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| MET is a community theater in the truest sense: multicultural, multi-ethnic, gender inclusive. |
| MET combines artistic excellence and high level showmanship with sincere and caring social responsibility and community service. |
| MET's color creative approach to casting offers new (and even off-beat) acting and audience experiences |
| MET is a project of Theater Residencies, Incorporated (TRI ), a California non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation. |
| MULTI ETHNIC THEATER |
| August Wilson wanted African Americans to be aware of their history. With his ten-play cycle he presents each decade of 20th century black American experience. Respect for ancestral stories promotes respect for ourselves and our future. The Piano Lesson deals directly with this theme. The Piano itself, with its ancestral carvings, becomes an actual character from the past. |
| August in August MET's 8th play by August Wilson |
THE
PIANO
LESSON
PIANO
LESSON
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Sutter has died and Boy Willie is determined to make the land his.
Berniece, Boy Willie's sister, is against selling the piano because it is
a valuable family heirloom. The play becomes a ghost story when the
ghost of Sutter appears to Berniece, calling Boy Willie's name.
Berniece, Boy Willie's sister, is against selling the piano because it is
a valuable family heirloom. The play becomes a ghost story when the
ghost of Sutter appears to Berniece, calling Boy Willie's name.
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On a bare stage for about 70 minutes without intermission, the same diverse ensemble
(at least five ethnicities) presents three short American plays. Modest scene and costume
changes are part of the performance and visible to the audience.
COMMON CLAY by George M. Cohan – 10 minutes
From the 1916 Cohan Review, this comic vaudeville courtroom drama is spoken in rhythm
from beginning to end. Could George M. Cohan actually be the Father of Rap?
TO BOBOLINK, FOR HER SPIRIT by William Inge – 30 minutes
A group of autograph seekers gather outside the 21 Club in New York City wait for celebrities.
THE HAPPY JOURNEY by Thornton Wilder – 30 minutes
A family of four drives from Newark to Camden New Jersey to visit a married daughter. Ma is
the somewhat autocratic leader and the purveyor of family standards, not exactly appreciated by
daughter and son but still appreciated by her loving husband. In the end we discover how
important a mentor Ma is. In the spirit of MET’s color creative casting, each of the five family
members is portrayed by a different ethnicity. Families are more than just biology.
(at least five ethnicities) presents three short American plays. Modest scene and costume
changes are part of the performance and visible to the audience.
COMMON CLAY by George M. Cohan – 10 minutes
From the 1916 Cohan Review, this comic vaudeville courtroom drama is spoken in rhythm
from beginning to end. Could George M. Cohan actually be the Father of Rap?
TO BOBOLINK, FOR HER SPIRIT by William Inge – 30 minutes
A group of autograph seekers gather outside the 21 Club in New York City wait for celebrities.
THE HAPPY JOURNEY by Thornton Wilder – 30 minutes
A family of four drives from Newark to Camden New Jersey to visit a married daughter. Ma is
the somewhat autocratic leader and the purveyor of family standards, not exactly appreciated by
daughter and son but still appreciated by her loving husband. In the end we discover how
important a mentor Ma is. In the spirit of MET’s color creative casting, each of the five family
members is portrayed by a different ethnicity. Families are more than just biology.
| At the Phoenix Theater -- 414 Mason Street | San Francisco |
| 20th Century U.S.A. May 14 - 24 at the Weinstein Gallery 444 Clementina Street in San Francisco 8 performances -- May 14 - 24 additional touring performances to be announced |
| MET PRESENTS TWO SCHEDULED PRODUCTIONS THIS YEAR (more to be announced) |
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Later This Year