The Emperor Jones
A Co-Production of the NTID Ebony Club
and the NTID Performing Arts Department
Directed by Luane Davis
In cooperation with the Interborough Repertory Theater Company
New York City Production Pictures and Photo Diary
June 19 to July 1, 2001
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Paul Robeson, Jr. holds the NTID Ebony Club's poster advertising The Emperor Jones after autographing his new biography of his father at a meeting of NYC's Society for the Study of Ethical Culture, June 2001. |
Paul Robeson, Jr.'s "best wishes" to the
cast and crew of The Emperor Jones leap out from the first page
of his new book about his father's life, The Undiscovered Paul Robeson,
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The Adventure and the Work
Day 1, Tuesday, June 19: travel to NYC, rehearse
Day 2, Wednesday: the Greenpoint Y, walking, Central Park, rehearsal
Day 3, Thursday: rehearse,
Day 4, Friday, June 21: Harlem tour, opening night
Day 5, Saturday: perform
Day 6, Sunday, June 23: Kraft restaurant, IRT supper, perform
Day 7, Monday: Brooklyn Bridge walk, South Street Seaport
Day 8, Tuesday, June 25: Romeo and Juliet, open mic
Day 9, Wednesday: perform,
Day 10, Thursday, June 27: perform,
Day 11, Friday: perform,
Day 12, Saturday, June 29: the Formless Fears, perform
Day 13, Sunday: Robeson/final performance/strike/coming home