Drama and Dance Events
Crowns, Adapted by Regina Taylor
From the novel, Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats by Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry
Feb. 18-21, 2010
Baldwin Burroughs Theatre
Directed by Jade Lambert-Smith
Regina Taylor’s musical presents an oral history of
African-American women affectionately known as “hat queens.” Crowns centers around a street-smart New York teenager who is sent down south to her grandmother’s home to discover her roots.
She learns that since the days of slavery and beyond, hats, for black women, have been their crowning glory, especially at church on Sunday. Crowns is definitely a theatrical event with HATTITUDE!
The Bluest Eye
April 1-4, 2010
Baldwin Burroughs Theatre
Adapted by Lydia Diamond from the novel by Toni Morrison
Directed by Guest Artist, Jasmine Guy
Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye is a story about the tragic life of a black girl in 1940’s Ohio. Eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove wants nothing more than to be loved by her family and schoolmates. Instead, she faces constant ridicule and abuse. She blames her dark skin and prays for blue eyes, sure that love will follow.
Spelman Dance Theatre
April 15-18, 2010
Baldwin Burroughs Theatre
Directed by T. Lang
Thought-provoking and insistent, poetic, and illustrative of the physicality of dance. This compelling concert features original creations by Spelman’s notable dance faculty and featured artist.
Spelman Salon
Nov. 20, Feb. 19, March 26
The Hertz Stage at the Alliance Theatre
Produced by Kenneth Green
The Department of Drama and Dance, in partnership with the award-winning Alliance Theatre presents the Spelman Salon, an evening of theatre/dance showcasing our talented students and the best offerings from the Department of Drama and Dance.
Performances are for one night only on the Hertz stage beginning at 10:00 p.m. Come be a part of this exciting and unique opportunity to bring the Arts at Spelman to the Alliance Theatre.
Past Performances from 2009
Oct. 1-4
Lysistrata: A Woman’s Translation
by Drue Robinson Hagan
Adapted from the play by Aristophanes
Directed by Eddie Bradley, Jr.
Lysistrata: A Woman's Translation is the only modern adaptation of Aristophanes classic comedy written entirely in rhyme.
Lysistrata, the protagonist, is an Athenian woman fed up with war, rallies together the women of Greece to seize the Treasury, stage a sex strike, and force the men of each warring faction to come home and sign a truce. The height of the feminist movement and the Vietnam war serve as the backdrop for this classic comedy.
The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams
Oct. 29-Nov.1 and Nov. 5-8, 2009
Maya Angelou Black Box Theatre
Directed by Marion Wright
Tennessee Williams’ enduring classic is an award-winning portrayal of a disintegrating family during the Great Depression. Looking back through the eyes of Amanda Wingfield’s son Tom we share an intimate moment of their family life in a St. Louis tenement house.
Spelman Box Office Information
Performances are Thursday-Saturday @ a 8:00 p.m.
& Sunday @ 3:00 p.m.
You may make reservations for performances anytime by phone. The box office is open one hour before curtain on performance days.
Box Office: (404) 270-5488
The box office open's one hour before curtain for ticket sales.
Ticket Prices are:
10.00 General Admission
8.00 Spelman College Faculty, Staff and Alumnae
5.00 Students and Senior Citizens
