Mulatto Saga Extended Through Thanksgiving Weekend 11/20-28
By: Gabrielle Sierra Nov. 18, 2010
The hit solo show The Mulatto Saga has been extended at the Richmond Shepard Theater, 309 East 26 Street at 2nd Avenue.
Added show dates:
Saturday Nov. 20 at 5pmSunday Nov. 21 at 7pm
Wednesday Nov. 24 at 7pm
Friday Nov. 26 at 7pm
Sat. Nov. 27 at 7pm
Sunday Nov. 28 at 7pmFor ticketing, visit www.theatermania.com or call 866-811-4111In this age of a bi-racial American president, Tiger Woods divorce from Elin Nordegren and an increase in interracial marriages, Mulatto Saga is sure to be of curious interest to your readers and viewers. Complimentary champagne, Mixed Chicks hair products and Halle Berry perfume are available while supplies last. The show is a candidate for a Beverly Hills Hollywood NAACP Theater Award in 2011.
Directed by Charles Burnett, Mulatto Saga is performed by Juliette Fairley. Miss Fairley is a University of Houston and Columbia University graduate who worked with Spike Lee in a co-starring role in an NBC tv pilot. Charles Burnett is a Hollywood filmmaker who directed Halle Berry in the Wedding and Danny Glover in Namibia.
In addition to discussing Civil Rights, the Holocaust, World War 2 and the Jim Crow-era South, Mulatto Saga delves into the modern day travails of a bi-racial adult who feels she cannot please her white mother or Afro father when choosing a mate. All characters are performed by Miss Fairley.
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