Come see 'Mama at Twilight: Death by Love' - Last weekend, Aug. 20-22

Susan Mernit Sun, 22 Aug at 8:25am
Mama at Twlight cast takes a bow, photo by Susan Mernit, http://www.flickr.com/photos/oaklandlocal/4893533065/in/set-72157624604

Mama at Twlight cast takes a bow, photo by Susan Mernit, http://www.flickr.com/photos/oaklandlocal/4893533065/in/set-72157624604

Prescott Joseph Center for Community Enhancement continues to present The Lower Bottom Playaz in  "Mama at Twilight: Death by Love" by playwright Ayodele Nzinga at The Sister Thea Bowman Memorial Theater.Don't miss this last weekend of a terrific play by an Oakland talent.

"Mama at Twilight: Death by Love" is a beautifully written interrogation of family. It pokes into closets and brings seldom-discussed issues to the table. The drama is based in reality and powerfully acted by a stellar cast. The play is a love story dressed as a "who done it."

Show are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and with Sunday matinee showings at 2 p.m. Following the performance, there will be a discussion with the audience and cast, moderated by the author.

The Sister Thea Bowman Memorial Theater is located at 920 Peralta St. in the rear yard of The Prescott Joseph Center For Community Enhancement. The list for reservations is open now and can be obtained by calling the box office at (510) 208-1912. Tickets are $20 for table with amenities, $15 for general admission and $10 for students and seniors; group rates are available. 

For more information, email Wordslanger@gmail.com.

The Jefferson’s are a family struggling to be family. They are people you might know - maybe even the folks next-door - just ordinary folks bound by love and hampered by reality. They seem headed for an implosion and then the AIDS virus derails them. This play about family and the effort it takes to be family poses the question: Is love enough?

 

 

 

About Susan Mernit
Susan Mernit is the founder of Oakland Local. She is also a circuit rider for The Community Information Challenge, a program of The John S and James L Knight Foundation, and a consultant to non-profit and community organizations. Susan lives in North Oakland, near the Santa Fe school, with her partner Andy, her housemate, a rescue bully dog named Cazzie, and a yard full of ants. She is an aspiring gardener, a long-time blogger & entrepreneur, and a recovering journalist who's found home in Oakland.