"POWER!" STOKELY CARMICHAEL
"POWER!" STOKELY CARMICHAEL
Martin was king. Malcolm was militant. Stokely was POWER!!
LOS ANGELES— In June 1966, during the last great march of the Civil Rights Movement, a
young activist changed the battle cry from “Freedom Now!” to “Power!” Now, on the 50th Anniversary of this march, witness the rise of Stokely Carmichael, who would become the energizing force of the Black Power Movement.
What:
“POWER!” Stokely Carmichael
Featuring:
Written and performed by Meshaun Labrone; directed by Jennifer Knight
Where:
The Lounge Theater – Lounge 2
6201 Santa Monica Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90038
When:
Friday June 2 8:00 PM, Sunday June 5 4:00 PM,
Friday June 10 11:55 PM, Saturday June 11 6:00 PM
Tickets & Passes:
Where hollywoodfringe.org. or 323-469-9988
Photos:
For high resolution photos related to our show, please contact Jennifer Knight or hollywoodfringe.org.
POWER!
Contact:
Jennifer Knight, jaynknight, 301-233-5730, jaynknightgmail.com
Fringe Festival Press Contact:
[email protected]
Official Hashtags
@powerstokely
#powerstokelycarmichael #powerstokely #capfringe16 #newplay
About Meshaun Labrone
Meshaun Labrone is an actor, playwright and teacher. “POWER!” Stokely Carmichael is Labrone’s
second solo show. Labrone received international recognition for his first solo show, Right to
Remain…Tupac Shakur; performed in 2011 at the Tara Theatre (Off-West End), London and in
the 2012 Capital Fringe Festival. In the play, Labrone explores Shakur’s love of William Shakespeare and highlights the parallels between The Young Black Male and Richard III.
About Jennifer Knight
Jennifer Knight is a writer, director, and actor. Knight is a company member at Rorschach
Theatre, where she appeared in After the Flood, After the Quake, and Neverwhere. She has also
worked with Folger Theater (Assistant Director, The Gaming Table), Source Fest, Spooky Action,
The Disreputables (Literary Manger), Artists’ Initiative, Unexpected Stage Company, Tsunami
Theatre, and ASIA. Her monologues and poetry have been performed at the Kennedy Center.
Knight is a graduate of the National Conservatory of Dramatic Arts.
About Hollywood Fringe
The Hollywood Fringe Festival is an annual, open-access, community-derived event celebrating freedom of expression and collaboration in the performing arts community. Each June during the Hollywood Fringe, the arts infiltrate the Hollywood neighborhood: fully equipped theaters, parks, clubs, churches, restaurants and other unexpected places host hundreds of productions by local, national, and international arts companies and independent performers.
Participation in the Hollywood Fringe is completely open and uncensored. This free-for-all approach underlines the festival’s mission to be a platform for artists without the barrier of a curative body. By opening the gates to anyone with a vision, the festival is able to exhibit the most diverse and cutting-edge points-of-view the world has to offer. Additionally, by creating an environment where artists must self-produce their work, the Fringe motivates its participants to cultivate a spirit of entrepreneurialism in the arts.
