The Will At Idlewild
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About The Will at Idlewild
Friday, May 30 - Sunday, June 1
Idlewild Historic Cultural Center
7025 Broadway Avenue
Idlewild, Michigan 49642
Directions
“The Will,” written by Sandra Seaton portrays the life
of an African American family in a small town in Tennessee after the
Civil War. The play offers both a dramatization of the experience of
African Americans during Reconstruction and an interpretation of African
American culture that brings out the place of classical music in African
American history and life. The story of families like the Websters of
“The Will” remains almost entirely untold. The father of the family,
Cyrus Webster, is determined to pass on not only his worldly possessions
but also his courage and wisdom to his descendants.
The character of Patti was inspired by the life of
Elizabeth Taylor Greenfield, a renowned African American opera singer of
the Civil War and Reconstruction era.
Additional weekend activities:
Conversations on African American Culture and Classical Music
· Saturday, May
31 from 2 to 5 p.m.
· Panel
discussions on the African American presence in opera from the late 19th
century to the present day
· Organized by
Naomi Andre University of Michigan Musicologist
Youth Workshops, Clinics, and Master Classes
· Offered
throughout the weekend
Event participants include
Naomi Andre, Aaron Dworkin, Anthony Elliot, Celeste
Headlee, Alexandra Mascolo-David, Sandra Seaton, George Shirley, The
Harlem Quartet: A Sphinx Ensemble
Links
http://africlassical.blogspot.com/2008/03/sandra-seatons-will-at-idlewild.html
For more information, contact Sandra Seaton at
sandracseaton@gmail.com.
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