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ACT presents 'Black and Tan – A Juke Joint' on 5/16

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The Central Heating Lab at ACT continues its springtime programming with BLACK AND TAN - A Juke Joint, a companion piece to the mainstage production Fathers and Sons. Nationally-acclaimed Seattle poet, hip-hop artist, vocalist and arts educator Laura "Piece" Kelley Jahn (HBO's Def Poetry Jam) is the evening's host and curator. Together, with local jazz musicians Joseph Mascorella, Farko Dosumov Mark L. Sampson and Owuar Arunda, the poets will improvise and fuse their spoken word with a series of avant-garde style jazz sets. Featured poets include Tina LaPadula, Matt Gano, Roberto Escalon, Lucien Grant, Angela Dy, and Ragnii Edins. Poets and vocalists are welcome to join in for an open-mic set. Tickets for BLACK AND TAN - A Juke Joint are available at the ACT Ticket Office, 700 Union Street, Downtown Seattle, (206) 292-7676 or online at www.acttheatre.org.

 
Dates: Saturdays May 3, 10, 24 and Friday May 16 at 10:00 PM, immediately following the mainstage production Fathers and Sons.

Location: Bullitt Cabaret

Ticket Price: $10

 

About ACT

For the past 43 seasons, ACT's mission has been to present a broad spectrum of the very best of Contemporary Theatre that speaks to audiences of all backgrounds. A significant part of ACT's mandate is to commission new works and to foster the development of those works in a supportive and inspiring workplace. Through The Central Heating Lab, ACT seeks to heat things up and create a conversation with its season that reaches for a deeper impact. 

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