THE METRO NASHVILLE PARKS THEATRE DEPARTMENT'S NEW PLAY READING SERIES

Dr. Frank Dobson

Dr. Mary Weems

On Monday, August 27 we have our next reading event at

The Z. Alexander Looby Theatre

2301 Rosa Parks Boulevard

Nashville Tennessee.

This FREE event begins at 7:00 p.m

Showcasing two one acts - YOUNG MESSIAHS FLY

by Dr. Frank Dobson, Executive Director of The Bishop Joseph Johnson Black Cultural Center at Vanderbilt University

and CONVERSATION AFTER A FUNERAL

by Dr. Mary Weems of Cleveland, Ohio.

YOUNG MESSIAHS FLY deals with the repercussions of the murder of a young African American basket ball star by a policeman. CONVERSATION AFTER A FUNERAL is about a meeting between Emmit Till and Anne Frank in the afterlife.

For more information contact:

Jaz Dorsey

Dramaturg

The African American Playwrights Exchange

615-915-0891

Come to Nashville and Go to the Theatre.