 3 and 8 p.m., Embassy Suites, 460 N. Cherry St. The Department of Theater Arts of the University of Louisville (Louisville, Ky.). Set in Depression-era Chicago, five upstanding church ladies and their newest member venture outside the law to bless young black women with college scholarships. Tickets $25.
PANDORA'S TRUNK and WORKING THINGS OUT: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
UGLY and CHAMPION: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
BANGIN': 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
MONK: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
DOROTHY DANDRIDGE: BEFORE, AFTER AND NOW, A TRIBUTE TO MOTHERS: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
TOPDOG/UNDERDOG: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
EMERGENCE-SEE! 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
RUNT and EDDIE LEE BAKER IS DEAD: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
WILLIE & ESTHER: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
FREEDA PEOPLES: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
THE JACKIE WILSON STORY: 8 p.m. My Heart is Crying, Crying... See listings for Monday.
WORD BECOMES FLESH and M.U.G.A.B.E.E.: 8 p.m., SECCA, 750 Marguerite Drive. Cultural Odyssey (San Francisco). Word Becomes Flesh, National Poetry Slam Champion Marc Bamuthi Joseph delivers an electrifying performance in this original piece. M.U.G.A.B.E.E. Divinely guided musical artists are the vessels of "the word." For a mature audience. Tickets $35: includes both performances.
3 BLACQUE CHIX "HEROTICA": 10:30 p.m. See listings for Wednesday.
CELEBRITY RECEPTION: See listings for Monday.
TOM JOYNER: 11 p.m., Joel Coliseum parking lot, "pre-Sky Show party." For more information, visit to www.wqmg.com
FRIDAY
TOM JOYNER: will broadcast his radio "Sky Show" live from Joel Coliseum. For more information, visit to www.wqmg.com
CHILDREN'S TALENT SHOWCASE: 9:30 a.m. See listings for Thursday.
BY A BLACK HAND: 3 and 8 p.m., Sawtooth Building, 226 N. Marshall St. Chicago State University (Chicago). This Hip-Hop musical reins in an angry teenager by revealing the dynamic contributions of black inventors and innovators. Tickets $25.
MAHALIA: 3 and 8 p.m., Marriott Hotel, 425 N. Cherry St. N.C. Black Repertory Company. A high-energy musical tracing the life of gospel-great Mahalia Jackson and the fierce demons she battled from within. Tickets $35.
REFLECTIONS OF A DEAF BLACK WOMAN: 3 and 8 p.m., Scales Fine Arts Center, Wake Forest University. Mianba Productions (Los Angeles). The loving bonds uniting a deaf mother and daughter are strained as the daughter tries to break out of the nest. Signed and spoken. Tickets $20.
BANGIN': 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
AIN'T GOT LONG TO STAY HERE and RAGE IS NOT A 1-DAY THING! 3 and 8 p.m., The Arena, N.C.School of the Arts. Ain't Got Long to Stay Here, by American Negro Playwright Theatre (Nashville, Tenn.), about the passion and poignant struggles of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., based upon King's letters and speeches. Written and performed by Barry Scott. Rage Is Not a 1-Day Thing, by Black Legacy Performances (Oakland, Calif.) The untold tale of courageous black teens and women acting as their own agents of change by defying Jim Crow laws and setting the stage for the Montgomery bus boycott. For ages 13 and older. Tickets $40; includes both performances.
SOMEBODY SAY AMEN! 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Thursday.
BRUISED BUT NOT BROKEN and PLENTY OF TIME: 3 and 8 p.m., Embassy Suites Hotel, 460 N. Cherry St. Bruised but Not Broken, by One Woman Production (Oakland, Calif.) She was Miss Black Teenage America and later married heavy weight boxing champion George Foreman. Written by Cynthia Foreman. Plenty of Time, by Inneract Productions, Inc. (Brooklyn, N.Y.) What happens when a Black Panther and a Southern belle fall in love? Tickets $40; includes both performances.
WAITIN' 2 END HELL: 3 and 8 p.m., Scales Fine Arts Center, Wake Forest University. New Federal Theatre (New York). It's a bitter fight between the sexes pushing wives and husbands into the abyss of divorce. Tickets $35.
LOVE & OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES: 3 and 8 p.m., The Arts Council Theatre, 610 Coliseum Drive. Warner Management (Los Angeles). Malcolm-Jamal Warner performs his compelling, introspective commentary on life, love and transition. Tickets $40.
OUTLIVING THE SCARS ON MY BACK and SIMPLE STORIES: 3 and 8 p.m., Embassy Suites Hotel, 460 N. Cherry St. Outliving the Scars on My Back, by Weaselhead Productions (Hollywood, Calif.) A wickedly funny journey down memory lane into one woman's obsession with her straight hair. Simple Stories, by The Workshop (New York). By Langston Hughes. Tales of paradox about life in Harlem in the 1930s, '40s and '50s. Tickets $35; includes both performances.
EMERGENCE-SEE! 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
MELBA MOORE: SWEET SONGS OF THE SOUL and T'KEYAH LIVE! ... MOSTLY: A TRUE VARIETY SHOW: 3 and 8 p.m., Williams Auditorium, Winston-Salem State University. Melba Moore: Sweet Songs of the Soul, produced by Melba Moore in conjunction with New Federal Theatre (New York). T'Keyah Live! ... Mostly: A True Variety Show, by In Black World Inc. A variety of sketches, scenes and acts that are performed live (mostly) and on tape, with impressions, tributes and guest performers. Tickets $40; includes both performances.
BLACK STUFF and BLACK FOLKS GUIDE TO BLACK FOLKS: 8 p.m., SECCA, 750 Marguerite Drive. Cultural Odyssey (San Francisco). Black Stuff, a trip through a murky labyrinth of contradictions to discover black identity. Black Folks Guide to Black Folks, one woman portrays many characters depicting homophobia in the black community. For a mature audience. Tickets$35; includes both performances.
3 BLACQUE CHIX "HEROTICA": 10:30 p.m. See listings for Wednesday.
CELEBRITY RECEPTION: 10:30 p.m. See listings for Monday.
SATURDAY
SOMEBODY SAY AMEN! 3 p.m. See listings for Thursday.
BY A BLACK HAND: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Friday.
MAHALIA: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Friday.
BRUISED BUT NOT BROKEN and PLENTY OF TIME: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Friday.
LOVE & OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Friday.
WAITIN' 2 END HELL: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Friday.
AIN'T GOT LONG TO STAY HERE and RAGE IS NOT A 1-DAY THING! 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Friday.
REFLECTIONS OF A DEAF BLACK WOMAN: 3 and 8 p.m. listings for Friday.
OUTLIVING THE SCARS ON MY BACK and SIMPLE STORIES: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Friday.
EMERGENCE-SEE! 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Tuesday.
MELBA MOORE: SWEET SONGS OF THE SOUL and T'KEYAH LIVE! ... MOSTLY: A TRUE VARIETY SHOW: 3 and 8 p.m. See listings for Friday.
THE JACKIE WILSON STORY: My Heart Is Crying, Crying... See listings for Monday.
IN SEARCH OF HUMAN CULTURE: 8 p.m., SECCA, 750 Marguerite Drive. Cultural Odyssey (San Francisco), featuring Rhodessa Jones and Idris Ackamoor. An original work of jazz, dance, spoken word and physical features. Joined by The Medea Project: Theater For Incarcerated Women. For mature audiences. Tickets $35.
CELEBRITY RECEPTION: See listings for Monday.