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TheatreUNI Presents: Blood at the Root

TheatreUNI Presents: Blood at the Root

Wednesday, March 2, 2022 - 7:30 pm to Friday, March 11, 2022 - 3:00 pm

This drama is based in the true story of the Jena Six: six Black students who were initially charged with attempted murder for a school fight after a provoking incident on campus. “When the central character, a black female student named Raylynn, decides it’s time for change in her high school, she sits under a tree around which only white students regularly gather. In response - as was the case in Jena - nooses are subsequently hung from that tree, causing many black students to erupt in protest." (American Theatre)

This piece is filled with poetry, music, and choreography which help lift up the script’s important message.

Content Warning: This play contains topics related to the marginalization of specific groups, and the use of language and images that may be disturbing to some.

Directed by: Margaret Kemp (guest director)
Dates: 
March 2, 2022 - 7:30pm
March 3, 2022 - 7:30pm
March 4, 2022 - 7:30pm
March 5, 2022 - 7:30pm
March 6, 2022 - 2:00pm
March 9, 2022 - 7:30pm
March 10, 2022 - 7:30pm
March 11, 2022 - 3:00pm

Location: Bertha Martin Theatre (In the Strayer-Wood Theatre)

Contact Information

Name: Eric Lange
Email: eric.lange@uni.edu
Phone: NA

Link to Event: Buy Tickets

 
3:00pm
Guest Artist Masterclass: Gene Pokorny, tuba

Guest Artist Masterclass: Gene Pokorny, tuba

Sunday, March 6, 2022 - 3:00 pm

Visiting artist Gene Pokorny will present a tuba masterclass. Pokorny is principal tuba of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He has previously served as the tubist in the Israel Philharmonic, the Utah Symphony, the St. Louis Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. In addition to playing for Hollywood film scores such as Jurassic Park and The Fugitive, he has performed worldwide in opera orchestras, chamber music ensembles and orchestra festivals. This event is free and open to the public.

Location: Bengtson Auditorium, Russell Hall

Contact Information

Name: Caroline Francis
Email: caroline.francis@uni.edu
Phone: (319) 273-2028

Link to Event: School of Music events.

 
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