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Step Off!

February 5-8, 2009

Set on a historically black college, this hilarious comedy explores the challenges facing the current sorority queen divas on campus.

Dearly Departed

July 30-31 & August 1-2, 2009

Inspiring the hit film “Kingdom Come” this hilarious play explores the mishaps of the Turpin family and proves that living and dying in the South are seldom tidy and always hilarious.

The Wiz

October 22-25, 2009

Dorothy's adventures in the Land of Oz have been set to music in this dazzling, lively mixture of rock, gospel and
soul music.


 

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‘Five Guys Named Moe’ brings swing of ’30-’50s

“Five Guys Named Moe” brings the swing and sway of 1930s, ’40s and ’50s jazz, rhythm and blues to the stage. In “Five Guys Named Moe,” a man, Nomax, who has lost his wife and turned to alcohol for consolation finds his radio exploding with music — literally.



'Moe' uses Jordan’s music
You know, Louis Jordan is considered the grandfather of rock ’n’ roll. Jazz, blues, swing, the combination of it all with an added beat — he had it all. “And who can beat lyrics like, ‘What’s the use of getting sober when you’re gonna get drunk again?’” Greg Williams asked.

He stops to think about those words now, really think about them. They’re funny, you know, in the way that blues songs sometimes are, especially when the main character is down and out.