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Cry to the world/That all might understand:/I was once a black clown/But now—/I’m a man!
Fusing vaudeville, gospel, opera, jazz, and spirituals, The Black Clown brings Langston Hughes’s famed 1931 poem to life in a stunning new music-theater piece.
Powerful and prescient, the experience of a Black man’s resilience against a legacy of oppression unfolds, featuring baritone Davóne Tines in the title role. He’s joined by an ensemble of 12 and a chamber orchestra performing a vibrant score by Michael Schachter.
"[A] singer of immense power and fervor.”– Los Angeles Times on Davóne Tines
Fusing vaudeville, gospel, opera, jazz, and spirituals, The Black Clown brings Langston Hughes’s famed 1931 poem to life in a stunning new music-theater piece.
Powerful and prescient, the experience of a Black man’s resilience against a legacy of oppression unfolds, featuring baritone Davóne Tines in the title role. He’s joined by an ensemble of 12 and a chamber orchestra performing a vibrant score by Michael Schachter.
"[A] singer of immense power and fervor.”– Los Angeles Times on Davóne Tines
Age Guidance: 15
Show Notes: No Intermission
Performance Schedule:
WEDNESDAY thru SATURDAY @ 7:30 PM
Music
Michael Schachter
Director
Zack Winokur
Written by
Adapted from the Langston Hughes poem by Davóne Tines & Michael Schachter
Choreography
Chanel DaSilva
