TAMBOURINES TO GLORY BOOK AND LYRICS BY MUSIC BY JOBE HUNTLEY

DECEMBER 16 - JANUARY 30, 1972 OTHER PEOPLE OF THE CHURCH AND THE STREET:

TYRONE COLLINS DONALD HAMMONDS BARBARA HARDY YOLANDIA HURTT JAMES LOCKETT ALBERTA PAYTON CYNTHIA PAYTON JIMMIE LEE PAYTON DEANE TOBIN DEBORAH WALLER ETHEL WILLIAMS SHEREE WILLIS

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PEYTON DEANE, Guitar Directed by DOROTHY SILVER LESLIE WILLIAMS, Bass Guitar Musical Direction by PEYTON DEANE§! GI FMENTINE JONES 1 LAWRENCE GLOVER, Drums Set and Lighting Design by HOLGER STAVE TED DARDEN, Sax Costumes by BRENDA HEGGS REGGIE REDD, Tenor Sax Additional Music by PEYTON DEANE: Bless Wes & l'tn Moving Out DONALD HAMMONDS, Trumpet JAMES LOCKETT, Trumpet I THE CAST RICKY WILSON, Flute 1THELMA WILLIAMS, Piano CAROLBANKS&ELLENECAMPBELLALTERNATEAS PETER HASKIN, Folk Guitar LAURA WRIGHT REED CLEMENTINE JONES, Gospel Piano JEANE. HAWKINS AS ESSIE BELLE JOHNSON THELMA WILLIAMS AS MARIETTA JOHNSON T..a..~H=E~A=C~T~IO~N~=------~f­ QUINCY ADAMS & FREDDIE DAVIS ALTERNATE AS \TAKES PLACE IN HARLEM, U.S. A. BUDDY LOMAX ~ JANICE SINGLETON AS GLORIA DAWN...... -::;: ~ - I -THERE WILL BE ONE INTERMISSION - '# TQ!)IYSANQFR~& RICKY WILSON ALTERNATE AS L C. J. MOORE -- O 1.,D T..a..H~E~P"'-'R"""O-=D~U~C~T~IO~N~S~T-'-A""'-F~F..a..:______,_ BEVERLY JONES AS BIRDIE LEE• - DO~ ALD YAILES AS CHICKEN-CBOW::-FOR-DAY ( ~ I G) DOUGLAS JOHNSON, Assistant Director/Stage Manager it DEBRA HAYNESWOR & ALMA JENKINS ALTERNATE IA LELIA HARRIS, Choreographic Assistance A "A TIE MORNINGSIDE 11 .9 D OROTHY WASHINGTON, Co-Stage Manager EVA HEWITT AS LUCY MAE HOBBS - 0,.P '4 STEVE KELLY & ALMA JENKINS, Assistant Stage Managers BOB BURNS AS BROTHER BUD - ,S cu-e.A f Q ~ ,JOHN NEMESKERY & GWEN RICHARDS, Sound DONALD HUTSON AS CHARLIE WINDUS 7_ C. LENNIE BURNS & MICHAEL ALLEN, Lighting JANE RICKETT & JAN DELANEY, Rehearsal Assistants JOE GREEN ..-- - MEMBERS OF THE ENSEMBLE, PROPERTY & STAGE CREW JERENE CALLOWAY, RITA LUKES & ROBIN TRUSSELL AS THE GLORIETTAS A~C_ ...... K'"""N"""O~W'--=L=E=Dc...;::G=M=E=N-=-T,....,S,.______,_ GEORGE HARRIS AS THE WARDEN KARAMU HOST & HOSTESS COMMITTEE DONALD WAKEFIELD AS THE COP AFTER THEATRE COFFEE COURTESY OF COOK UNITED THE f4f4"fu PERFO

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LANGSTON HUGHES BEGAN TO WRITE AT 14 WHEN HE WAS ELECTED CLASS POET OF HIS GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRADUATING CLASS IN LINCOLN, ILLINOIS, HIS FIRST PRINTED POEM APPEARED THE FOLLOWING YEAR IN THE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE IN , , WHERE HE WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE TRACK TEAM. MR. HUGHES' EARLY YEARS IN CLEVELAND BEGAN A LONG ASSOCIATION WITH KARAMU, AND THE 30's HAS BEEN CALLED "THE LANGSTON HUGHES DECADE" FOR KARAMU THEATRE. KARAMU GAVE WdRLD PREMIERS TO MANY OF HUGHES' PLAYS (AMONG THEM JOY TO MY SOUL, FRONT PORCH, TROUBLED ISLAND, and LITTLE HAM). THROUGH FRE­ QUENT REVIVALS, SIMPLY HEAVENLY HAS BECOME VIRTUALLY A KARAMU TRADITION!

WINNER OF GUGGENHEIM AND ROSENWALD FELLOW­ SHIPS, NUMEROUS LITERARY PRIZES AND AWARDS, AND INTERNATIONALLY-KNOWN, THE LATE LANGSTON HUGHES' REPUTATION AS A POET, PLAYWRITE, AND MASTER OF LITERARY FICTION CONTINUES TO GROW IN STATURE AS HIS WORKS PROVE THEIR FRESHNESS AND VITALITY IN REPEATED PRODUCTIONS AND RE­ PRINTINGS. 1RMING ARTS THEATRE

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DECEMBER 18 & 19, 1971 at 3:00 and 7:00 KAREN, ALLEN & THE MAGIC IMAGIBOX - a dance performance for children

Written and choreographed by Joan Hartshorne Featuring the Karamu Dancers

JANUARY 6 - FEBRUARY 13, 1972 THE TRIALS OF BROTHER JERO by Wole Soyinka & THE FIRST MILITANT PREACHER by Ben Caldwell

Nigerian playwrite Soyinka presents brilliant, satiric comedy about an African con-man preacher. The Caldwell short comedy concerns an old preacher who mistakes a burglar for the voice of God.

