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Flyin' West

College of Arts and Humanities | School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies | The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center Friday, November 1, 2019 7:30 pm Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Kogod Theatre

Set in 1898, Flyin’ West is the vivid and spirited story of African American women pioneers who settle together in the all-black town of Nicodemus, KS. After emancipation, the play’s four women have taken advantage of the Homestead Act to leave the oppressive South in hopes of finding the freedom that had been denied to them for so long. Cleage’s work explores themes of determination, racial pride, intermarriage and the power of love to highlight the female empowerment that she sees as vital to the African American community.


"[A] most potent, gripping play…a paean to women…and a plea for all women with vibrant lives to tell their oral stories…." — The New York Times

 

Photo by David Andrews.

Add to Calendar 11/01/19 7:30 PM 11/01/19 7:30 PM America/New_York Flyin' West

Set in 1898, Flyin’ West is the vivid and spirited story of African American women pioneers who settle together in the all-black town of Nicodemus, KS. After emancipation, the play’s four women have taken advantage of the Homestead Act to leave the oppressive South in hopes of finding the freedom that had been denied to them for so long. Cleage’s work explores themes of determination, racial pride, intermarriage and the power of love to highlight the female empowerment that she sees as vital to the African American community.


"[A] most potent, gripping play…a paean to women…and a plea for all women with vibrant lives to tell their oral stories…." — The New York Times

 

Photo by David Andrews.

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