{"id":22121,"date":"2016-02-11T15:36:28","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T22:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=22121"},"modified":"2016-02-12T10:23:56","modified_gmt":"2016-02-12T17:23:56","slug":"theater-star-john-douglas-thompson-headlines-black-history-month-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=22121","title":{"rendered":"Theater star John Douglas Thompson headlines Black History Month celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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John Douglas Thompson
Photograph \u00a9 T Charles Erickson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

John Douglas Thompson is the caliber of actor virtually any theater would relish on its marquee. That he\u2019ll perform at UCCS\u2019s Theatreworks for a three-week run starting this month is nothing short of remarkable, said Murray Ross, Theatreworks artistic director.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is really, truly, a rare and unique opportunity to see a great actor who normally appears on Broadway and only occasionally tours big metro areas,\u201d Ross said. \u201cIt\u2019s just not to be missed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ross explained how Theatreworks got Thompson here to perform the one-man \u201cSatchmo at the Waldorf.\u201d Thompson was here three years ago for a UCCS Prologue appearance. Ross floated the idea to Thompson of coming back some day, then saw Thompson perform \u201cSatchmo at the Waldorf\u201d off-Broadway in New York.<\/p>\n

Thanks to what Ross called \u201cgood timing, John\u2019s own generosity and our production team\u2019s energy and skill, we are bringing him here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thompson recently ended a run of the play in San Francisco in a theater of approximately 1,000 seats. He\u2019ll perform here in the 180-seat Dusty Loo Bon Vivant Theater, Ross noted. \u201cSatchmo at the Waldorf\u201d opens Feb. 18 and is part of Black History Month programming.<\/p>\n

The play is about trumpet legend Louis Armstrong and written by Terry Teachout, an Armstrong biographer. It takes place during Armstrong\u2019s last gig, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York, four months before he died in 1971. \u201cOver the course of the evening we learn a lot about this extraordinary man and his music, whose life and art covered much of the 20th<\/sup> century,\u201d Ross wrote in a Theatreworks essay.<\/p>\n

Thompson will do a few other events while he\u2019s here, including a Prologue appearance, which is sold out, and a visit to a local school.<\/p>\n

\u201cJohn Douglas Thompson is not a household word in America in general, but that\u2019s only because he\u2019s a star of the theater and not movies and television,\u201d Ross said. \u201cIn the world of theater all across America, he is universally recognized as one of our greatest actors.\u201d<\/p>\n

Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n

When:<\/strong> Feb. 18-March 6, with shows 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, 2 p.m. Saturdays and 4 p.m. Sundays.<\/p>\n

Where:<\/strong> Dusty Loo Bon Vivant Theater, University Hall.\u00a0 \u201cThe language in \u2018Satchmo\u2019 is emphatic, vigorous and profane,\u201d according to Theatreworks.<\/p>\n

Tickets<\/strong>: $23 for youth, $45 for adults, UCCS students free. Tickets will be 2-for-1 for faculty and staff opening weekend (Feb. 18-21) using promo code \u201cUCCS.\u201d Go to http:\/\/www.theatreworkscs.org<\/a> or call 255-3232<\/p>\n

A Feb. 21 Prologue event with Thompson is sold out. It is sponsored by\u00a0the Department of Visual and Performing Arts, the College of Letters, Arts & Sciences, Theatreworks, the Chancellor’s Office and the Department of Humanities.<\/p>\n

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Other Black History Month events<\/strong><\/p>\n

Feb. 18, 7:30 p.m.: “Dope” film showing, Dwire Hall, Room 121. Sponsored by Black Student Union. Free.<\/p>\n

Feb. 22, 11:30-2 p.m.: Blast from the Past: Education and Food, an interactive timeline of black history. Berger Hall. Sponsored by Black Student Union, MOSAIC, student chapter of the Southern Poverty Law Center, Office of Student Activities. Free.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Feb. 24, 6 p.m.: \u201cSelma\u201d film showing and discussion, University Center Theater, Room 302. Sponsored by MOSAIC and Respect on Campus. Free<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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