Vivian's Music, 1969 at Emerson Theater Collaborative

Emerson Theater Collaborative begins their 11th season with the production for Black History Month of Vivians Music, 1969 a play fantasia on race, music and family by Monica Bauer. The play will be performed at the Garde Arts Center, 325 State Street, New London, CT and features the original off-Broadway cast: Russell Jordan and Kailah S. King. Vivians Music, 1969 has been awarded three (3) Best of 2018 awards for Best Writing, Best Low Budget/Fringe Production and 2nd Place for Best Overall Production at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland. Performances run: Friday and Saturday, February 22 & February 23 at 7:00 p.m., and Sunday, February 24 at 2:00 p.m. Vivians Music, 1969 is directed by Glory Kadigan and produced by Theresa Broach.Vivians Music, 1969 is inspired by real events that occurred in 1969. In a segregated city in the American Midwest bursting with racial tension, a 14-year-old black girl, Vivian, was shot by a white policeman, igniting one of the worst race riots in American history. No one knew anything about her: just her name, her age, and how she died. This fantasia for two actors gives Vivian a life, a family, a love of music, and a reason to live. The jazz legend who's back in the neighborhood might be her real father. Can they find each other before the city explodes?Produced by special arrangement with Actors Equity Association.For more information and to purchase tickets on line go to: www.gardearts.org or call (860) 444-7373. $30 General Admission, $25 for Students and Seniors.