<div dir="ltr"><div style="text-align:center"><br></div><br><div style="text-align:center"><span><font face="garamond, serif" size="4"><img style="margin-right: 0px;" src="https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B0N_Uy79Dba3b3dOdklRdDlhVG9RUWpXZGlCZUtYampLYWpr&export=download" width="285" height="104"></font></span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><br><div style="text-align:center"><br></div><div style="text-align:center"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large"><b><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace"><font size="6">Callalloo Theater Company<br></font></span></b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large"><b><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace"><font size="6">The Mecca for Inclusive Theater in Downtown Albany<br><br></font></span></b></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large"><b><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace"><font size="6">Presents</font></span></b><br></div></div><br><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:large;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace"><span><b><br><br></b></span></span><div style="text-align:center"><div style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace"><span><b><img alt="Inline image 1" src="cid:ii_156e17b3b7145550" width="427" height="330"><br>Fires In The Mirror: Crown Heights, Brooklyn and Other Identities</b></span></span><br></div><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace"><span></span></span></div><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace"><span><b> Conceived, Written, and Originally Performed <br>by Anna Deavere Smith </b><br> <br>directed by Karen Christina Jones<br> <br>
Fires in the Mirror chronicles a civic disturbance in the New York
neighborhood of Crown Heights in August 1991. In that racially divided
neighborhood, a car driven by a Jewish man veered onto a sidewalk and
killed a 7-year-old Caribbean-American boy who was learning to ride a
bicycle. The accident and the response of emergency medical personnel
sparked protests during which a Jewish student visiting from Australia
was stabbed on the street by a group of black youths. Days of rioting
ensued, exposing to national scrutiny the depth of the racial <span>divisions
in Crown Heights. The rioting produced 190 injuries, 129 arrests, and
an estimated one million dollars in property damage.<br> <br> Seven
actors will perform 29<div> <font face="monospace,monospace">emotional and satirical</font></div> monologues from the words of 26 people directly
<div><font face="monospace,monospace">involved </font></div>and on the periphery<div> <font face="monospace,monospace">of</font></div> that explosive event. The ensemble's
performance crosses lines of gender and race to engage in an honest<div> <font face="monospace,monospace">and often humorous</font></div>
reflection of the human condition. <br> <br> <b>Ensemble<br> Debra Bercier<br> Marquis Heath<br> Caroline Lukasik<br> Jessica JJ Paul<br></b></span></span></span><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace"><span><span><b><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace"><span><span>Lori Porter </span></span></span> </b><br><div><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace"><span><span><b>Angelique Powell</b></span></span></span><br><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large"><b><font face="monospace,monospace">Gwen Wright </font></b></div><br></div><br><br>
Production dates<div style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large;display:inline"> <font face="monospace,monospace">are</font></div> Friday, October 7th at 7.30pm; Saturday, October 8th
at 3.00pm & 7:30pm, Sunday, October 9th at 3.00pm and Friday,
October 14th at 7.30pm, Saturday, October 15th at 3.00pm and 7.30pm, and
Sunday, October 16th at 3.00pm <br></span></span></span></div><div style="font-size:large;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace"><span><span>at the African American Cultural Center of the Capital Region 135 South Pearl Street Albany NY. <br></span></span></span></div><div style="font-size:large;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:monospace,monospace"><span><span> <br><div style="font-family:garamond,serif;font-size:large;display:inline"><font face="monospace,monospace"><b>Tickets are $20.00 and available at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/fires-in-the-mirror-crown-heights-brooklyn-and-other-identities-">www.eventbrite.com/e/fires-in-<wbr>the-mirror-crown-heights-<wbr>brooklyn-and-other-identities-</a><br>tickets-25650766132</b></font></div><br><br> For more information call <a target="_blank" value="+15182270154" href="tel:518-227-0154">518-227-0154</a> or e-mail <a target="_blank" href="mailto:callalootheater@gmail.com">callalootheater@gmail.com</a></span></span></span></div><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><font face="garamond, serif" size="4"><br><br><br>Karen Christina Jones<br>Artistic Director<br></font></div><div><font face="garamond, serif" size="4">Callaloo Theater Company<br></font></div><div><font face="garamond, serif" size="4">#Inclusion<br></font></div><div><font face="garamond, serif" size="4">#Opportunity<br></font></div><div><font face="garamond, serif" size="4">#CallalooTheater<br></font></div></div><br><div><span><font face="garamond, serif" size="4"><img src="https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B0N_Uy79Dba3b3dOdklRdDlhVG9RUWpXZGlCZUtYampLYWpr&export=download"></font></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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