Gone Dishin’ In the Continuum

by Gone Dishin' | January 14, 2007 9:59 AM | | Comments (3)

In%20the%20Continuum%20facetoface540.jpgA final dress rehearsal at the Yale Repertory Theatre turned out an incredible audience to see two women tell one story “In the Continuum”. Artistic Director James Bundy was visibly excited to present yet another piece of unforgettable theatre and particularly anxious for the leaders of the healthcare, non-profit, faith-based and political communities to have the experience.

Nikkole%20Salter.jpgNikkole Salter (pictured) and Danai Gurira are the authors and actresses. In the style of Anna Deavere Smith, they play the multiple roles involved in the 48 hour time span of the plot. Two women, from opposite sides of the world, are diagnosed with HIV-AIDS and confront their illness and resources in the context of their cultures. The status and family dynamics of black women in West Los Angeles and Zimbabwe provide emotional and, at times, very humorous background for reflection on this inherently racist and sexist global epidemic.

Danai%20Gurira.jpgDanai Gurira (pictured), co-author, hails from Zimbabwe; she is an alumnus of the NYU Graduate Acting Program where she met her co-author, Nikkole Salter, a native of Los Angeles. Their collaboration has been applauded (and sold out) in Greenwich Village, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Washington, Cincinnati and Los Angeles.

At a post-performance reception, Gary Spinner and a group from Hill Health Center, Alderwoman Andrea Jackson-Brooks, Minority Business Council Exec. Len Smart, United Way Board members George Clark and Lindy Lee Gold, CT Business and Industry Association’s Education Chair Nick Lavarato were seen discussing the drama and the community resources for those HIV-AIDS afflicted in our area.

The opportunity for this experience may only happen from January 12 to February 10;
The Dish strongly recommends that you call the box office at 432-1234 and reserve your seat before any real local critics provide rave reviews…………
ALL FOR THE GREATER GOOD!







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Posted by: james gough | January 14, 2007 10:07 PM

As an hiv education & awareness person i commend these fina actors for portraying a very real story,and its believable in the times we live in.You Both are going to be stars!!!James Gough,Sudbury ont can.PHA=2001

Posted by: kujuga | January 17, 2007 12:13 PM

AID is a serious problem in the black community no offense but if it were white suffering the public would have done something right now i guess rasicm is still going on in the united states and it needs to stop right now. We should stop being ignorant and start acting like a family and help our friends. and help people that are suffering from AIDS/HIV in the black community.

Posted by: Ned | January 18, 2007 8:43 AM

Kujuga, have you never heard of ACT UP? GMHC (Gay Men's Health Crisis) and all of the other people who protested, agitated got arrested, got active - while the Black community stuck its collective head in the sand, ignoring the spread of HIV in black communities because it was a disease that only white gay men get? - I still here the same BS coming from Black (and White) Churches in the U.S. and Africa. Institutional Black homophobia has as much to do with the spread of AIDS as racism and general ignorance. Of course American religious irrationalism and infantile attitude toward sex don't help at all. When I went to see what services AIDS Interfaith offered, I was told that they served primarily African Americans, and that "across the street" aka APNH served "homosexuals", as if there are no Black gay men? I can understand organizations targeting specific populations in culturally sensitive ways; however, my experience indicated a much bigger problem. I'm hoping that their outlook has changed. Granted, racism is what this country was founded on and continues to poison and twist the politics and the people's minds.

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