Dillard University Theatre Presents
HOMEGIRLS BY KAREN L.B. EVANS DIRECTED BY RAY VRAZEL
The Student Activists’ Written Code of Conduct: "Do not strike back or curse if abused. Do not laugh out. Do not hold conversations with the floorwalker. Do not leave your seat until your leader has given you permission to do so. Do not block entrances to stores outside nor the aisles inside. Do show yourself courteous and friendly at all times. Do sit straight; always face the counter. Do report all serious incidents to your leader. Do refer information seekers to your leader in a polite manner. ...Read More
Dillard University Theatre Presents
HOMEGIRLS BY KAREN L.B. EVANS DIRECTED BY RAY VRAZEL
The Student Activists’ Written Code of Conduct: "Do not strike back or curse if abused. Do not laugh out. Do not hold conversations with the floorwalker. Do not leave your seat until your leader has given you permission to do so. Do not block entrances to stores outside nor the aisles inside. Do show yourself courteous and friendly at all times. Do sit straight; always face the counter. Do report all serious incidents to your leader. Do refer information seekers to your leader in a polite manner. Remember the teachings of Jesus, Gandhi, and Martin Luther King. Love and nonviolence is the way."
The Play: Five young college women, four black and one white, strive to maintain their friendships and find their way into adulthood against the backdrop of the Civil Rights Movement. In the spirit of the movement, the characters in the play are an amalgamation of founders of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee or SNCC (pronounced snick), the student-led organization most famous for the lunch counter sit-ins of the early 1960′s. SNCC was involved in nonviolent resistance to the injustices of segregation in America through Freedom Rides, marches, and voter registration drives and, by 1963, SNCC was a key player in organizing the monumental March on Washington.
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