:admission_tickets:10 + Tickets Group rate 10% #cfac #communityfolkartcenter #flyproduction #soloperformance #theaterproduction #blackactor #blackplaywrightĭr. :admission_tickets: $25 Individual Ticket (link in bio.) FLY is a raw and nuanced examination of the mental, spiritual, and political challenges of being conscious and Black in America. As Edwards awaits the gift of flight on a Brooklyn rooftop, he reveals hilarious and tragic experiences, realities that have carried him to the edge of reality. FLY is a dramatic comedy about a Black man who believes a celestial event will send divine energy to Earth and give him the power to fly. Edwards, FLY chronicles one man’s attempt to survive the streets of NYC. GET YOUR TICKET TO THE ROOFTOP- Written and directed by Joseph L. So, having the opportunity to perform at the CFAC now is full circle, he said. The theater at the CFAC was originally built for this performing arts company, Edwards said, though he never got to perform on the stage when it was originally built. As a student at SU, Edwards worked with and helped to found the Paul Robeson Performing Arts company, focusing primarily on Black theater for community members and students at the university, he said. “I would be remiss to come back and not try to connect with the students there because I was so active when I was there on campus.”īut even more than a discussion starter, “FLY” is the signifier of Edwards’ homecoming - to the city of Syracuse, but also to his alma mater and his original theater. “The thing that I’ve been trying to do is connect with the students here at the university, particularly students of color, because what I have to say in this play is important to their sense of self and the ongoing struggle for social justice and equity in all phases of American life,” Edwards said. The main message of “FLY,” Edwards said, is a commentary on “what it means to be Black and conscious in America.” Edwards honors the storytelling tradition of magical realism, while utilizing the show to spark discussion on social justice issues in the United States. The award-winning dramatic comedy tells the story of a Black man who “believes he will receive the power to fly on the night of a special celestial event that will send transforming energy to planet Earth,” according to the show’s press release. He has found ways to combine his interest in performing with his love of education, identifying as an “artist-educator.” Now based in Arizona, Edwards is returning to his hometown of Syracuse for a three-night run of his one-man show “FLY” at the Community Folk Art Center. In his adult life, Edwards has pursued this calling and more, having worked with actors like Chadwick Boseman and Viola Davis in various Broadway and off-Broadway productions. “That’s what saved my life, because now, I had a sense of purpose and direction.” “I sat there and something struck me and said this is what I’m supposed to do,” Edwards said. Even though he was unable to fully grasp it, Edwards said he felt compelled to find his calling in the art he witnessed on stage. Edwards used to walk from the Salt Springs neighborhood to Nottingham High School to watch productions put on by the high school’s performing arts department. Donate today and help us win College Media Madness. chronicling the men’s basketball team’s 2002-03 season. ![]() Support your favorite college newsroom with a gift! We’re offering the first 200 donors who make a gift of $44 or more a copy of the book published by The D.O. Moore, Ph.D., is a Cargill Endowed Associate Professor and Education Department Chair at Southwestern University, USA For sale wherever books are sold. Lewis, Ph.D., is Professor Emerita and Communication Department Chair (RET) at Pikes Peak State College, USA
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