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The St. Louis Black Repertory Company to Present August Wilson's JITNEY

The St. Louis Black Repertory Company will continue its in-person 45th Anniversary season with Jitney by August Wilson, opening May 11 and running through May 29, 2022. Directed by Ron Himes, Founder and Producing Director of The Black Rep, previews begin May 11 at the Edison Theatre at Washington University in St. Louis. ....

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Previews: FIREFLIES at Hotchner Studio Theatre On The Washington University Campus

The St Louis Black Repertory Company continues its 45th Anniversary Season with Fireflies by Donja R. Love. Fireflies opens on February 11, 2022 at at the 125-seat Hotchner Studio Theatre on Washington University’s campus. Previews begin on February 9, 2022.  The show is directed by Atlanta-based actor and director Andrea Frye, featuring Zahria Moore and Eric Conners. The courageous work takes an intimate approach to exploring personal aspects of the Civil Rights Movement. ....

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Alachua teacher Rhonda Wilson inspires arts with Star Center Theatre


Editor s note: This month, The Sun will be diving into some of Gainesville s underrepresented community leaders and their work. Rhonda Wilson and her Star Center Theater are the second in this series.
Growing up with her grandparents in 1970s Miami, Rhonda Wilson loved acting. From soap operas to Broadway plays, watching people perform and trying her own talent was the young girl s favorite pastime.
But nobody looked like her on TV or on stage. Wilson s friends thought her dreams of being a Black opera singer and actress were odd, and her grandparents told her to focus on grades, not theater. ....

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