True Colors Theatre Announces 2010-2011 Season

Kenny Leon and True Colors Theatre Company are proud to announce its 2010-2011 season. This is the eighth season for Kenny Leon's True Colors Theatre Company, which opens in October with a World Premiere Musical about the life of Bessie Smith written and directed by former Associate Artistic Director at the ALLIANCE THEATRE, David Bell. Kenny Leon will direct the Regional Premiere of Nathan Louis Jackson's comic drama Broke-ology.

The season continues with the classic The Colored Museum by George C. Wolfe and closes with Sam Sheppard's hit A Fool For Love starring Jasmine Guy fro TV's A Different World. In addition to the four play season, True Colors' hit gospel holiday classic Langston Hughes' Black Nativity is back by popular demand, choreographed & directed by Patdro Harris with musical direction by JMichael. Performances are Tuesday -
Saturday @ 8 PM and Saturday and Sunday @ 2:30 PM. In addition to the mainstage season, this year True Colors will present the 5th Annual August Wilson Monologue Competition with the national finals being held on-stage at the August Wilson Theatre on Broadway in May 2011. Tickets and Season

Subscriptions are available by contacting Ticket Alternative @ 1.877.725.8849 or www.ticketalternative.com or through the True Colors website @ www.truecolorstheatre.org.

THE SHOWS:
Gut Bucket Blues - The Legendary Bessie Smith
Written and Directed by David Bell
October 1 - November 7, 2010
Previews: September 28, 29, & 30, 2010
Student Matinee: October 6, 2010 @ 10 AM

World Premiere

What made Bessie Smith Empress of the Blues? This world premiere musical explores her raucous life as the seed of her raucous music. From her start on the touring circuit to her success as a recording artist, Bessie refused to buckle under personal or social indignities. Find out Bessie was big as her blues, an extraordinary woman with a vivid rage to live. From the writer who brought us Hot Mikado.

Venue: Balzer Theatre @ Herren's, 84 Luckie Street, Atlanta, GA 30303

Broke-ology
Nathan Louis Jackson
Directed by Kenny Leon
January 28 - February 20, 2011
Previews: January 25, 26 & 27, 2011

Regional Premiere

In accordance with Broke-ology - the science of being broke - the King family has learned to balance sacrifice and let love keep them together. Dad remains in his home even as his health and his neighborhood are deteriorating. When the question is raised of how to take care of their
ailing father, the two brothers find themselves strangely at odds. This comic drama encourages us to stay linked to our roots no matter where life takes us.

Venue: Southwest Arts Center, 915 New Hope Rd, Atlanta, GA 30309

The Colored Museum
By George C. Wolfe
Directed by Jasmine Guy
March 25 - April 17, 2011
Previews: March 22, 23 and 24, 2011

Student Matinee: March 30, 2011 @ 10 AM

A satirical exhibit of stories illuminates race relations in America. African American men and women both honor and escape the legacy of suffering that is the baggage of their past. A vaudevillian mosaic that spans over 200 years of the African American experience and celebrates African American culture, mocks stereotypes and takes a closer look at what it means to be Black in America.

Venue: Porter Sanford III Performing Arts Center, 3181 Rainbow Drive,
Decatur, GA 30034

A Fool For Love
By Sam Sheppard
Directed by Todd Kreidler
May 13 - June 19, 2011
Previews: May 10, 11, 12, 2011
Starring Jasmine Guy from "A Different World".

A haunting story of obsession, love, denial and the relationship between two people who can't live with or without each other. Inside the confines of a motel room, two estranged lovers revisit their shared history and reignite old rage. When they try to come to terms with their past the outcome is fascinating and shocking, funny and bitter. Sex, love, hate, and passion combine as they are faced with a choice: return to their combative relationship or try to live their lives alone.

Venue: Balzer Theatre @ Herren's, 84 Luckie Street, Atlanta, GA 30303

Holiday Show

Langston Hughes' Black Nativity
Adapted, Directed and Choreographed by Patdro Harris
Musical Direction by JMichael
November 27 - December 30, 2010
Previews: Nov 23 & 24, 2010 @ 8, Nov 27, 2010 @ 2:30
No shows: Dec 23 - 25, 2010

This gospel telling of the Christmas story is a soul-stirring musical celebration. A testament to the power of gospel music, the story of the Nativity is told through the combination of scripture, poetry, dance and song that connects a contemporary church revival to the time of mangers and
swaddling clothes. This joyous evening brings the real meaning of faith and love to life. From the same creative team that brought us The Wiz.

Venue: Southwest Arts Center, 915 New Hope Road, Atlanta, GA 30331

TICKETS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS:
Tickets and Season Subscriptions are available by contacting Ticket
Alternative @ 1.877.725.8849 or www.ticketalternative.com or through the
True Colors website @ www.truecolorstheatre.org
Group Sales are available by contacting True Colors' Group Sales department at 404.588.0308 ext. 201.

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