A Song for Coretta: Pearl Cleage's Drama Honors Civil Rights Icon
Southwest Arts Center (915 New Hope Road Atlanta, GA 30331)
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The last date listed for A Song for Coretta was Sunday April 15, 2012 / 2:00pm.
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16 Goldstar Member Reviews
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Written on May 14 2012theater very small & can be easily distracted by outside noise. show was OK.
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Written on Apr 19 2012The acting was great! With very little props and background setting the actors each gave a very compelling performance. The theater was small but comfortable-it allowed you to feel very much a part the experience.
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Written on Apr 16 2012Great, insightful storyline
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Written on Apr 16 2012The play was boring and the screenplay didn't quite match the the title of the play. Given the screenplay that the actors had to work with I would say they did an excellent job. It was a long and boring two hours for our family. The viewing of the play was in the black box room which was small,warm, and noisy. I would not recommend this play to others.
More Information About A Song for Coretta
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Description
Pearl Cleage's play, A Song For Coretta, is a loving, evocative tribute to a remarkable woman whose life inspired and uplifted the lives of so many others. It's February 7, 2006, rain pours down, and strangers gather outside the Ebenezer Baptist Church, waiting their turn to pay homage to Mrs. King's remains inside.
Five women, different ages, different circumstances, different reasons to attend, converge outside the church entrance and learn about tolerance, acceptance and the strength to go on, in spite of adversity. A respectable society widow, over 40, who met Mrs. King as a child, a pushy college wannabe journalist, a middle aged portrait artist and Katrina survivor, a street-smart, wise-mouthed teen-aged mother-to-be, and a traumatized Iraq war veteran contemplating desertion: all have faced harsh realities, and all seek inspiration from the woman they have come to honor. Lives that at first seem so alien and inspire hostility, begin to resonate with commonality.
About the Ticket Supplier: New African Grove Theatre Company
The New African Grove Theatre Company is a community theater founded to encourage African-American participation and involvement in all aspects of theatrical production.