Showfolk 2005 - 2006

The Showfolk Daytime Series

eta's Cultural Entertainment Series

 

                               "The Reading Machine on Sonnyside Lane " cast 2006

New Showfolk Schedule 2008 - 2009

Ticket rates

$6.00 (Adults & Children) General Admission

$5.00 (Groups of 25 or More)

Call for RESERVATIONS 773.752.3955

“YOUNG JOHN HENRY”

October 6 – December 12, 2008 at 10:00AM

Available Monday Thru Friday (when booked)

 

Written by USENI EUGENE PERKINS

Music Score by WANDA BISHOP

Directed and Choreographed by BOBBY ANDREWS

 

A delightful musical about the boyhood days of the folk-myth hero, John Henry, who was said to be “Born with a hammer in his hand.”  Recommended for students K thru 12.

DESTINATION FREEDOM

January 5 – March 27, 2009 at 10:00AM

Available Monday Thru Friday (when booked)

 

Featuring renditions of the original groundbreaking radio broadcasts of:

 “THE MAKING OF A MAN” The Story of Frederick Douglass (Parts I and II)

“TRUTH GOES TO WASHINGTON”  The Story of Sojourner Truth

 

Written by RICHARD DURHAM

Directed by  KAMESHA JACKSON

The original Destination Freedom marked the first time in radio history that black performers held recurring leading roles, the most prominent performers were Oscar Brown, Jr. and Fred Pinkerd.  “Imagination” is a part of cognizant thinking.  Through the advent of radio stories, audiences were able to “see” the drama through the power of their imaginations. We’re inviting you to witness a part of artistic history that was prominent at a time before television.  Radio giants Richard Steele, Lucky Cordell and Herb Kent are consultants on this program. This is a great educational tool for grade school, high school and college students, in its exploration of a significant event in American broadcasting.

HONEY BO AND THE GOLD MINE

April 6 – June 5, 2009 at 10:00AM

Available Monday Thru Friday (when booked)

 

Written and scored by WILL POWER

Director(TBA)

When an unscrupulous land developer threatens to bulldoze her neighborhood, it’s up to Honey Bo to save it.  To do so, she travels to the Haunted Gold Mine, battling misers, soul singers devoid of soul and her own fears to discover the gold within herself. 

Summer run:  June 22nd  thru July 31, 2009