CRT Restarts Nutmeg Summer Series With CROWNS 6/11-21 At Storrs

Connecticut Repertory Theatre (CRT) will restart its summer theatre, the Nutmeg Summer Series, by presenting the hit musical show Crowns June 11 - 21 in the Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre, Storrs. For tickets and information, call 860-486-4226 or visit www.crt.uconn.edu.

The Nutmeg Summer Series was an extremely popular summer theatre series that featured musicals and plays presented in the Harriet S. Jorgensen Theatre during the summer as far back as the late 1940's. The series was suspended after the 2002 season for financial reasons but a new financial format that includes major support from the university as well as private donors has enabled the series to return with one show this season. CRT intends to return to a full season Summer Nutmeg Series of three or more shows in 2010.

THE SHOW

Crowns
By ReGina Taylor
Adapted from the book by Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry

Get ready for some soul-stirring, funny and powerful stories from the church elders, stories with enough hattitude to set the choir singing! That's hattitude as in crowns - elegant headwear favored by these six women whose stories are woven into the hats that adorn their heads. This gospel-infused musical features soulful, joyful music, from freedom song to hip hop, that celebrates family and faith and is a jubilant expression of culture and tradition.

After a family tragedy, a Brooklyn teen is sent to her grandmother's house in South Carolina. Her journey of cultural and self-discovery is timed to a church day, from morning to the evening processional, featuring a wedding, a funeral, and a baptism.

Crowns is an exploration of history and identity. This incredible story of oNe Young woman's return to the South dramatizes her education into the ritualized world of hats as an expression of cultural identity.

This production of Crowns is being co-produced by CRT in collaboration with Indiana Repertory Theatre and Syracuse Stage. It will feature a full professional cast and professional musicians who will perform the show in Indianapolis and Syracuse before arriving in Storrs June 11.

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