Storyteller entries in THE ROAD WEEPS BULLETIN
I was fortunate enough to be asked to come on board as a “Storyteller” for Pillsbury House Theatre (www.pillsburyhousetheater.org) via a partnership with the LARK Consortium. Basically, over the course of 10 months, I have been chronicling issues surrounding Marcus Garley’s provocative new play “The Road Weeps, The Well Runs Dry,” which Pillsbury House will produce later this year.
This is a creative and exciting approach to audience and community engagement, as the Consortium is working with five theaters across the country, in order to bring this play, about a Black Seminole community struggling with their past and present, to a variety of audiences, and allow each center to present a unique interpretation of the work.
Learn more about the LARK Consortium, and this partnership by visiting: http://roadweeps.org/about/
You can also read up on the storytellers, at theaters and in communities around the country (including moi), on the site:
http://roadweeps.org/storytellers/
Check out Vol. I (Nov.-Dec. 2011) of THE ROAD WEEPS BULLETIN here. It gives an overview of Pillsbury House’s involvement in the LARK Initiative, and its upcoming production of “The Road Weeps, The Well Runs Dry.”
http://roadweeps.org/story-1-from-mineappolis/
Vol. II (Jan.-Feb. 2012) can be accessed below. It is a short video of playwright Marcus Gardley describing some themes and ideas in the play.
http://roadweeps.org/in-marcuss-words-the-road-weeps/
Vol. III (Mar.-Apr. 2012) is an exploration
http://roadweeps.org/how-long-must-the-road-weep-for-us-in-the-twin-cities/
I am now in the process of assembling Vol. 4, which will explore the possible role that education can play in the Twin Cities, in terms of raising awareness of Native-Black encounters like “The Road Weeps…” explores. It should be posted on the Bulletin (roadweeps.org) by mid-May.
Stay tuned…And please visit past and recent bulletins to share your thoughts. I am really interested to hear what folks think about all of this.
