{"id":49247,"date":"2016-09-29T01:04:50","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T01:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mixedracestudies.org\/?p=49247"},"modified":"2016-09-29T01:07:17","modified_gmt":"2016-09-29T01:07:17","slug":"towne-street-theatre-announces-special-events-during-the-limited-engagement-run-of-passingsolo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/?p=49247","title":{"rendered":"Towne Street Theatre Announces Special Events During the Limited Engagement Run of PassingSOLO"},"content":{"rendered":"

Towne Street Theatre Announces Special Events During the Limited Engagement Run of <\/strong><\/em>PassingSOLO<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

BroadwayWorld.com<\/a>
\nLos Angeles
\n2016-09-21<\/p>\n

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Towne Street Theatre<\/a>, L.A.’s<\/a> premiere African-American Theatre Company, is proud to announce that there will be a number of special events during the limited engagement run of “PassingSOLO<\/a>.” The production, which runs for three weeks only from October 8 – 23 at the Stella Adler Theatre<\/a>, will offer theatre-goers receptions, special presentations, and talkbacks.<\/p>\n

Nancy Cheryll Davis’<\/a> acclaimed one-woman show is adapted from Nella Larsen’s 1927 novella<\/a> and the Towne Street Theatre play “Passing.” “PassingSOLO” will be in L.A. for a limited engagement before she takes it to Germany this fall, where it will be presented at the University of Duisburg in Essen, Germany<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It’s the height of the 1920s Harlem Renaissance<\/a> and like a moth to a flame, Irene Westover Redfield is drawn to childhood friend Clare Kendry Bellew, who’s suddenly reappeared in her life. Both share a secret. Their birth certificates read “Negro” but both can – and do – pass as white. In fact, Clare’s been married to a wealthy, white racist for twenty years. Now she’s sought out Irene as she flirts with her roots. A memory play, “PassingSOLO” explores the conflicting demands of race and friendship; the slippery line between trust and deception – always with the danger of discovery. Nancy Cheryll Davis portrays both Irene and Clare, as their renewed friendship exposes the price we pay in a society where freedom is bought with deceit. Check out this video on Youtube to learn more about PassingSOLO<\/em>…<\/p>\n