Diana Sands was an iconic woman of daring and superlative craft, dazzled Broadway in the 1960s with her theatrical majesty. The playwright, P.J. Gibson was commissioned by The Classical Theatre of Harlem to write this play about Diana Sands. The Reading is directed by award-winning director, Regge Life, former Production Executive and Director for The Cosby Show. This work is produced by Award winning director, Alfred Preisser, the co-founder (with Christopher McElroen) and Artistic Director of The Classical Theatre of Harlem. The play will feature gifted actress Kim Brockington as Diana Sands.
This event is part of the monthly Staged Reading Series presented by Frederick Douglass Creative Arts Center and The Classical Theatre of Harlem, in association with The Schomburg.
Wednesday, May 20th at The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (135th and Lenox in Harlem ) at 7:00 p.m.
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture (135th and Lenox in Harlem )
The Reading is free and open to the public, however seating is limited.
Posted on May 17, 2009 by D. Bell