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Harlem Stage Debuts Fund for New Work Showcase

Posted on June 14, 2012 by | Leave a comment

For the first time, and in honor of its 30thanniversary season, Harlem Stage will host a Fund for New Work showcase featuring the work of the program’s 2011-2012 recipients on June 27 and 28 at its historic Gatehouse. Continue reading →

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Katori Hall’s Journey From Harlem To The ‘Mountaintop’ (video)

Posted on October 23, 2011 by | Leave a comment

At just 30 years old making her Broadway debut, playwright Katori Hall was not around to experience Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in real time, but she became immersed in his legacy growing up in Memphis where he spent the last days of his life.

Her new play Mountaintop with Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett pays tribute to Dr. King’s last public appearance at Mason Temple in Memphis where he delivered his historic “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop” speech. Continue reading →

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