2023 Malcolm X Park Production: Zooman and the Sign
photos: Stephenhudgins.com
*THEATRE IN THE X 10th ANNIVERSARY SEASON*
Theatre in the X presents
"Zooman and the Sign"
by Charles Fuller
directed by Ozzie Jones
August 17 & 18 | 7pm
August 19 & 20 | 5pm
FREE - BYOC (Bring Your Own Chair)
Malcolm X Park (5100 Pine St, Philadelphia, PA 19143)
Rain location: Holy Apostles & the Mediator Episcopal Church (260 S 51st St, Philadelphia, PA 19139)
Set in Philadelphia in 1979, Zooman senselessly terrorizes his community. When he kills a 12-year-old Black girl on the street, all witnesses refuse to talk. Bereaved and infuriated, the dead girl's father posts a sign accusing the entire community of cowardice in the face of escalating violence.
CAST:
LaNeshe Miller-White
Walter DeShields
Bryce Zenon
T.C Storm Caldwell
Jeffery Scott
Leon Alexander
Richard Bradford
Monet Debose
Tasha Holmes
August 17th and 18th talk-backs led by Philly Truce.
August 19th and 20th talk-backs led by UrbnSEEK and Forget Me Knot Children and Youth Services.
“Zooman and the Sign” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
www.concordtheatricals.com
Lead support is provided by the William Penn Foundation. This performance is part of the City of Philadelphia's Arts in Action Initiative managed by the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy.
*THEATRE IN THE X 10th ANNIVERSARY SEASON*
Theatre in the X presents
"Zooman and the Sign"
by Charles Fuller
directed by Ozzie Jones
August 17 & 18 | 7pm
August 19 & 20 | 5pm
FREE - BYOC (Bring Your Own Chair)
Malcolm X Park (5100 Pine St, Philadelphia, PA 19143)
Rain location: Holy Apostles & the Mediator Episcopal Church (260 S 51st St, Philadelphia, PA 19139)
Set in Philadelphia in 1979, Zooman senselessly terrorizes his community. When he kills a 12-year-old Black girl on the street, all witnesses refuse to talk. Bereaved and infuriated, the dead girl's father posts a sign accusing the entire community of cowardice in the face of escalating violence.
CAST:
LaNeshe Miller-White
Walter DeShields
Bryce Zenon
T.C Storm Caldwell
Jeffery Scott
Leon Alexander
Richard Bradford
Monet Debose
Tasha Holmes
August 17th and 18th talk-backs led by Philly Truce.
August 19th and 20th talk-backs led by UrbnSEEK and Forget Me Knot Children and Youth Services.
“Zooman and the Sign” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
www.concordtheatricals.com
Lead support is provided by the William Penn Foundation. This performance is part of the City of Philadelphia's Arts in Action Initiative managed by the Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy.