Amen Corner by James Baldwin
Berkeley Black Repertory Group Theater
Berkeley, CA
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AMEN CORNER celebrates its 50th year since its 1965 opening on Broadway. With a spectacular All-Star Cast, this stageplay is fortunate to be directed by Broadways Original Cast member, Famous Hollywood Director and Actor Art Evans (Soldiers Story/Die-Hard 2, TRESSPASS ETC). Also The Black Repertory Group is proud to announce an annointed appointment for our musical components, under the guidance of Gospel Legend and National Icon, Director Alfreda Lyons-Campbell. The play addresses themes of the role of a church in an African-American family and the effect of a poverty born of racial prejudice on an African-American community.
The Amen Corner takes place in two settings: a ''corner'' church in Harlem and the apartment dwelling of Margaret Alexander, the church pastor, and of her son, David, and sister Odessa. After giving a fiery Sunday morning sermon, Margaret is confronted by the unexpected arrival of her long estranged husband, Luke, who collapses from illness shortly thereafter. Their son, David, along with several elders of the congregation, learn from Luke that, while Margaret had led everyone to believe that he had abandoned her with their son years ago, it was in fact Margaret who had left a dysfunctional Luke and pursued a religious life. This information precipitates confrontations between Margaret and her son, her congregation, and her estranged husband, regarding what they perceive as the hypocritical nature of her religious convictions, and the breakup of her family. |
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Berkeley Black Repertory Group Theater
3201 Adeline St.
Berkeley, CA 94703
United States
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| First: | Friday Apr 10, 2015 8:00 PM | | Last: | Friday Nov 06, 2015 8:00 PM |
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