The Attic Ensemble Presents CROWNS, 2/24-3/4

A company of three generations of African American women with "hattitude" and one man form the cast of CROWNS, a moving and celebratory musical play, presented by The Attic Ensemble. The music, a combination of African tribal music, Hip-Hop, and gospel moves the story in which hats become a springboard for an exploration of black history and identity as seen through the eyes of a young black woman who has come down South after her brother is killed in Brooklyn. Hats are everywhere and the characters use the hats to tell tales concerning everything from the etiquette of hats to their historical and contemporary social functioning.

Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 8 pm, with Sunday matinees at 3 pm, and a show on Thursday March 1 at 7 pm. Tickets are $20 for General Admission or $15 Students & Seniors.

Tickets can be charged online at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/191979. Cash and checks ONLY are accepted at the box office. Jersey Arts Cards are accepted for discounted ticket pricing. The Barrow Mansion is handicapped accessible and barrier free. Large print program available upon request; please call one week in advance to arrange for a large print program. Assisted listening devices will be available for the Thursday March 1st 7 p.m. performance. Please call one week in advance to request a device. Reservations can be made at The Attic Ensemble's website www.atticensemble.org; or by calling 201 413-9200 (option 1).

The Attic Ensemble is located just two blocks from the Grove Street PATH Station, at the Andy Rhode, Jr. Theatre in the Historic Barrow Mansion: 83 Wayne Street, Jersey City. There is free parking after 7 p.m. in the parking lot 1 ½ blocks away on Christopher Columbus Drive. For directions and further information: www.atticensemble.org phone (201) 413-9200/e-mail: info@atticensemble.org.