Native Voices at the Autry is pleased to announce that it will feature Carbon Black, by Terry Gomez (Comanche), directed by Randy Reinholz (Choctaw) as its main stage Fall 2009 production...
Half-Price Previews on November 4 and 5 at 8pm, November 7 at 2pm
Opening Night November 7 at 8pm
Show Runs through November 22
Showtimes: Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays at 8pm, Matinees Saturdays and Sundays at 2pm
All shows at The Autry National Center in Griffith Park across from the LA Zoo where the 5 and 134 freeways meet. Parking is FREE and plentiful.
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Tickets: General Admission $20/$10 Previews, Autry Members $12/$6 Previews available at Autry Box Office 323-667-2000 X354 or TicketWeb 866-468-3399 or www.ticketweb.com
This taut psychological drama focuses on the relationship between an agoraphobic mother and her precocious son, Carbon Inky Black. When young Inky claims to have witnessed a horrific murder, his mothers refusal to acknowledge the tale, and her crippling dependence on sensationalized media coverage of violence in their city, serve to isolate them both even further. Dejected and often truant from school, Inky Black turns to young and well-meaning guidance counselor Lisa YellowTree, who must fight her own battles with Mr. Tucker, a gruff and seemingly uncaring Vice Principal.
Inspired by an outbreak of crime in the playwrights own neighborhood, as well as the lingering culture of fear that has grown up in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attacks , Carbon Black illustrates what happens when life is distorted through the lens of local television news, and what the ramifications for individuals and society at large can be when the reaction to crime and violence, real or perceived, is denial and solitary confinement.
Gripping, suspenseful psychological drama. PG-13.
Native Voices At The Autry is devoted to developing and producing new works for the stage by Native American playwrights and performers. Visit www.nativevoicesattheautry.org or www.myspace.com/nativevoices to learn more.