Call Mr. Robeson - A Play about the Life of Paul Robeson
Phoenix Theatre Annex (414 Mason Street San Francisco, CA 94102)
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The last date listed for Call Mr. Robeson was Sunday September 7, 2008 / 5:00pm.
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Great portrayal and music! The only bad part was when some of the audience started to sing along--how rude!Written on Sep 09 2008
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<p>Just as physical, emotional and mental stress threaten to push him over the fine line between genius and madness, Robeson is summoned to appear before the House Un-American Activities Committee. A mysterious African spirit woman appears to help him through the most difficult and important performance of his career.</p> <p>The play is a roller coaster journey through Robeson’s remarkable and eventful life, and highlights how his radical activism caused him to be disowned and disremembered, even by the leaders and descendants of the civil rights movement. It features some of his famous songs and speeches, including a dramatic rendition of Ol’ Man River.</p>
About the Ticket Supplier: Tayo Aluko and Friends Ltd.
The company stages performing arts events which promote Africa, African artists and African descendants in a more positive light than the mainstream media typically presents.
These have included readings of Call Mr. Robeson, singing concerts and the production of six 15-minute plays by emerging Black writers about ancient Africa, under the collective name "The Amber Chronicles".
These were performed at Unity Theatre Liverpool and Zion Arts Centre Manchester in October 2006.
The series is planned to become an annual, nationwide event aimed at schools, colleges and theatres, and is expected to contribute to the fight against racism and to counter poor self-esteem among young black people by rediscovering African history prior to the Trans-Atlantic slave trade.