7 November 2006

For More Information:
Contact Reekitta K. Grimes
(919) 546-8262
rgrimes@shawu.edu

Shaw Players present “Ceremonies in Dark Old Men” November 15-19, 2006

The Shaw Players and Company, Inc. will present “Ceremonies in Dark Old Men” by Lonne Elder at the Kennedy Theatre in the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts. The performances are Wednesday, November 15 through Saturday, November 18, 2006, at 7:30 pm; and Sunday, November 19 at 2:30 pm.

Under the direction of Kenneth Hinton, Assistant Professor of Theater, Department of Visual and Performing Arts, Ceremonies follows a day in the life of Russell Parker, a retired vaudeville actor and dancer, and his trials and tribulations with family, all-day checker playing with friends, and his customer-less barber shop! The cast consists of local and student talent from Shaw University. An original production of the Negro Ensemble Company, this award-winning play was written by Lonne Elder III (author of the Oscar-nominated “Sounder”), and has received numerous awards. Funding for this Shaw Players and Company production was made possible through a grant from the City of Raleigh Arts Commission. Tickets for the show are $2 for students with ID, and $5 for the general public. For more information on the Shaw Players, call (919) 546-8280.

Shaw University is the first historically black college or university in the South (1865), home of the nation’s first four-year medical school, The Leonard Medical School (1882-1918), and the first private HBCU invited to participate in the North Carolina Model Teacher Education Consortium (2006). Since 2003, Shaw University has been under the leadership of Dr. Clarence G. Newsome whose administrative motto is “Strides to Excellence: Only the Best!”

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