Published by
Stagebill, American, 1924 - 2002
Subject of
Taylor, Regina, American, born 1960
Shange, Ntozake, American, 1948 - 2018
Godinez, Henry, Cuban American, born 1958
Corthron, Kia, American, born 1961
Parks, Suzan-Lori, American, born 1963
Kennedy, Adrienne, American, born 1931
Distributed by
Goodman Theatre, American, founded 1922
Date
1999
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W x D: 8 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 1/16 in. (21.6 × 14 × 0.2 cm)
Description
A Stagebill for a production of Millennium Mambo, a collection of five short works, at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago as part of the 1999-2000 Goodman Studio Series. The cover features a color photograph of Regina Taylor in profile, dressed in lavender, with one arm raised. White text at the top right corner of the photograph reads [Millennium Mambo / Conceived and performed / by Regina Taylor]. Above the photo is a red band with [STAGEBILL] in white text and along the right side is a white band with [1999-2000 Goodman Studio Sessions] in red and grey text. The interior contents feature articles and advertisements. Page 13 lists the production crew as well as the five works that comprise the production. Included are "Safe Box" by Kia Corthron, "Motherhood 2000" by Adrienne Kennedy, "Talking to Jupiter," by Suzan-Lori Parks, "Evertime My Lil World Seems Blue, I Just Haveta Look at You and Learn Eye-Hand Coordination”, from Liliane, by Ntozake Shange, and "Urban Zulu Mambo," by Regina Taylor. Following are biographies of each of the five writers, including short excerpts from their works. The back cover has an advertisement for Chrysler.
Place used
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Type
playbills
Topic
Literature
Poetry
Theatre
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ntozake Shange
Object number
2016.131.2.4
Restrictions & Rights
© Stagebill, Inc
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c7d29395-b485-4c15-a536-9d5103678071

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