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Permanent Collection
By Thomas Gibbons
Directed by Dr. Harry Parker
Previews: September 28, 29, 30, and October 4
Run Dates: October 5 – October 28
Soon after African-American businessman
Sterling North becomes the new Director of
the Morris Foundation, he discovers that this
world-famous art collection includes several
significant African sculptures tucked away in
storage. His proposal to add them to the
public galleries is opposed by the
Foundation’s long-time education director,
who is loyal to the idiosyncratic wishes of
the late Dr. Morris. Spurred on by a zealous
local journalist, this clash quickly escalates
to public accusations of racism and a bitter
struggle for control of the collection.
Permanent Collection is a searing examination
of racial politics that ultimately asks how much space – literally and figuratively –
the white world gives to African-Americans. What is the cost of failing to view the
world through another’s eyes?
God’s Trombones
Conceived by Rudy Eastman
Based on the writings of James Weldon Johnson
Music by Douglas Balentine
Directed by Tyrone King
No Previews
Run Dates: November 24 – December 30
This classic holiday celebration based on
the Negro sermon poems by James Weldon
Johnson has become a staple at Jubilee.
This classic musical returns to the Jubilee
stage for the first time in several years with
the original music audiences have grown to
love. God’s Trombones is a musical celebration
that will lift your spirits and rock your soul.
A Lesson Before Dying
By Romulus Linney
Based on the novel by Ernest J. Gaines
Directed by Ed Smith
Previews: January 25, 26, 27, and 31
Run Dates: February 1 - February 24
This powerful adaptation of Ernest Gaines 1993
National Book Critics Award winning novel
centers on a young African-American man
wrongly sentenced to death in a deeply
prejudiced 1940’s. Through a reluctant school
teacher, he is taught how to live and die with
grace and dignity. A Lesson Before Dying is
about the ways in which people insist on
declaring the value of their lives and addresses
the basic predicament of what it is to be a
human being. This work was nominated for a
Pulitzer Prize and an Oprah’s Book Club choice.
By Charles Randolph-Wright
Directed by Akim Babatunde
Previews: May 16, 17, 18, and 22
Run Dates: May 23 – June 15
Using the mesmerizing music of fictional jazz
singer Blue Williams as an integral part of the
storytelling, Blue spans nearly twenty years
in the life of the affluent African-American
Clark family in rural South Carolina. The play
chronicles Peggy Clark’s social ambitions and
her two sons’ struggle to reconcile their
family’s expectations. But there is a private
side of Peggy that she keeps well hidden until
a sudden twist of fate exposes her secret.
Blue abounds with tenderness, acceptance,
and the search for unconditional love while
issues of class, wealth, and fame bubble to
the surface in this humorous family portrait
which introduces audiences to an AfricanAmerican family the likes of which is seldom
portrayed on stage or screen.
Crowns
By Regina Taylor
Adapted from the book by Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry
Directed by Ed Smith
Previews: March 21, 22, and 27
Run Dates: March 28 - April 20
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 traveled South to stay with
her grandmother after her brother is killed in
Brooklyn. There is a hat for every occasion
from flirting to churchgoing, funerals to
baptisms. And the characters use hats to
tell tales concerning everything from the
etiquette of hats to their historical and
contemporary social functioning. Music and
dance underscore and support the narratives
in this uplifting gospel musical by Dallas
native Regina Taylor.
Ain’t Misbehavin’: The Fats Waller
Musical Show
Based on an idea by Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby, Jr.
Director TBD
Previews: July 11, 12, 13, and 17
Run Dates: July 18 - August 10
“The joint is jumping!” The Harlem
Renaissance was the Golden Age for venues
like The Cotton Club and The Savoy Ballroom;
a time when the dives along Lenox Avenue
were ablaze from stride piano players banging
out a new beat – swing. Ain’t Misbehavin’ is a
vibrant musical revue and tribute to the black
musicians of the early 1900’s that centers on
the music of one of the most prolific musicians
of the time, Thomas “Fats” Waller. Bold,
bright, and told with the cheeky humor for
which Fats Waller was known, this Tony
Award winning musical has become a classic
of African-American theatre that is sure to
bring the house down then keep you singing,
and swinging into the streets.
