The Billie Holiday Theatre 2005 Black History Month Festival

The Billie Holiday Theatre at Restoration Plaza

The Billie Holiday Theatre's 2005 Black History Month Festival

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Developed and Performed by
Marvin Jefferson

Paul Robeson (A Chautauqua)
Mr. Jefferson brings the life of Paul Robeson alive through first person historical characterization. Paul Robeson, one of the most well-known African Americans of the 20th century was a renaissance man, a social activist, scholar, lawyer, athlete, singer and advocate for international peace.

PERFORMANCES

Thurs. Feb. 10
10:30 am. & 12:30 pm

School Ages:
5 - 12 years

Fri. Feb. 11
10:30 am & 12:30 pm
& 8:00 pm

Ron Bobb-Semple

Developed and Performed by
Ron Bobb-Semple

Before Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X — there was Marcus Garvey, best remembered for the “back to Africa” movement, a controversial leader equally revered and reviled.

PERFORMANCES

Thurs. Feb. 17
10:30 am & 12:30 pm

School Ages:
9 - 18 years

Fri. Feb. 18
10:30 am & 12:30 pm
& 8:00 pm

Wendi Joy Franklin

Written and Performed by
Wendi Joy Franklin

Ms. Franklin's rendering of her subject is uncanny, remarkably suggestive…

—Bruce Weber, The New York Times

Wendi Joy Franklin as Lena Horne

Wendi Joy Franklin as Lena Horne
A Song for You...Lena
The Civil Rights Journey of a Negro Woman: Lena Calhoun Horne

An insightful, multimedia dramatic production with music about the life of the extraordinary artist, Ms. Lena Horne, during the Civil Rights era. Electrifying, educational and entertaining theater for the entire family.

PERFORMANCES

Thurs. Feb. 24
12:30 pm

School Ages:
9 - 18 years

Fri. Feb. 25
12:30 pm

Billie Holiday Theatre, Inc.
Black History Month Festival Ticket Prices
2004-2005 Season

Call Box Office
(718) 636-0918 • (718) 636-0919

Festival Ticket Prices Starting Feb. 10 though Feb. 25, 2005	Prices
Daytime Public School Students	$5
Daytime Seniors	$10
Daytime General Admission	$12
Evening All Seats	$12
For reservations & information: 718-636-0918 718-636-0919 Extension 12 Billie Holiday Theatre At Restoration Plaza 1368 Fulton Street Brooklyn, New York 11216	"A" TRAIN TO NOSTRAND AVENUE Map This Location

This program was supported, in part, by public funds from New York State Council on the Arts and New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; also supported by Carnegie Corporation of New York; Brooklyn Arts Council Ford Foundation and JP Morgan Regrant Programs; Time Warner; American Express and Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation.

For information, to check availability or to purchase tickets:
Please call at (212) 209-3370