Jersey City Theatre Center Presents Staged Reading of 'Cadillac Crew' Black Space conversation will follow reading
Jersey City Theater Center Presents New Play Reading of “Cadillac Crew” by Tori Sampson directed by Jammie Patton
‘Black Space’ conversation with the actors and the director following the reading.
“Fundamentally it’s a play about a metaphorical threat: the threat of erasure. It may be men who start the job of suppressing women’s contributions to the civil rights movement, but history completes it... Though mostly fictional, the play is thus an effective form of historical reconstitution.” – The New York Times
(Jersey City, NJ) Jersey City Theater Center (Olga Levina, Executive Director) is proud to present a reading of Cadillac Crew by Tori Sampson, a new play that takes place on the day of a much-anticipated speech by Rosa Parks during the height of the Civil Rights Movement. Four activists working in a Virginia civil rights office wonder whether the proclamation of equality amongst mankind includes women. With remarkable insight and unexpected humor, Cadillac Crew reclaims the stories of the forgotten leaders who blazed the trail for desegregation and women’s rights.
Cadillac Crew will take place at Jersey City Theater Center (165 Newark Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07302 / Entrance from Barrow St., Jersey City, NJ, 07302) on Sunday, December 3rd at 7:00 PM. Reservations are available at www.JCTCenter.org. Cadillac Crew by Tori Sampson includes Ashley Nicole Baptiste* as Rachel, Angella Katherine as Abby, Monica Leigh Rosenblatt* as Sarah and Starnubia as Dee.
"At Jersey City Theater Center (JCTC), Cadillac Crew unfolds as a captivating symphony of emotions, where each note resonates with the brilliance of storytelling,” said Olga Levina, Executive Director. “This play, a testament to the power of narrative, invites audiences into a world crafted with precision and passion. 'Cadillac Crew' at JCTC is not merely a theatrical experience; it's a voyage into the heart of human connection during the fight for their own rights."