Lincoln Center Theater's Platform Series, a forum for public discussion between Lincoln Center Theater artists and interested theatergoers, continues its 2008-2009 season on Thursday, May 28 at 5:30pm with a pre-performance talk with Chad L. Coleman, Ernie Hudson, LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Roger Robinson, the stars of August Wilson's JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE, directed by Bartlett Sher. JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE, which is playing at the Belasco Theater on Broadway (111 West 44 Street), was recently nominated for six Tony Awards including Best Revival.
Platform Series events take place in the lobby of the Vivian Beaumont Theater (150 West 65th Street). Admission is free and open to all; however, seating in the lobby is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis only, beginning a half hour before the scheduled starting time. (Speakers and schedules are subject to change. Call 212-362-7600 to confirm on the day of the event.).
JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE, part of
Mr. Wilson's ten-play Century Cycle, which depicts the African American experience in each decade of the twentieth century, is set in 1911 and tells the story of Herald Loomis who, after serving seven years hard labor, has journeyed North with his young daughter and arrives at a Pittsburgh boarding house filled with memorable characters who aid him in his search for his inner freedom.
Chad L. Coleman appeared Off-Broadway in
August Wilson's Two Trains Running (
Signature Theatre Co.) and Joe Turner's Come and Gone (New Federal Theater).
Ernie Hudson, best know for his film roles, appeared on stage in The Great White Hope, The Emperor Jones, and Ceremonies in Dark Old Men.
LaTanya Richardson Jackson appeared off Broadway in For Colored Girls Who Considered Suicide With the Rainbow is Enuf & Spell #7 (Public Theater); and The Talented Tenth (MTC).
Roger Robinson, who was nominated for a Tony for Joe Turner's Come and Gone, appeared on Broadway in
August Wilson's Seven Guitars (Tony nomination), Drowning Crow, Amen Corner, Ain't Supposed To Die A Natural Death, and The Iceman Cometh.
Lincoln Center Theater's Platform Series was introduced in the summer of 1998. Transcripts of the previous talks are available on-line at
www.lct.org.
