Upcoming Readers Theater Events
Monday, November 27, 2017
Time: 7:00pm
LOCATION: Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Art Museum
1 Park Dr, Port Elizabeth Central
Port Elizabeth, 6001, South Africa
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Time: 1:00pm
University Center, 1 UNF Dr
Jacksonville, FL 32224
Thursday, May 3, 2018
Time: 1:00pm
LOCATION: University of Nantes, France
1 Quai de Tourville, 44035 Nantes, France
Young Minds Readers Theater is presented by Young Minds Building Success, The Stetson Kennedy Foundation, and Scott and Nancy McLucas.
Readers' Theater are performing regularly with two programs about Stetson Kennedy's work.
Young Minds Building Success, The Readers Theater and the Stetson Kennedy Foundation present
The Black Superheroes
These charismatic heroic characters, are African-American superheroes who use strength, intelligence and endurance to accomplish unexpected results. The Readers Theater cast give life to the Black Superheroes! These heroes are derived from: Stetson Kennedy’s book Palmetto Country, The Library of Congress American ex-slaves archives gathered by the Federal Writer’s Project during the 1930s, and the commemorative comic book, “Introducing The Black Superheroes”, written and edited by Tangela Floyd and illustrated by Brian Oakley.
Folio Weekly - Tangela Floyd and Brian Oakley transform slave folklore into modern explorations of racial identity READ