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FEBRUARY 7th - 8th

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GEORGE C.  WOLFE

George Costello Wolfe, born in 1954 Frankfort, KY. He is an American playwright and director of theater and film. He won a Tony Award in 1993 for directing Angels in America: Millennium Approaches and another Tony Award in 1996 for his direction of the musical Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk.

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RUSSELL M. TYSON

Russell M. Tyson (Legend" born in 1980, Atlanta, GA. He is an American playwright, director, and producer of theater and film. He won a variety of local awards in the city of Atlanta. He is a veteran of the US Navy.  An activist for Human Rights. Included in his widowers life, he is the proud father of two. He's known for his stage play, "A Changed Mind."  With
a controversial approach to his writing, his works speaks for itself. 
He stands on the self-motivated quote, "Allow your negative
to be your positive."

CHARACTER DESCRIPTION
Role: Miss Pat Miss Pat is the stewardess on the slave ship that's departing the Gold Coast at the beginning of the play. She wears a hot pink uniform and instructs people on how to put on their shackles. At the end of the play, she warns people to take their baggage because any baggage that isn't claimed gets trashed.

Role: Aunt Ethel is the host of the cooking show in the second sketch. She's described as a "down-home black woman with a bandana on her head." She explains how to make "a batch of negroes" and discusses social concerns and things like humility, attitude, and humor.

Junie Robinson is a soldier who is charming but not very bright. He says that God or the Devil warns him that other black soldiers won't have happiness after the war; he sneaks around and kills them to save them from that future pain.

Miss Roj
is a man dressed in patio pants, go-go boots, a halter top, and cat-shaped sunglasses. He discusses style and power and says that he was able to give someone a heart attack just by lifting his hand and snapping.

Lala Lamazing Grace
is a cocky star who speaks with a French accent. Her image is projected onto museum walls as she enters. She says she's the ninth wonder of the modern world.

Admonia
is Lala's maid.

Flo'rance
is Lala's lover.

Norma Jean Reynolds
is a young country girl. She has sex with the garbage man and lays an egg.

Topsy Washington
is stylish and energetic. She loves to dance and party. She says that when God created the world, he didn't rest on the seventh day; he partied. She says she's dancing to the madness of the music in her.

EXTRAS:

Girl - 7-12 of age, AA
Waiter - Muscular Built
The Woman

The show can be done with 5 people playing multiple parts or can be cast with more than five people filling the roles within the ensemble.
 

Originally produced as an ensemble of five: 2 men and 3 women, all Black, who perform all of the characters. A little girl, 7-12 years old, is needed for a walk-on part.

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a significant character in "The Colored Museum," representing the struggles of African American men and their search for identity and purpose in a society that often marginalizes them.

Guy

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Janine

Lawanda

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Narrator

Mama

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Lady in Plaid

Medea Jones

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The Man

The Kid

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Guy

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Janine

Lawanda

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Narrator

Mama

Walter-Lee-Beau-Willie-Jones

Lady in Plaid

Medea Jones

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The Man

The Kid

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