
Live performances, music, a book sale and book signing. The plays presented in Articulation were born in Harlem. George Bruce Library 518 West 125th Street New York, New York 10027 Saturday November 16, 2019 4 PM Performances directed by Jeannine Foster McKelvia with featured artists: Paul Bolger, Amanda Cannon, Michael Anthony Green, Daralyn Jay and Lauren Schaffel. Enjoy the soulful saxophone tunes by Alex Blade Silver. |
Praise for Articulation Cesi Davidson’s delightful and wise, ARTICULATION Short Plays to Nourish Mind and Soul illuminates the human condition. Her method: create non human beings ranging from those plucked from nursery rhymes to celestial beings to fruits, vegetables and animals and put them in distinctly human situations like Bo Peep losing her sheep because her husband sold them to bet on horses. What makes these plays particularly satisfying is Davidson’s ability to weave tough-minded outcomes like lost sheep and street violence with sympathetic characters and sly humor. Daniel Judah Sklar DJS, playwright, author of PLAYMAKING Children Writing & Performing Their Own Plays-Distinguished Book Award from The American Alliance for Theater & Education. SEE CESI DANCE… And the African joy of old Lights the room Open this Book And you might find yourself In a world where radish have souls AND TALK OR In a realm where Purity percentage of truth in Love Is the currency For longevity in Life Where writers fly …Daily And actors become borderless OPEN THIS BOOK AND ride the WORDWAVES OF “The Lorraine Hansberry” of our time! KENE HOLLIDAY Actor…Director…Writer Private Investigator Tyler Hudson …”MATLOCK”…TV Jazz Soprano Saxophonist Sydney Bechet… “THE JOSEPHINE BAKER STORY”… FILM Sargent Curtis Baker … “Carter Country”… TV Series “Cesi’s plays are adventures in wordscapes that show us the ways we are and the ways we can be. Characters not often seen on screen, stage or page populate her scenes in situations that make these short plays eminently readable and relatable while being unapologetically unique. Lovers of theater and fiction alike will find much to cherish in this collection. Bravo!” —Celeste Rita Baker, author of Back, Belly, and Side |