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Stage Setting and Lighting by JOHN C. LECHNER

Costumes by MARGARET HOR KAY & CAST

Adapted by ROBERT H. LIVINGSTON and HERB SCHAPIRO by by WILL HOLT Based on the book, Edited by STEPHEN M. JOSEPH and an original idea by HERB SCHAPIRO Additional Lyrics by HERB SCHAP I RO Arrangements and Orchestrations by GARY WILLIAM FR I EDMAN

The spoken text in this production was written by children between the ages of seven and eighteen attending public schools in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Harlem, Jamaica, and . The letters are addressed to Ed Grady, a teacher at the New York City Youth House, from former students who are now in State reform schools. lE

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DIANE WEAVER as Rhoda CLAUDIA GOLD & BERNAZIL ORNDOFF, Alternate, as Lillian WILLIAM HOFFMAN as Carlos REGINA WHALEY as Lillie Mae D'ARTAGNAN HI LL as Benjamin NANETTE DECKER as Catherine THELMA WILLIAMS as Melba DWANE T. EVANS as Donald NOLAN RICE as Lloyd DA LE RICHARDO SH IE LDS as Clorox DAVID WEBSTER & DOUG JACKSON, Alternate, as William GINA TAYLOR as Nell

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DREAM BABIES by MELBA LIGHT SINGS by BENJAMIN & COMPANY THIS WORLD by THE COMPANY NUMBERS by THE COMPANY WHAT HAPPENS TO LIFE by RHODA, LLOYD TAKE HOLD THE CRUTCH by NELL & COMPANY FLYING MILK AND RUNAWAY PLATES by WILLIAM & COMPANY I LOVE WHAT GIRLS HAVE by DONALD & COMPANY HOW I FEEL by CATHERINE & CARLOS IF I HAD A MILLION by LLOYD & COMPANY INTERMISSION

ACT II FUGUE FOR FOUR GIRLS by LILLIE MAE, CATHERINE, LILLIAN, NELL REJOICE by CLOROX SOUNDS by CATHERINE & NELL THE TREE by CARLOS ROBERT, ALVIN, WENDELL & JO JO by RHODA; LILLIAN, LILLIE MAE, & WILLIAM JAIL-LIFE WALK by DONALD, CARLOS, CLOROX SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL by RHODA BLACK by NELL & COMPANY THE HORSE by LLOYD LET ME COME IN by THE COMPANY WAR BABIES by LLOYD & COMPANY LET ME COME IN by THE COMPANY

The score is performed by LIFE IS REAL:

DARYL WATERS, Piano LYNN WARD, Guitar DAR RYLE BROWN, Drums JOHN PATMAN, Bass SAM STEPHENSON, Alto Sax MARC JOHNSON, Tenor Sax MARY LAWRENCE, Flute

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KATHY BIBBS & DAVID WALLICK, Stage Managers CARLTON THAR PS, Lighting Technician MICHAEL PARKER & AKKI JOMO ONYANGO, Light Crew STEVE JACOBSON, JULIE HOTTIS, CARLTON THARPS, HANK MARONE, WILLIAM HOFFMAN, PATTY KOTAPISH, NANCY LINNERT, ANN MANNEN, MARY BOURKE, Construction Crew

PROJECTIONS by MAURICE NEWMAN based on art work provided by the children in Karamu Art Workshops under the direction of Ben Simms. And now . . .What will happen to these children, and to children like them all over America? That is the logical, the tragic question. The answer up to now has been: nothing. Without further encouragement, they will remain trapped in the ghetto, trapped by a system with its fingers in its ears. I hope that this anthology helps to change this bitter reality, for these children have so much to say. These are children's voices from the ghetto. In their struggle lies their hope, and ours. They are the voices of change.

-Stephen M. Joseph

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

NOEL JONES, Musical Consultant FRAN CHARNAS RUTH RICHEY, Shaw High School Music Department THE CLEVELAND PLAY HOUSE KARAMU DANCE DEPARTMENT BEN SIMMS KARAMU HOST & HOSTESS COMMITTEE After-Theatre Coffee courtesy of COOK UNITED

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KENNETH E. SNIPES, Executive Director LOIS P. McGUIRE, Assistant Executive Director REUBEN SILVER, Theatre Director MAURICE W. NEWMAN, Director of Sales & Promotion MARGARET TAYLOR, Public Relations Administrator DOROTHY SILVER, Theatre Assistant MARLA NEDELMAN, Acting Technical Director JOHN C. LECHNER, Associate Technical Dir./Designer MICHAEL P. NEELON, Technical Assistant CALRRISSA MORSE, Acting Costumer MARGARET HOR KAY, Assistant Costumer SARAH COLOMBI, Assistant Youth Theatre Director SAUNDRA E. SHEFFEY, Youth Theatre Instructor LAUREN BOXLEY, Youth Theatre Instructor JEAN E. HAWKINS, Group Sales Coordinator VANESSA GORDON, Box Office Attendant SEKOU LASANA, General Mgmt. Intern/House Mgr. DOUGLAS JOHNSON, Theatre Intern/House Mgr.

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MEAN TO BE FREE by Joanna H. Kraus (Youth Theatre Production) A revival of a past Karamu success. Perfect for grades 3 - 6, this meaningful and entertaining Mar. 31 - Aprl 15 show humanizes the saga of Black American (3 p.m. Saturday & heroine Harriet Tubman and the Underground Sunday Matinees) Railroad .

KARAMU DANCERS IN CONCERT Fresh works and revivals from repertoire of Karamu Dancers, staged with innovative May 3 - 13 lighting, costumes, settings, and music. (8 performances) Joan Hartshorne directs.

SKIN OF OUR TEETH by Thornton Wilder Classic American play of major, prize-winning stature. Ideal for multi-racial casting, it tells May 31 - July 8 the story of "the family o.f man" through the (6weeks) ages in a style and treatment that has remained unique and inimitable. Family entertainment. ARENA

MOONCHILDREN by Michael Weller Contemporary work by a young American playwright about the strivings and lifestyles Mar. 8 - Apr. 1 of young American kids in a college setting. (4weeks) Funny, moving, appropriate for multi-racial casting, MOONCHILDREN isa "today" commentary on American youth.

BLACKGIRLbyJ. E. Franklin Conflicts and desires of a black city family. With incisive humor and keen understanding, Apr. 19 - May 27 the playwright focuses on a young girl whose (6 weeks) talents and desires make her aspire for escape from her ghetto-ized family.

LAB WORKSHOP Continuing the Karamu Workshop production­ pattern, presentations of works-in-progress June 14-15-16-17 and/or completed scripts with emphasis on local playwrights, directors, and actors-in­ training. WHAT IS KARAMU?

Karamu in the Swahili language of Africa means a center of enjoyment for all. Founded in 1915, Karamu House today is an Arts Institution which thrives and flourishes on the concept-become-reality that in every man there is a phrase - which is a poem; or a vision - which is a painting; or a movement - which is a dance; or a sigh - which is a song; or a longing - which is the need for self-expression.

Karamu House fulfills that need.

With vitality and dedication, through research, progressive planning and expanded programming, Karamu House provides for the curious and the concerned an opportunity to observe, to serve, to enjoy; for the hobbyist, and outlet and encouragement; for the skilled, the instruments and plant for producing; for the gifted, professional training and direction; for all, a common meeting ground - creativity.

This is Karamu.