GRANVILLE, Ohio—A performance created and performed by Denison students, “I, too, sing America,” brings students’ ideas and voices together to explore cultural migration. Directed by Visiting Artist Dale Ricardo Shields, the performances take place at 7 p.m. and 9:45 p.m., with a talkback between performances on Monday, Oct. 10. A third performance will take place at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 11. All performances are in the Black Box Theatre at Burke Hall (240 West Broadway) and are free and open to the public. The performances are co-sponsored by the Diversity Advisory Committee in the Office of the Provost, the Spectrum Series 2011-2012: Migrations Theme, the Department of Theater, the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, the Laura C. Harris Symposium and the Women’s Studies Program, the Center for Black Studies, The Queer Studies Concentration, the Women’s Resource Center, International Student Services, and the Center for Religious and Spiritual Life. Reservations are advised: contact the Theater Box Office for reservations at 740-587-6527. For more information, contact Toni King at kingt@denison.edu or visit www.denison.edu.

 

“I, too, sing America” is a workshop and performance written by Denison students. Students from a wide range of identities and backgrounds explore questions and experiences of cultural migration. Shields is a theatre director and Black Theatre History archivist with extensive performance, directing and teaching experience.