CENTER
STAGE JACKSON presents
A
Song for Coretta
Opening
February 15th for two weekends
Center
Stage Jackson
is pleased to announce the opening of A Song for Coretta by playwright
Pearl Cleage, to be performed February 15-17 and 22-24, 2013 in the George C.
Kiesel Auditorium at the Middle School at Parkside. Curtain times are 7:00pm on
Friday and Saturday performances, 2:00pm on Sundays.
Synopsis:
On February 6, 2006, people began lining up at
dawn outside of Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church to pay their respects to the
late Mrs. Coretta Scott King, widow of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose body
lay in state in the small sanctuary. By mid-morning, the crowd wound down the
street and around the corner of the old red brick building. People of all ages
stood patiently for hours, waiting to say goodbye. Sometimes they murmured to
each other quietly. Sometimes they shared memories of Mrs. King's extraordinary
life and expressed sorrow at her passing. When a cold rain began to fall at
sunset, those who had thought to bring umbrellas shared them with those whose
resolve was the only thing not dampened by the drizzle. At close to midnight,
the crowd had dwindled to a determined few. The five fictional characters in
this play are at the end of that long line of mourners.
Starring:
Alaina
Kerr
Diane Neely
Mae Warnsley
Khyra Kimble
Melissa
Paschall
Artistic
Director: Janet Meyer
Producers: Chuck Thor and Tony Krupa
Technical
Director: Richard Fifelski
Stage Manager: Katie Meyers.
General
admission:
$10 for adults and $5 for students.
Tickets can be purchased at the door or
online at centerstagejackson.org.
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