![]() Da’Vinchi, Dyllón Burnside, and Luke James will take their final bows at Broadway’s. Vulnerable and vibrant, raw and alive, Thoughts of a Colored Man weaves spoken word, slam poetry and rhythm into a mosaic of the inner lives of Black men. Since then, similar partnerships have been established with Virginia Arts Festival and Zeider's American Dream Theatre. Three actors will join the cast of Keenan Scott II’s Thoughts of a Colored Man beginning January 4, 2022. Lets see what the critics had to say As the sun rises on a single day in the pulsing heart. This partnership with Virginia Stage Company provides annual professional collaborations and training opportunities for participants. Thoughts of a Colored Man officially opens on Broadway tonight, October 13, at the John Golden Theatre. In 2016, NSU Theatre Company became the first HBCU Theatre Program and one of few undergraduate programs in the nation to form a professional partnership agreement with a professional Equity company. This mission is accomplished by providing University students and the community with professional-grade theatrical experiences that are about or told through the lens of people from the African diaspora. The mission of Norfolk State University Theatre Company is to serve as cultural ambassadors for Norfolk State University and diversify theatrical offerings within our region. The company has garnered wide-spread audience acclaim, multiple national honors and awards for excellence. For tickets and more information visit the direction of award-winning actor, director and educator Professor Anthony Mark Stockard, NSU Theatre Company is the producing organization for theatrical productions at Norfolk State University. Tickets are $16, $12 for students, seniors, and veterans. Remaining performances are Monday March 2 at 10:30PM Tuesday March 3 at 5:30PM and Saturday March 7 at 6:40PM. ( Thoughts of a Colored Man on a Day When the Sun Set Too Early plays at The Kraine Theater, 85 East 4th Street, through March 7, 2015. The mans 1 million lottery win quickly turned into a gambling addiction. Needless to say, there is far more to be said about the ways race, class, and gender diverge, collide, and impact everyday life in the US of A. This is not necessarily a problem, but it’s now time for Scott to find his own unique voice. Shange’s influence is obvious, both in terms of this piece's structure and content. Shortly after penning Thoughts of a Colored Man, the clearly-gifted Keenan Scott II told an interviewer that he was inspired to begin writing his play after watching a 2007 production of Ntozake Shange’s For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow is Enuf. A few updated scenes to incorporate the untimely demise of these young African Americans – and the large-scale protests their deaths triggered - would bring the play into the here-and-now and make it more relevant and timely. That said, the play is nonetheless worthwhile. It’s an odd omission in a play about Black manhood and simultaneously limits the play’s reach and potential power. In addition, because the play was written in 2007 there is no mention of Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Akai Gurley, Trayvon Martin, or Tamir Rice. In addition, the omission of gay men of African descent is troubling by casting all eight prototypes as heterosexual, Thoughts of a Colored Man unnecessarily limits the range of Scott’s beloved community. Some, however, are heavy-handed, feeling more like lectures about the evils of race hatred than heart-felt expositions of lived experiences. Indeed, most of the monologues are beautifully poetic. ![]() All told, it’s a hearty mix, ably acted by the ensemble. activists who continue to oppose racism and fight for equality and racial justice. What’s more, several of the men Scott showcases are appallingly unschooled, knowing nothing about either Africa or the brave U.S. Other stock characters include hustlers and men trapped in low-wage jobs by circumstances beyond their control, from family troubles to a lack of opportunity. There’s the ex con who can’t get a job the middle-class guy who’s derided for “acting white ” the athlete who is discarded by his team after his knees give out the shopper who is followed around by suspicious salesclerks the boy whose mother was impregnated by a rapist the sexual lothario and the son raised without a dad. One by one, each takes center stage to expound on the indignities he’s faced, sometimes at the hands of white people and sometimes from within the Black community itself. Scott’s Thoughts of a Colored Man on a Day When the Sun Set Too Early. Part of the 2015 Frigid New York FestivalīOTTOM LINE: The many ways that racism impacts young African American men makes this an important, if not fully realized, production.įive men embody eight archetypes – Anger, Depression, Despair, Happiness, Love, Lust, Passion, and Wisdom – in Keenan M. ![]() Thoughts of a Colored Man on a Day When the Sun Set Too Early
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