[Capdist-announce] Callaloo Theater presents Fires In The Mirror by Anna Deavere Smith

[Karen Christina Jones]

​
*Callalloo Theater Company*


*The Mecca for Inclusive Theater in Downtown Albany*
*Presents​*




*[image: Inline image 1]Fires In The Mirror: Crown Heights, Brooklyn and
Other Identities*

* Conceived, Written, and Originally Performed by Anna Deavere Smith *

directed by Karen Christina Jones

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 divisions in Crown
Heights. The rioting produced 190 injuries, 129 arrests, and an estimated
one million dollars in property damage.

Seven actors will perform 29
​ emotional and satirical​
monologues from the words of 26 people directly
​involved ​
and on the periphery
​ of​
that explosive event. The ensemble's performance crosses lines of gender
and race to engage in an honest
​ and often humorous​
reflection of the human condition.






*Ensemble Debra Bercier Marquis Heath Caroline Lukasik Jessica JJ Paul**Lori
Porter *
​*Angelique Powell*​
​*Gwen Wright *​



Production dates
​ are​
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
at the African American Cultural Center of the Capital Region 135 South
Pearl Street Albany NY.


*Tickets are $20.00 and available at
www.eventbrite.com/e/fires-in-the-mirror-crown-heights-brooklyn-and-other-identities-
<http://www.eventbrite.com/e/fires-in-the-mirror-crown-heights-brooklyn-and-other-identities->tickets-25650766132*
​


For more information call 518-227-0154 or e-mail callalootheater at gmail.com



Karen Christina Jones
Artistic Director
Callaloo Theater Company
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