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Crowns

FEB 12 - MAR 6, 2010

By Regina Taylor

Directed by Jocelyn Sanders

Music Direction by Roland E. Haynes Jr.

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One of Trustus' most popular musicals returns to the main stage!  "Crowns" is 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.  Some rap but predominantly gospel music and dance underscore and support the narratives.  The young stand-offish woman makes many personal discoveries as her world is turned upside-down and she is introduced to a new culture and way-of-life.

Tickets go on sale Tuesday January 26th 2010 at 1:00 PM

Shows: Thursdays through Sundays only. (Please Note: there will not be a show on Sunday February 14th.)