BLACK WOMEN-State Of The Union Runs At COA 2/20-3/15

Kanye, LeBron, Will Smith and now the new American President encapsulate the ideal African-American male of 2009; but beyond a dependable Oprah identity, and an enigmatic First Lady, where does the collective black woman fit into the changing culture of her gender and race?

February 20 through March 15, 2009
Fridays & Saturdays @ 8pm/ Sundays @ 7pm
$20; $15 Student/Senior; $10 group of ten plus
(323) 883-1717

Company of Angels @ The Alexandria Hotel
501 S. Spring St., 3rd Floor
Downtown Los Angeles, CA 90013
www.COMPANYOFANGELS.org

This Company of Angels production includes plays by Sigrid Gilmer, Josslyn Luckett, Lisa B. Thompson & Nia Witherspoon; scenes by Michelle Flowers & Paul Mabon; poems by Ruth Forman; and video by Cauleen Smith.

Ensemble: Kila Kitu, Lony'e Perrine, Lee Sherman, Tamika Simpkins & Paul Mabon.

Directed by Ayanna Cahrr and Nataki Garrett.
Dramaturgy by Ricardo A. Bracho
Producers: Ricardo A. Bracho, Tony Gatto & Lee Sherman

BLACK WOMEN - State Of The Union is a theatrical ensemble work of new words and video, insight and comedy that examines those dramatic characteristics of contemporary black womanhood. Stops along this journey include a visit with an upper-middle class mom of the future exploring childcare options while coming face-to-face with the stereotypes of being black mother and wife; then we'll downward dog with two women struggling for balance, solitude and one sincere "namaste" in a Westside yoga class; we'll crusade on with an 'all things are possible' super heroine-in-training facing three doors and her choices between identity, liberty and destiny; and we also hit up a hip hop spot where a former Black Panther drinks away his politics and his "daughter become son" wrecks the mic and all pre-conceived notions of femininity and biology.