CROWNS
Presented by Middletown Lyric Theatre
Nov. 8-16
Middletown
Directed by Charley Shafor
Music direction by Jay Mills
Cast: Catherine Collins as Wanda, Melani Harris as Mother Shaw, Audrea Johnson as Mabel, Heather Kimbrough as Janette, Amberly Winfrey as Yolanda, William “Kip” Moore as Man/Preacher & Angela Watson as Velma
A moving and celebratory musical play in which hats become a springboard for an exploration of black history and identity as seen through the eyes of a young black woman who has come down South to stay with her aunt after her brother is killed in Brooklyn. Hats are everywhere, in exquisite variety, and the characters use the hats to tell tales concerning everything from the etiquette of hats to their historical and contemporary social functioning. There is a hat for every occasion, from flirting to churchgoing to funerals to baptisms, and the tradition of hats is traced back to African rituals and slavery and forward to the New Testament and current fashion. This predominantly gospel music and dance underscored musical supports its impassioned narratives.
- Fri-Sat, Nov. 8-9 at 8pm
- Fri-Sat, Nov. 15-16 at 8pm
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