JUBILEE THEATRE’S 2007-2008 Season
Season Tickets:
Value Up To
Season Price
Savings
6 Evenings
6 Matinees
4 Evenings
4 Matinees
$150
$96
$100
$64
$120
$85
$80
$55
20%
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14%
Ticket Prices:
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Thursday Night
Fri. & Sat. Night
Sat. & Sun. Matinee
Thursday Night
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Sat. & Sun. Matinee
MUSICALS
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2007-2008 Season Schedule
Blue
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Joe Rogers, Jubilee’s celebrated Music Director, returns for a repeat engagement of
last year’s sold out night of jazz featuring Jubilee actors and musicians.
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October 29 • McDavid Studio
FORT WORTH, TX
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Jubilee Theatre’s 2007-2008 Music and Reading Series
A Letter From The
Artistic Director
Jubilee Jazz Jam
December 3 • Jubilee Theatre
Local jazz musicians gather for an evening that will blow the roof off of Jubilee.
Poetry on Another Level: The Words of Chuck Jackson
February 4 • Jubilee Theatre
Dear Friends,
Last year’s popular spoken word event introduced Jubilee audiences to the poetry
of Chuck Jackson. This young phenom returns for his own night that includes several
local luminaries of the spoken word scene.
Thank you for welcoming me to Fort Worth this
past year and for your support of my first
season at the place I like to call “our meeting
house.” It always means so much to us that
you can find a few hours of your time to spend
here at Jubilee. It is with great pleasure that I
now introduce my second season of plays
and musicals.
Box, by Fred Shahadi
April 17 • Jubilee Theatre
Centered on four Haitian refugees and the ghost of a southern American slave from
1848, Box explores themes of spirituality and the nature of liberty. Ed Smith directs this
staged reading.
AID(S)
June 2 • Jubilee Theatre
Don’t miss this dramatic presentation on HIV/AIDS created in collaboration with the
Fort Worth National Poetry Slam Team and in conjunction with the Fort Worth Opera’s
More Life: The Art & Science of AIDS Project.
How I Got Over
July 28-29 • McDavid Studio
One of the many challenges that face an Artistic Director is selecting a season of
plays that will be of interest to audiences. Amongst the piles of scripts from writers
around the country, I look for something that can be embraced by our community.
The selection of plays and musicals must reflect and illuminate the feelings and
concerns of the community which sustains it.
A gospel music event featuring some of the most powerful voices Jubilee has to offer,
this evening of peace and praise will bring you to your knees.
So how do you do that?
Get more than just great savings with your Jubilee Season Ticket!
2-for-1 Previews: It’s the ultimate two-for-one offer! Your season ticket to any regular
performance may be redeemed for two tickets to any preview performance.
Invites to Special Events: As a season ticket holder, you’ll receive special invitations to
Jubilee Special Events such as The Mendie Awards, our Annual Bake Auction, and
Jubilee’s Annual Birthday Bash. You don’t want to miss the food, fun, and fascinating
folks at some of Fort Worth’s hottest parties!
Early Ticket Opportunities: Season ticket holders are invited to purchase single tickets to
our Music and Reading Series performances far in advance of sales to the general
public. And … you’ll receive a discount too!
I look for works that will challenge both you and me, while collectively reflecting
the broad interests, emotions, and stories of the entire community. A season must
come from the fabric of the community, and with the support of the community.
From provocative and cantankerous subjects to moments filled with joy, tears, song,
and dance, I offer a season I believe realistically, spiritually, and metaphorically
reflects our shared community.
I hope you find the season to be stimulating, fascinating, provocative, and exciting.
Please become a season subscriber, and join us at “our meeting house.”
– Ed Smith, Artistic Director
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into the work of the director, designer, or actor? Then join us for a post-performance
talkback, held each Sunday Preview and the first Thursday during Run Dates.
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