Performance: Can I Speak for You Brother? Sister, Can I Speak for You?
African American Drama Company
Friday, 12 Oct 1990 at 8:00 pm – Great Hall, Memorial Union
Adilah Barnes portrays historic African American women- including Harriet Tubman, Lorraine Hansberry, Maya Angelou, Sojourner Truth- in her one woman show. Philip E. Walker combines dance, drama, poetry and music to portray Martin Luther King, Jr., Frederick Douglas, Booker T. Washington, WEB DU Bois and other great leaders in a trip through American History. From the University Lectures Program archive.
Stay for the entire event, including the brief question-and-answer session that follows the formal presentation. Most events run 75 minutes.
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Lecture Etiquette
- Stay for the entire lecture and the brief audience Q&A. If a student needs to leave early, he or she should sit near the back and exit discreetly.
- Do not bring food or uncovered drinks into the lecture.
- Check with Lectures staff before taking photographs or recording any portion of the event. There are often restrictions. Cell phones, tablets and laptops may be used to take notes or for class assignments.
- Keep questions or comments brief and concise to allow as many as possible.