April 7, 2009 featuring C. Leigh McInnis Kalamu ya Salaam Carolyn H. Ingram Rhoyia Hope Crozier and Minnie Watson also featuring Original Works by JSU Students Spoken Word Conference Founder Dr. Janice Neal-Vincent Spoken Word Conference Committee Members Cindi Stokes Ron Scott Mark G. Henderson Spoken Word Conference/Fest synopsis from Dr. Vincent To expose JSU students, faculty, staff, and community to students' original poems, orations, and stories regarding any aspect of civil rights. To provide a platform for dialoguing among conference participants about the race problem and to develop a social conscience for the dignity and worthiness of all human beings. Click the thumbnails below to see a larger version of the picture. March 30 - April 5, 2009 Directors Mark G. Henderson Jasmyne Griffith Prince Duren This week of music, dance, and theatrical performances showcases the tremendous spirit of the African-American experience. Click the thumbnails below to see a larger version of the picture. February 25-28, 2009 Playwright John Scott Director Nadia Bodie Scenic Designer Bill Jaye Schooley Lighting Designer / Scenic Painter Cindi Stokes Musical Director Loretta Galbreath KARMA, John Scott’s off-Broadway musical drama, unveils the complications of an independent single mother’s romantic struggles. A drug culture peril threatens the action. Original Cast Featured: Loretta Devine as Karma and Academy Award Winner Morgan Freeman. “Deeply moving… season’s best musical.” - Ali Wadud, N.Y. Amsterdam News Click the thumbnails below to see a larger version of the picture. November 6-11, 2008 Playwright Cheryl L. West Director Mark G. Henderson “Before It Hits Home,” written by Cheryl West and directed by Dr. Mark G. Henderson, concerns the life of a man who has contracted the AIDS virus and moves home to deal with that reality. “..an authentic, at times almost hysterical wake-up call to the black community, sounded from within.” - New York Times Click the thumbnails below to see a larger version of the picture. September 25-28, 2008 Playwright Mark G. Henderson Director Mark G. Henderson A moving gospel musical about the importance of family, "Challenges, Choices & Consequences" tells the story of Brian, a young man who wants his father to buy him a new car. He is faced with a challenge when his father decides that Brian is not responsible enough for a car. Brian chooses to defy his father's wishes and buys the car anyway, and the consequences are almost deadly. The pheonomenal cast includes gospel recording artists Rhonda Chambers and Steven Johnson, Mississippi Mass Choir soloists Alisa Patrick-McDonald and Jackie King, and some of Jackson State University's most talented and dynamic actors. Click the thumbnails below to see a larger version of the picture. April 16, 2008 featuring Treasure Williams and Dana Rice also featuring JSU Graduates National Spoken Word Artists and Original Works by JSU Students Spoken Word Conference Founder Dr. Janice Neal-Vincent Spoken Word Conference Committee Members Cindi Stokes Ron Scott Mark G. Henderson April 9, 2008 Featuring a live post-film performance by New York-based Actress Wendi Joy Franklin in character as Lena Horne Click the thumbnails below to see a larger version of the picture. February 20-23, 2008 Playwrights Vy Higginsen and Ken Wydro Director Mark G. Henderson Set Designer Bill Jaye Schooley Click the thumbnails below to see a larger version of the picture. February 6-8, 2008 Directors Janice Neal-Vincent Cindi Stokes Nadia Bodie and Walter Rutledge Featuring works by Langston Hughes Claude McKay Paul Laurence Dunbar and Janice Neal-Vincent Click the thumbnails below to see a larger version of the picture. November 14, 2007 Featuring JSU Students Spoken Word Conference Founder Dr. Janice Neal-Vincent Spoken Word Conference Committee Members Cindi Stokes Ron Scott Mark G. Henderson November 7, 2007 Playwright Janice Neal-Vincent Directors Janice Neal-Vincent and Cindi Stokes Featuring Cindi Stokes Othor Cain Vergia Dishman Abrilla Pickens and JSU Students Click the thumbnails below to see a larger version of the picture. October 4-9, 2007 Playwright August Wilson Director Mark G. Henderson Set Designer Prince Thomas Click the thumbnails below to see a larger version of the picture.

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