New Conservatory Theatre Center continues its 35th Anniversary celebration in March, proudly presenting the world premiere of Jewelle GomezÂ’s Leaving the Blues, an NCTC commissioned play with music imagining the life of legendary Blues singer-songwriter Alberta Hunter (1895-1984). In the new play by the celebrated Gilda StoriesÂ’ author, Hunter is backstage preparing for a professional comeback, knowing just how many doors to the past it may open. Spanning 60 years, Leaving the Blues imagines a journey through the public life Hunter led as an African-American musician, the private life she hid as a lesbian, and the ghosts that wonÂ’t let her forget.
Leaving the Blues was commissioned and developed as part of NCTCÂ’s New Play Development Lab, and will be directed by Arturo Catricala.
WHEN: March 3 – April 2, 2017
Wednesdays – Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm
Opening Night: Saturday, March 11, 2017 at 8pm
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Leaving the Blues was commissioned and developed as part of NCTCÂ’s New Play Development Lab, and will be directed by Arturo Catricala.
WHEN: March 3 – April 2, 2017
Wednesdays – Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm
Opening Night: Saturday, March 11, 2017 at 8pm
New Conservatory Theatre Center continues its 35th Anniversary celebration in March, proudly presenting the world premiere of Jewelle GomezÂ’s Leaving the Blues, an NCTC commissioned play with music imagining the life of legendary Blues singer-songwriter Alberta Hunter (1895-1984). In the new play by the celebrated Gilda StoriesÂ’ author, Hunter is backstage preparing for a professional comeback, knowing just how many doors to the past it may open. Spanning 60 years, Leaving the Blues imagines a journey through the public life Hunter led as an African-American musician, the private life she hid as a lesbian, and the ghosts that wonÂ’t let her forget.
Leaving the Blues was commissioned and developed as part of NCTCÂ’s New Play Development Lab, and will be directed by Arturo Catricala.
WHEN: March 3 – April 2, 2017
Wednesdays – Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm
Opening Night: Saturday, March 11, 2017 at 8pm
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Leaving the Blues was commissioned and developed as part of NCTCÂ’s New Play Development Lab, and will be directed by Arturo Catricala.
WHEN: March 3 – April 2, 2017
Wednesdays – Saturdays at 8pm, Sundays at 2pm
Opening Night: Saturday, March 11, 2017 at 8pm
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