CAP UCLA presents Colson Whitehead

Thu, Apr 19 at 8PM | Royce Hall

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2017–18 SEASON VENUES

Center for the Art of Performance presents Royce Hall, UCLA Freud Playhouse, UCLA The Theatre at Ace Hotel Little Theater, UCLA Will Rogers State Historic Park Colson Whitehead

UCLA’s Center for the Art of Performance (CAP UCLA) is dedicated to the advancement of the contemporary performing arts in all disciplines—dance, music, spoken word Thu, April 19 at 8pm | Royce Hall and theater—as well as emerging digital, collaborative and cross-platforms utilized by today’s leading artists. Part of UCLA’s School of the Arts and Architecture, CAP UCLA Running time: approx. 80 mins. | No intermission curates and facilitates direct exposure to contemporary performance from around the globe, supporting artists who are creating extraordinary works of art and fostering a vibrant learning community both on and off the UCLA campus. The organization invests Book signing to follow in the West Lobby. in the creative process by providing artists with financial backing and time to experiment and expand their practices through strategic partnerships, residencies and collaborations. As an influential voice within the local, national, and global arts community, CAP UCLA Funds provided by the Arthur E. Guedel Memorial serves to connect audiences across generations in order to galvinize a living archive of Lectureship Fund. our culture. cap.ucla.edu #CAPUCLA MESSAGE FROM THE CENTER ABOUT COLSON WHITEHEAD

Thank you for joining us for an evening with MacArthur Fellow and New Colson Whitehead is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The York Times bestselling author Colson Whitehead. Underground Railroad, which won the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction in 2017 and the National Book Award in 2016, and was named one of the Ten Best His dynamic latest novel, The Underground Railroad, is a tour de force Books of the Year by The New York Times Book Review. His other works chronicling a young slave’s desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum include The Noble Hustle, Zone One, Sag Harbor, The Intuitionist, John South, which won the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award for Fiction. Henry Days, Apex Hides the Hurt, and The Colossus of New York. He is It is a significant piece of writing and we are deeply honored to have also a recipient of the MacArthur and Guggenheim Fellowships. He lives in Colson close out this season’s Words & Ideas series. New York City.

What Colson has done that is singular and profoundly necessary in his ABOUT THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD writing is to highly personalize the terrors of teenage slave Cora, the main character in the novel. And by doing so, he frames an entire epic chapter #1 New York Times Bestseller of our shared American history that leaves the reader with a devastating Winner of the Pulitzer Prize understanding of the terrible human costs of slavery. Winner of the National Book Award Winner of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction Colson Whitehead’s The Underground Railroad is essential to our Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize understanding of the American past and the American present. One of the Best books of the Year: The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, The Boston Globe, The Seattle Times, HuffPost, Esquire, Minneapolis Star Tribune

Cora is a young slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. An outcast even among her fellow Africans, she is on the cusp of womanhood—where greater pain awaits. And so when Caesar, a slave who has recently arrived from Virginia, urges her to join him on the Underground Railroad, she seizes the opportunity and escapes with him.

In Colson Whitehead’s ingenious conception, the Underground Railroad is no mere metaphor: engineers and conductors operate a secret network of actual tracks and tunnels beneath the Southern soil. Cora embarks on a harrowing flight from one state to the next, encountering, like Gulliver, strange yet familiar iterations of her own world at each stop. As Whitehead brilliantly recreates the terrors of the antebellum era, he weaves in the saga of our nation, from the brutal abduction of Africans to the unfulfilled promises of the present day.

The Underground Railroad is both the gripping tale of one woman’s will to escape the horrors of bondage—and a powerful meditation on the history we all share. House Rules The Executive Producer Council CAP UCLA EXECUTIVE is CAP UCLA’s philanthropic leadership PRODUCER COUNCIL PHOTOGRAPHY PLEASE NOTE: Occasionally when our group that develops and contributes re- Murray Hidary Photography, video and the use of any shows at The Theatre at Ace Hotel are not sources vital to the Center’s programming Georgina Huljich recording equipment is strictly prohibited sold out, we will invite the audience to move and mission. The Council is comprised of Anne Jarmain at all times during performances at all in closer to the stage to fill in empty seats individuals who champion the creative Renee Luskin UCLA campus performance venues and to create a more intimate atmosphere development, presentation and public Ginny Mancini at The Theatre at Ace Hotel. Any/all press for both the audience and artists. Patrons dialogue with contemporary performing Katie Marsano Alan M. Schwartz ALWAYS have access to their ticketed seats artists by providing direct support for the photography must be approved in writing Roslyn Holt Swartz in advance by the Center for the Art of if anyone else is sitting in them, regardless Center’s annual programming. They are Bradley Tabach-Bank Performance representative. For press of whether or not we have invited people to engaged in the artistic and curatorial Leslie White inquiries and to make a request to cover move in. So please be aware that there is practices that inform the annual pro- Patty Wilson an event, visit cap.ucla.edu/press a possibility that you may have to change grams, long-term initiatives and collabo- Lori Wolf seats again if you move into a seat that is rative planning efforts which stand at the Karyn Orgell Wynne CAMERAS & SMART PHONES not your ticketed seat. heart of CAP UCLA’s mission and public purpose. Student Committee for the Arts representatives: The use of cameras, smart phones, cell Christina Moushoul phones and recording equipment of any CHILDREN Alyssa Scot kind is strictly prohibited at all times Children over age 5 are welcome to most CAP UCLA EXECUTIVE during performances at all UCLA campus events and, regardless of age, must have a PRODUCER CABINET performance venues and at The Theatre ticket. Infants on laps are not permitted. Valerie Cohen at Ace Hotel. All devices must be silenced Inquire when purchasing tickets of age Fariba Ghaffari before the start of the performance. Please appropriateness for specific events and Ann Harmsen be considerate to those around you and check out website for specific performance Deborah Irmas refrain from texting, emailing or surfing the information. Diane Levine Kathleen Quisenberry web during performances. Anne-Marie Spataru ACCESSIBILITY LATE SEATING The Theatre at Ace Hotel offers ADA access- Late seating will be subject to company ible seats and restrooms. You can buy ADA approval and will occur only at a suitable seating on our ticketing site or by calling AXS SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR time at the discretion of the house staff. at 888-9-AXS-TIX (888-929-7849). When DINING PARTNERS Latecomers may not be able to be seated buying tickets over the phone, please let the in their assigned seats to avoid disruption ticket agent know if you require accessible Fundamental LA or distractions during the performance. seating, and s/he will issue you an ADA seat. LA Chapter Some events have no late seating by Palamino Restaurant & Bar request of the artist, and refunds on In addition to wheelchair spaces, The Plateia parking and tickets for latecomers will not Theatre at Ace Hotel is equipped with select Pruex & Proper be accommodated. aisle seats that have folding armrests on the aisle side to make transfer easier for Shibumi Please check the event detail page of our those with mobility limitations. For such WEST Restaurant website for late seating policies for specific seating, please request a “transfer seat.” performances or opt in to our email data- base by signing up for our newsletter and If you need accessible seating the night of This Event Program was Printed by... pre-show emails with helpful information the event and don’t have a special ticket, about pre-show activities, parking, late we’ll do our best to accommodate you once seating, running time, nearby dining you arrive at the theater. opportunities and more at cap.ucla.edu/enews Assisted listening devices are available.

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ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO Remain In Light Sat, May 5 @ 8PM | The Theatre at Ace Hotel

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