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    Black Pearl Sings - West Coast Premiere

    Presented by San Jose Repertory Theatre at San Jose Repertory Theatre

    September 2-September 26, 2010

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    Black Pearl Sings  -  West Coast Premiere

    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...

    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 the strength and beauty of the unaccompanied human voice. These vocal artifacts remind us of the power of music to help heal in the struggle between our collective past and the desire for individual histories. Does our past define us, and at what cost?


    San Jose Repertory Theatre

    101 Paseo de San Antonio
    San Jose, CA 95113

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    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

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    • Event Name: Black Pearl Sings - West Coast Premiere
      4 out of 5 stars rating "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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