STAGE THEATRE
Black Pearl Sings - West Coast Premiere
Presented by San Jose Repertory Theatre at San Jose Repertory Theatre
September 2-September 26, 2010
Can music transform pain into beauty and unite two strangers? Susannah, a white, driven ethnomusicologist for the Library of Congress, is about to find out in her quest to find authentic, pre-slavery, African-American music. When she encounters Texas prisoner Pearl Johnson, an unlikely partnership develops between the street-smart Pearl and the ambitious Susannah. It isn’t long before Pearl is belting out radiant, soul-baring songs with...
Tickets:
$17.50-$74
Times:
Tues: 7:30pm
Weds-Sat: 8pm
Weds: 11am*; Sat: 3pm*; Sun: 2pm*, 7pm*
*Performance dates vary; check Official Site
Phone: 408-367-7255
Accessibility Info: Currently, no accessibility information is available for this event.
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Event Name: Black Pearl Sings - West Coast Premiere
"Two Powerful Women with a Story"
Review posted by: Susannah from San Jose, Sep 10, 2010
As always the tech (Set, costuming, sound design, lighting) was excellent. The story was great and there certainly were some gem one-liners that got laughter and nods of "exactly". There's no doubt... Expand
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