Mixed Blood Theatre Presents Daughters of Africa 1/24

Minneapolis' Mixed Blood Theatre's production of Daughters of Africa will be performed at the Lake of the Woods School Auditorium in Baudette on Monday, January 24, 2011 at 7pm. This music-driven history of the triumphs and accomplishments of African American women was written for Mixed Blood Theatre by award-winning playwright Syl Jones. It is a striking collection of profiles of both famous and forgotten remarkable women, celebrated and overlooked by history.

This performance is sponsored by Pequana Playhouse. Tickets will be available at the door for $5 person (all ages)/ $20 family. Daughters of Africa is an exuberant celebration fueled by the songs of Lena Horne, Aretha Franklin, Queen Latifah and many others. This one-woman show, directed by Warren C. Bowles features the incredible Thomasina Petrus, whose dazzling solo performance in this touring production has thrilled audiences for most of two decades.

The show is one of five culturally-specific productions toured this season by Mixed Blood, a professional, multi-racial theatre company based in Minneapolis that promotes cultural pluralism and individual equality through artistic excellence. The others include the Chicano cultural history Minnecanos; the Martin Luther King biography Dr. King's Dream; Theory of Mind, about a young man on the autism spectrum; and African America, a look at the modern African diaspora in Minnesota.

When: Monday, January 24, 2011 7pm

Where: Lake of the Woods School Auditorium
Baudette, Minnesota

Tickets: Tickets will be available at the door. $5 person (all ages)/$20 family

 

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