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The Robey Theatre Company presents a reading of Last Night At Mikell’s
February 26, 2023 • 3:00 pm
Free
The Robey Theatre Company presents a reading of Last Night at Mikell’s by Larry Muhammad, directed by Ben Guillory. Featuring: Julio Hanson, Toyin Moses, Dmetrius Williams Conley, and Nick Gillie.
James Baldwin is writing himself into bad health. After two heart attacks, the author returns to New York City for some rest, relaxation and much-needed TLC. First on his itinerary is the iconic jazz club Mikell’s, a favorite hangout, where his brother David tends bar. But things have changed. Mikell’s is closing, and his entourage this night consists of just Maya Angelou and Miles Davis. What’s intended as a celebration turns into an Irish wake for the not-yet deceased, instigated by Miles as James impulsively, on the spot, starts writing an elegy to his beloved old joint. It’s time to par-taayy!!
RESERVATIONS
Email your RSVP to [email protected] or call (213) 489-7402. Include a contact name, email address, phone number, and how many people are in your party. Free event! There is a suggested donation of $10.
ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT
Larry Muhammad is an award-winning playwright and producing director of the Kentucky Black Repertory Theatre. His plays have been performed in New York at New Federal Theatre; in Los Angeles at Robey Theatre Company; in Louisville, KY, at Actors Theatre, Kentucky Center for the Arts, Speed Art Museum, and Muhammad Ali Center; in Cincinnati, OH at the Aronoff Center; and the National Black Theater Festival in Winston-Salem, NC.
