Gem of the Ocean Starring Phylicia Rashad
Mark Taper Forum (135 North Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90012)
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The last date listed for Gem of the Ocean was Tuesday September 2, 2003 / 8:00pm.
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Los Otros: World-Premiere Musical Tells a Southern California Story
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Center Theatre Group's innovative new chamber musical explores the Southern California experience over the course of several decades through the eyes of a Mexican-American man growing up in Carlsbad and a San Diego woman whose chance encounters with Mexican immigrants mark the moments that define her life. Directed by multiple Tony-nominee Graciela Daniele, Los Otros stars Tony-winner Michelle Pawk (Hollywood Arms, Hairspray, Cabaret) and Broadway veteran Julio Monge (Twelfth Night, The Capeman, Fosse). Another pair of acclaimed Tony nominees, Ellen Fitzhugh (Paper Moon, Grind) and Michael John LaChiusa (The Wild Party), crafted the book, lyrics and score, highlighted by its intimate song cycles. Learn More
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Quotes & Highlights
- "August was a poet before he became a playwright, and poetry is still part of the language his characters speak. You don't always hear people talk like that in real life, but you wish you could." James Earl Jones in Time Magazine
Description
August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean is one of ten plays, each set in a different decade of the 20th century, which together chronicle 100 years of the African-American experience. Set in 1904 Pittsburgh, Gem of the Ocean is the chronological first panel of the series.
Citizen Barlow, in spiritual turmoil, arrives at Aunt Ester's house seeking her counsel and claiming sanctuary from Caesar, the local constable. Aunt Ester, now 285 years old, takes him on a journey of self-discovery to the City of Bones, a half-mile by half-mile city in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The journey sets into motion a series of events, leading to startling discoveries and setting Citizen Barlow on a course where duty leads to redemption.
Two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, August Wilson begins his extraordinary decade-by-decade chronicle of the African-American experience, told through the soaring, lyrical poetry of a master storyteller.