WINE IN THE WILDERNESS

WRITTEN BY ALICE CHILDRESS
DIRECTED BY SHAUNDA MILES

FULL CAST ANNOUNCED

Opens Thursday, March 12, 2015
Trust Arts Education Center | Peirce Studio

Pittsburgh, PA—demaskus Theater Collective announces full casting for its March 2015 production of Wine in the Wilderness, featuring revolutionary dialogue about race and women set amid the 1964 Harlem race riots.
 
The production features Okema Moore as “Tommy,” LaMar Darnell Fields as “Bill Jameson,” Dawn Wilson as “Cynthia,” Steven Strickland as “Sonny-Man,” Chuck Timbers as “Oldtimer,” and Dominique Briggs as “Neighbor.”

In honor of women’s history month, Wine in the Wilderness is the SHE SAID 2015 production, presented by demaskus Theater Collective, in collaboration with Pittsburgh Cultural Trust’s Community Engagement Department. This production is made possible through the generous support of The Heinz Endowments, as well as Phoinix Premier Events and Crew412.

Wine in the Wilderness
Trust Arts Education Center, Peirce Studio
Thursday–Saturday, March 12–14, 7 p.m.
Sunday, March 15, 3 p.m.
Pre-Show Dinner & Discussion:
Thursday, March 12, 5:30 p.m.
 
The season opener, Wine in the Wilderness by Alice Childress, takes place during the Harlem race riots in New York, and it explores the perceptions of the black community from within the community. In a tenement just above the chaos, an artist is creating a triptych about black womanhood. As he finds a muse to complete the final panel with his idea of the ideal woman, his muse deconstructs his notions of the black woman in a discussion about race and women that ultimately changes his work.
 
Tickets are $20–$30 ($20 in advance; $25 at the door; $30 Dinner & Discussion, which includes the price of the performance ticket).
 
The Heinz Endowments supports efforts to make southwestern Pennsylvania a premier place to live and work, a center for learning and educational excellence, and a region that embraces diversity and inclusion. www.heinz.org
 
demaskus is a Pittsburgh-based collective producing touring productions, developing multicultural curriculum for educational purposes, assisting artists with management, and consulting with churches, schools, and community groups in writing and producing theater projects. www.demaskus.com