Public auditions for the play The Darker Face of the Earth by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Rita Dove will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 10 at 3 p.m. in the Pierce College Fort Steilacoom Theatre. The play calls for a total of 14 parts: four African American men, six African American women, three Caucasian men and one Caucasian woman. Kibibi Monie, executive director of Nu Black Arts West Theatre, Seattle, will be the guest director.
Guest director Kibibi Monie is the first African American to be president of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (A.F.T.R.A) Seattle local union. Known for her writing, acting and singing talents, she is also active with programs in Ghana, West Africa. The Nu Black Arts West Theatre is the oldest African American Theater Company in the state. Monie s talents have been rewarded through the honor of being the only woman afforded the opportunity to perform a reading of the play The Homecoming by the double Pulitzer Prize-winning author, August Wilson. In addition, Wilson gave her permission to portray a lead character in his award winning play Two Trains Running. Again, she is the only woman to have done so. Monie earned a bachelors degree in communications from Evergreen State College, a masters degree in the executive director program from Seattle University, and a diploma in cinematography from The New York Film Academy.
The play will be performed Feb. 17, 18, 24, and 25 at 7 p.m. and Feb. 22 and 23 at 10 a.m. at Pierce College Fort Steilacoom Theatre. Tickets are $7 for the general public. Students are $2. For more information contact (253) 964-6572, or visit http://www.pierce.ctc.edu.
To request disability accommodation, contact the Access and Disability Services office at least 10 days in advance at: (253) 964-6468/V, (253) 964-6228/TTY, or dssaccess@pierce.ctc.edu.
Pierce College Fort Steilacoom is located at 9401 Farwest Drive, S.W., Lakewood, WA.
