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GOD'S TROMBONES: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse
February 24 - March 11, 2012 on the Educational Cultural Complex Stage
TICKETS $25 - DISCOUNT FOR SENIORS & STUDENTS w/ID
Ira Aldridge Repertory Players
in conjunction with San Diego Continuing Education
Educational Cultural Complex presents
GOD'S TROMBONES
Seven Negro Sermons in Verse
written by James Weldon Johnson
directed by Calvin Manson
ABOUT THE SHOW
God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse is a 1927 book of poems by author, poet and civil rights activist James Weldon Johnson, who lived from 1871 to 1938. He patterned the book after traditional African-American religious oratory with the preacher telling folk stories to the congregation. Using punctuation and line arrangements, Johnson captures the fervor of the congregation and underlines the importance of these sermons in the development of Black culture through an oral history.
Manson radical re-staging of God’s Trombones bends Johnson’s classic works of poems of traditional old-fashioned sermons with contemporary gospel music, praise and modern dances. "I feel that the significance of the show lies in the important role that the Preacher has historically played in our culture, with one of the clearest and strongest examples being Martin Luther King," Manson explain. "The Preacher has historically been a leader who, like King, addresses the needs and concerns of the community in an unflinching manner. I feel opening this production in February; Black History Month is an appropriate time to celebrate these often unsung heroes in word and song."
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