CROWNS

Adapted by Regina Taylor from a book of the same name

A moving and celebratory musical play in which hats become a springboard for an exploration of black history and identity. In the show, a young black woman comes to stay with relatives after her brother is killed.  Weaving together faith, fashion and family, CROWNS traces the tradition of hats back to African rituals and forward to current fashion. Filled with gospel music and a little rap, the show pulses with energy and was hailed by the New York Times as “a show that seems to arise out of spontaneous combustion…”

PERFORMANCES: September 22, 23, 24* | 28, 29, 30, October 1*

Evening Performances at 7:30 PM | *Matinee Performances at 2:30 PM

**There is no intermission for this show**

DIRECTED BY: Annette Billings

POST PERFORMANCE PANEL DISCUSSION: Sunday, October 1

Panelists:

Annette Billings, “Crowns Director”

Rev. Rachel Williams-Glenn, St. Luke AME Church

Amber Sellers, City Commissioner

CAST

Mother Shaw…..Lynda Anders

Mabel…..Andrea Graham

Velma…..Kimberly Allen

Wanda…..Gay Glenn

Jeanette…..Janine Colter

Yolanda…..Tiffani Smith

Man…..Joseph Brown

785-843-SHOW (7469)
4660 Bauer Farm Dr.
Lawrence, KS 66049
Box Office Hours: 11:30 - 4:30 M-F