KENNETH E. SNIPES, Executive Director LOIS McGUIRE, Assistant Executive Director REUBEN SILVER, Theatre Director MARGARET TAYLOR, Administrative Assistant HOLGER STAVE, Technical Director/Designer MARLA NEDELMAN, Associate Technical Director/Designer RUSSELL K. LOWE , Technical Assistant LESLIE L. WILLIAMS, Technical lnterne BRENDA HEGGS, Assistant Costumer/Designer CLARISSA MORSE, Costume Assistant ANNA M. STAVE, Youth Theatre Director SARAH COLOMBI, Assistant Youth Theatre Director SAUNDRA E. SHEFFEY, Youth Theatre Instructor JEAN E. HAWKINS, Box Office Manager NORMAN JORDAN, Resident Playwrite *HARVEY JOHNSON, Operations Mgr./House Mgr. Theatre Management Intern Program made possible with the support of the Ohio Arts Council and the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities. WHAT IS KARAMU?

KARAMU HOUSE IS A METROPOLITAN CENTER FOR THE ARTS and multi-racial communication with a Black center of gravity and a Black perspective, which seeks to include all peoples in its programs.

Founded in 1915, Karamu House serves the , Ohio, area with a particular emphasis on' the Urban communities. Karamu House is staffed by some 75 individuals, with over half of its staff ranked as arts professiqnals.

The Karamu House complex includes: an arena theatre, a proscenium theatre, a day nursery and four gallery areas plus numerous display cases.

The cultural/educational programs of Karamu House in­ cludes some 55 classes and workshops in all phases of: theatre, visual arts, dance and music, plus special youth programs and experimental labs. Karamu House is currently placing new emphasis on professionally oriented training in the performing and communications arts.

Karamu House program participants vary in age from pre­ schoolers to elders, Karamu communities - involvement ranges from services-to-the-individual to high impact activities such as the coordination of city-wide cultural arts programs, in-school programs, and cooperative projects with other institutions and organizations.

The public is invited to become a part of this unique and important institution as a member, participant, volunteer or contributor. Further information can be obtained by calling Karamu House at (216) 795-7070. ~R=EG=IS'-'-T..:..R:.:..A.:...:T--=-IO=-'--"N--=-1.:...::N.._F=O_,_,R=M=-=-A.:...:T....:.IO=-'--"N ____,_

IT'S REGISTRATION TIME FOR STUDENTS NEW TO KARAMU HOUSE AND FOR STUDENTS WHO WERE NOT ENROLLED IN CLASSES DURING THE FALL SEASON.

REGISTRATION FOR WORKSHOPS IN ART, MUSIC, DANCE AND THEATRE ARE SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 3rd THROUGH JANUARY 8th, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, FROM 5:00 TO 8:00 P.M. ON SATURDAY THE HOURS ARE 10:00 A.M. TO 2:00 P.M.

INSTRUCTORS ARE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST INTERESTED PERSONS IN MAKING A CHOICE OF CLASSES. MRS. EMILY LASTER, KARAMU REGISTRAR (ROOM 10), IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR CONSULTATION. REGISTRATIONS MUST BE MADE IN PERSON.

SOME OF THE SAME CLASSES AND OTHER BRAND NEW WORKSHOPS ARE SCHEDULED FOR THE NEW YEAR. PICK UP YOUR WINTER SESSION SCHEDULE AT THE RECEPTION DESK AT KARAMU HOUSE, 2355 EAST 89th STREET. ALSO UNDER CONSIDERATION are: a production of New York award winner NO PLACE TO BE SOMEBODY by Charles Gordone; a world premier of Alfred Brenner's DEATH OF BLACK JESUS; Brian Way's children's com­ edy, MAGICAL FACES; a showcase of contemporary theatre called THEATRE OF TODAY, as well as a new FILM SERIES, a CONCERT SERIES, and various TOURING SHOWS. The widely acclaimed KARAMU CONCERT DANCERS will perform in concert, in April of 1972.

HOW TO SPEND YOUR KARAMU TICKET PRICES BOX OFFICE MY NAME IS------­ DOLLARS AT KARAMU: Thurs. $2.50 Mon. 12-7 pm MY ADDRESS IS SPEND YOUR KARAMU DOLLARS Fri. $3.00 Tues. 12-7 pm JUST LIKE CASH AT KARAMU HOUSE. Sat. $3.50 Wed. 12-7 pm KARAMU DOLLARS BUY YOU THEATRE CITY STATE ZIP TICKETS, PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, Sun. $2.50 Thurs. 12-9 pm POTTERY, MOVIE & CONCERT TICKETS, Fri. 12-9 pm STUDIO WORKSHOP & NURSERY FEES, Student ID, 50e off Sat. 12-9 pm MY PHONE NUMBER IS ______. DINNERS & GUIDED TOURS, ETC. FOR I FURTHER INFORMATION, CALL Sun. 2-Bpm 795-7070, NIGHT OR DAY. HAVE SOMEONE FROM KARAMU CALL ME. RESERVATIONS CURTAIN TIMES

SEND ME __ KARAMU MONEYBOOKS AT $10.00 EACH FOR A TOTAL OF$ ____ call Thurs. 8:30 pm (A SAVINGS OF $2.00 PER BOOK). 795-7070 Fri. 8:30 pm during Sat. 8:30 pm box office Sun. 7:30 pm 0 BILL ME, 2 INSTALLMENTS O CHECK ENCLOSED 0BANKAMERICARD No. --- hours Matinee 2:30 pm