East Bay Center for the Performing Arts Presents 'In Search of My Father,' 2/18-3/4

This award-winning, critically acclaimed one-man show recalls W. Allen Taylor's adventurous search for his absent father, Bill Hawkins, the first black disc jockey in Cleveland, Ohio. This inspiring, heartfelt play features musical interludes celebrating the cultural legacy of black radio, as W. Allen Taylor skillfully portrays a range of richly defined characters when he recalls the journey he took to discover his roots.

 

In addition to critical rave reviews, "In Search of My Father...Walkin' Talkin' Bill Hawkins" received the San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics' Circle Best Solo Production award in 2006.

 

"Pay What You Can" preview performance 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, 2012.

 

Listen to the captivating episode of National Public Radio "Lost and Found Sound" featuring W. Allen Taylor searching for his father's voice at http://www.walkintalkin.com/audio.html

 

Featuring original direction by Ellen Sebastian Chang

 

WHEN:  Feb. 18 to March 4, 2012 
8 p.m. Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays
"Pay What You Can" preview performance 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, 2012 
 
LOCATION:  East Bay Center for the Performing Arts 
339 11th Street @ Macdonald, downtown Richmond, Calif. 94802

 

PARKING:  Secured lot across the street from venue

 

COST:    $10 to $15 ($10 Students & Seniors; $15 General)
     
TICKETS / BOX OFFICE / INFO:    510-221-6353
Order tickets Brown Paper Tickets: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/217632 or 1-800-838-3006
Tickets also available at the door

 

WEBSITES:  www.eastbaycenter.org or www.walkintalkin.com