'CEREMONIES IN DARK OLD MEN' To Air On Radio 1/13 - 18

Ceremonies in Dark Old Men - The Negro Ensemble Company's production of Ceremonies in Dark Old Men, about a Harlem family that dreams of a better life but pursues it in tragic ways, was one of the most meaningful theatrical events of the late sixties and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama. Ceremonies opened the door for new generation of African American playwrights, August Wilson among them. Emmy Award winner Glynn Turman (The Wire), Tony nominee Rocky Carroll (Navy NCIS) and John Cothran, Jr. (Black Snake Moan) are set to head the cast when L.A. Theatre Works records five performances of Ceremonies in Dark Old Men to air on its nationally-syndicated radio theater series, The Play's The Thing, which broadcasts weekly on public and satellite radio.

Written by Lonne Elder III, directed by JudyAnn Elder, starring Rocky Carroll, John Cothran, Jr., BrandonDirden, Jason Dirden, Julia Pace Mitchell, Charlie Robinson, Glynn Turman, Michole Briana White, Produced by Susan Albert Loewenberg.

Tuesday, January 13 at 8pm
Wednesday, January 14 at 8 pm
Thursday, January 15 at 8 pm
Friday, January 16 at 8 pm
Sunday, January 18 at 4 pm

Skirball Cultural Center
2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90049

L.A. Theatre Works Box Office (310) 827-0889 or www.latw.org

TICKETS:
$20.00 to $48.00

L.A. Theatre Works' radio theater series, "The Play's the Thing," airs locally every Saturday night from 10 pm to midnight on 89.3 KPCC, and is streamed on the KPCC website (www.kpcc.org) for one week following each broadcast. The series can also be heard on public radio stations throughout the country, and on Sirius XM Satellite Radio. The L.A. Theatre Works Audio Theatre Collection is available in bookstores, libraries, through their catalog, digitally on audible.com, itunes.com, and on the L.A. Theatre Works website at www.latw.org.