Dreamweaver Marketing News, THE PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST PRESENTS I AM NOT SAM A ONE MAN PLAY
Media Contact: Lily Rybarczyk, Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 412-471-5196 / Rybarczyk@TrustArts.org
THE PITTSBURGH CULTURAL TRUST PRESENTS
I AM NOT SAM
A ONE MAN PLAY
A ONE MAN PLAY
BY AWARD WINNING PLAYWRIGHT
MICHAEL PHILLIP EDWARDS
MICHAEL PHILLIP EDWARDS
JANUARY 27 & 28 | 8:00 PM | AUGUST WILSON CENTER
Pittsburgh, PA – The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust announces I AM NOT SAM, a timely and critically acclaimed play by playwright, director, actor and screenwriter Michael Phillip Edwards. The one-man play will be performed at the August Wilson Center (980 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh) on January 27 and 28 at 8:00 p.m.
I Am Not Sam is written and performed by Michael Phillip Edwards, winner of the Edinburgh Fringe First Award and the NAACP Award, and directed by Tamika Lamison. This hard-hitting multi-character solo performance highlights the current climate of race relations in America, eloquently depicting the psychological and spiritual damage sustained by men of color.
“Michael Phillip Edward’s fiery one-person play is a blistering rumination on identity and race, and the toll racism takes on American men of color. Its urgency erupts from the inner dialogue of an elderly black man named Sam who burns with racial pride and shame,” comments Deborah Klugman of L.A. Stage Raw Magazine. Edward’s characters include Sam, his white middle-class son-in-law, and his mixed-race grandson, Benjamin. Though Edwards alternates among these, it is Sam who commands the stage most often, deliberating on the question, “What is black?” posed by his grandson. The urgency of the play spawns not from the unfolding of events, but from inner dialogue and turmoil. The play’s explosive language and compelling rhythms are matched by a fevered performance and an exploration of the manifestation of race in society through familial relationships.
Tickets ($28.25) are on sale now, and may be purchased at the Theatre Square Box Office (655 Penn Avenue, Downtown), by calling 412-456-6666 or online at TrustArts.org.
August Wilson Center
The sleek and modern August Wilson Center offers multiple exhibition galleries, a 472-seat theater for performances in all genres, an education center for classes, lectures and hands-on learning, and dazzling spaces for community programs and events. The African American Cultural Center is the non-profit organization that owns the August Wilson Center. For rental inquiries, visit the African American Cultural Center pages on CulturalDistrict.org. For more information and a calendar of events presented by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust taking place at the August Wilson Center, call 412-456-6666or visit www.TrustArts.org,www.
The sleek and modern August Wilson Center offers multiple exhibition galleries, a 472-seat theater for performances in all genres, an education center for classes, lectures and hands-on learning, and dazzling spaces for community programs and events. The African American Cultural Center is the non-profit organization that owns the August Wilson Center. For rental inquiries, visit the African American Cultural Center pages on CulturalDistrict.org. For more information and a calendar of events presented by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust taking place at the August Wilson Center, call 412-456-6666or visit www.TrustArts.org,www.
Pittsburgh Cultural TrustThe Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has overseen one of Pittsburgh’s most historic transformations: turning a seedy red-light district into a magnet destination for arts lovers, residents, visitors, and business owners. Founded in 1984, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is a non-profit arts organization whose mission is the cultural and economic revitalization of a 14-block arts and entertainment/residential neighborhood called the Cultural District. The District is one of the country’s largest land masses “curated” by a single nonprofit arts organization. A major catalytic force in the city, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust is a unique model of how public-private partnerships can reinvent a city with authenticity, innovation and creativity. Using the arts as an economic catalyst, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust has holistically created a world-renowned Cultural District that is revitalizing the city, improving the regional economy and enhancing Pittsburgh’s quality of life. Thanks to the support of foundations, corporations, government agencies and thousands of private citizens, the Trust stands as a national model of urban redevelopment through the arts.
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