Shirley Basfield Dunlap (cohort 16) directs stage play

Thu, 09 Apr 2015 23:55:08 -0400
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Shirley Basfield Dunlap, coordinator of Theatre Arts at Morgan State University and LLC doctoral student, is currently directing the stage play Reparations. The play's opening night will be on Friday 10th at 7:30 pm, and it will have a limited run at Morgan State University (see dates below).

Our sincere congratulations to Shirley and to the people who accompany her in this production.

This is a description of the stage play:

Theatre Morgan presents REPARATIONS
Script and music by Joseph Edwards; Directed by Shirley Basfield Dunlap

A successful lawyer takes a case defending an insurance provider whose ancestor company insured enslaved Africans. He encounters an Ancient Ancestor Spirit with a mission to redirect his lost soul. But, what happens when divine intervention meets denial and arrogance?

The goal of creating Reparations is to use the arts to create dialogue around reparations and reconciliation in an engaging, entertaining and authentic way. The story, the music, the dance are sure to be a bold theatrical experience. Theatre Morgan dedicates the production of Reparations the late Dr. Homer E. Favor who established programs in what is now the School of Architecture and Planning, the Institute for Urban Research, the Center for Entrepreneurship and Strategy, the School of Education and Urban Studies, and the Department of Transportation.

Performances:

Friday, April 10, 2015 - 7:30 pm (Opening night)

Saturday, April 11 & 18, 2015 - 2:00 & 7:30 pm

Sunday, April 12 & 19, 2015 - 3:00 pm

Thursday, April 16, 2015 - 10:30 am (Student Matinee)

Friday, April 17, 2015 - 7:30 pm

Visit the Ticketmaster website to obtain tickets for the performances.