Western Michigan University Theatre Department will close out its 2009-2010 season with Langston Hughes’ gospel musical play Tambourines to Glory.
Tambourines to Glory, which features the WMU Gospel Choir, is the story of faith and friendship in a storefront church in Harlem opened by Essie, who wants to deliver the gospel, and Laura, who uses the church to get gambling money and to attract men.
The Nonchalant Café Hour will be joined by WMU Professor of Theatre Dr. Von Washington who directs the show as his farewell production ahead of his retirement later this spring as a full-time professor and director of WMU’s Multicultural Theatre program.
Performances of “Tambourines to Glory” at the Shaw Theatre
* Thursday, April 8–8 p.m.
* Friday, April 9–8 p.m.
* Saturday, April 10–8 p.m.
* Thursday, April 15–8 p.m.
* Friday, April 16–8 p.m.
* Saturday, April 17–8 p.m.
* Sunday, April 18–2 p.m.
Also on the show tune in for a chat with President of the Kalamazoo Film Society Mike Marchak. This weekend at the Little Theater the KFS is presenting The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus
directed by Terry Gilliam.
The 2009 film stars the late Heath Ledger in his final performance and cast that includes Tom Waits, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Colin Farrell, Lily Cole and Michigan native Verne Troyer.
See a trailer of The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus below:
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