Thu 11/21 – Sun 12/8
Kent State University’s African Community Theatre (ACT) isn’t afraid of a little controversy; after all, the title of their next play is called No Niggers, No Jews, No Dogs. Written by John Henry Redwood and directed by Terrence Spivey, No Niggers, No Jews, No Dogs is set in 1949 North Carolina, where the Cheeks family — Rawl and his wife, Mattie, and their two daughters — makes its home. They are then visited by a Jewish scholar from Cleveland who’s researching the effects of prejudice on both blacks and Jews, and a mysterious local black woman who “wanders around wrapped in a black garment with a dark secret.”
The title refers to signs commonly posted in the region in that era.
Says Director Terrence Spivey, “The audience will experience the true courage of a woman (Mattie Cheeks) taken through some harsh trials during the absence of her husband and the strength to face up to a decision that turns the play into an unexpected ending. It’s a nail biter!”
Make sure to check out ACT, which is on a mission to become “a collegiate theatre program to be reckoned with in Northeast Ohio and beyond…”
800 E Summit St, Kent, OH 44242-2501