The title of August Wilson’s 1995 drama Seven Guitars represents the seven characters in this Tony, Pulitzer and Drama Desk Award nominated play. Each strums a different life tune – resonating in different keys and telling unique stories through the lyric and melody in Wilson’s sonorous text. When all seven play as a well-orchestrated ensemble, … Continue reading
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Jubilee Theatre welcomes William (Bill) Earl Ray as Artistic Director
Jubilee Theatre proudly announces the appointment of nationally respected stage director and stage and film actor William (Bill) Earl Ray as the company’s new Artistic Director, after a year’s intensive search. An Austin area native, Bill Ray earned his theatre degree from Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington. A seasoned professional as an actor, director … Continue reading
Moses Gone Down: Circle Theatre’s “The Whipping Man”
Circle Theatre presents Matthew Lopez’s first play, the critical triumph The Whipping Man, about two former slaves and their former master’s son observing a most unusual Passover at the conclusion of the American Civil War. Seriously? Jewish African-American slaves during the Civil War? Scholars verify that about 50,000 Jews lived in the South as the … Continue reading
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