Celebration Arts Presents FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA
By: BWW News Desk Mar. 28, 2010
Celebration Arts presents From The Mississippi Delta, a drama by Endesha Ida Mae Holland, Ph.D. Directed by James Wheatley, From The Mississippi Delta plays through March 28, 2010.
The journey begins in Greenwood, Mississippi - the Delta. Phelia, the author's alter ego describes the events that inspired her to dream far beyond the funny-paper wall in her drafty shotgun house. A very powerful influence in her life was Ain't Baby, a midwife who delivers babies of poor black and white women, does ironing for white women and rents rooms to prostitutes as a way to support her family. She describes how the civil rights movement helped her toward her destiny. She gains an education and received a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota.
Ticket price: $15 general and $13 students and seniors. On Thursday night all seats are $8. Call (916) 455-2787 for information and reservations.
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