Roadside Theater Performance & Residency Schedule
2001 - 2002

For specific performance dates and
times, please contact Roadside.

AUG. 16, 2001
BLACKEY SENIOR CITIZENS' CENTER, BLACKEY, KY
Mountain Tales & Music, an energetic performance of traditional tales and songs of the Appalachian Mountains - fun for all ages; sponsored by Blackey AARP

SEPT. 5, 2001
WELLMONT-BRISTOL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, BRISTOL, VA
Music from Home, 21 original songs, ranging in style from Appalachian gospel to southern soul, accompanied by a plainspoken narrative about life, love, and home; sponsored by Bristol Family Practice Residency Program

SEPT. 13, 2001
PINE MOUNTAIN GRILL, WHITESBURG, KY
Voices from the Battlefront, an original play with music addressing domestic violence and created in partnership with the staff and clients of HOPE House, a shelter for abused women and their children; sponsored by the Letcher County Domestic Violence Board

SEPT. 25 - 29, 2001
EAST BAY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, RICHMOND, CA
Community Storytelling to Public Performance residency; sponsored by East Bay Center and Appalshop's "Voices from Home" project

OCT. 5, 2001
BROWN THEATRE, LOUISVILLE, KY
Music from Home excerpts, part of Southern Arts Exchange; sponsored by the Kentucky Arts Council

OCT. 11, 2001
BREAKS INTERSTATE PARK CONFERENCE CENTER, BREAKS, VA
Voices from the Battlefront; sponsored by Family Crisis Support Services

OCT. 16, 2001
RADISSON FORT MAGRUDER HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTER, WILLIAMSBURG, VA
Storytelling workshop focusing on cross-generational communications; sponsored by Virginia Department on Aging, Virginia Cooperative Extension, and Family and Consumer Sciences at Virginia Tech

OCT. 25, 2001
BREAKS INTERSTATE PARK CONFERENCE CENTER, BREAKS, VA
Music from Home; sponsored by the Graduate Medical Education Consortium of the University of Virginia's College at Wise

OCT. 31 - NOV. 2, 2001
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY, EAST LIVERPOOL, OH
Music from Home & residency; sponsored by Kent State University

NOV. 3 - 6, 2001
PAUL A. DAUM THEATER, AKRON, OH
Promise of a Love Song & residency; a Junebug Productions-Teatro Pregones-Roadside Theater musical. New Orleans, the South Bronx, and the Cumberland Plateau meet on the subject of love; sponsored by University of Akron

NOV. 8 - 12, 2001
EISENHOWER AUDITORIUM,
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA
Promise of a Love Song & residency; sponsored by Penn State University

NOV. 15 - 17, 2001
SOUTH JERSEY PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, CAMDEN, NJ
Promise of a Love Song & residency; sponsored by South Jersey Performing Arts Center

DEC. 11, 2001
WISE COUNTY SENIOR CITIZENS' CENTER, WISE, VA
Christmas Tales & Music, a lively celebration of the holidays with traditional mountain Christmas stories, carols, sing-a-longs, and remembrances; sponsored by Wise County Senior Citizens Center

DEC. 3 - 7, 2001
EAST BAY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, RICHMOND, CA
Community Storytelling to Public Performance residency; sponsored by East Bay Center and "Voices from Home"

DEC. 4, 2001
CUMBERLAND LODGE, WILLIAMSBURG, KY
Christmas Tales & Music; sponsored by Kentucky Association of Extension 4-H Agents

DEC. 13, 2001
CLINCHCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, CLINCHCO, VA
Mountain Tales and Music; sponsored by the Dickenson County Career Center

DEC. 21, 2001
APPALSHOP, WHITESBURG, KY
Christmas in Appalachia, an exciting mix of stories, remembrances, music, and sing-a-longs; Roadside's ninth annual community holiday celebration

JAN. 18 - 19, 2002
UNIVERSITY OF AKRON, AKRON, OH
Theater course, "Story to Stage: Exploring Grassroots Theater"; sponsored by University of Akron's College of Fine and Applied Arts

JAN. 26 - 30, 2002
EAST BAY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, RICHMOND, CA
Community Storytelling to Public Performance residency; sponsored by East Bay Center and "Voices from Home"

FEB. 1, 2002
ELKO CONVENTION CENTER AUDITORIUM, ELKO, NV
Why the Cowboy Sings, co-conceived and co-directed by Roadside director, Dudley Cocke; sponsored by The 18th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering

FEB. 12, 2002
CAPITOL THEATER, SALT LAKE CITY, UT
Why the Cowboy Sings; a part of the 2002 Olympic Games Art Festival

FEB. 15 - 16, 2002
UNIVERSITY OF AKRON, AKRON, OH
Theater course, "Story to Stage: Exploring Grassroots Theater"; sponsored by University of Akron's College of Fine and Applied Arts

FEB. 23 -28, 2002
DOWA YOLANNE ELEMENTARY,
ZUNI, NM
special book release party featuring workshops and Corn Mountain/Pine Mountain performance excerpts

MARCH 1 - 2, 2002
LENSIC PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, SANTA FE, NM
Corn Mountain/Pine Mountain & residency, special book release party; sponsored by Lensic Performing Arts Center

MARCH 8 - 9, 2002
UNIVERSITY OF AKRON, AKRON, OH
Theater course, "Story to Stage: Exploring Grassroots Theater"; sponsored by University of Akron's College of Fine and Applied Arts

MARCH 14 - 25, 2002
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Community Storytelling to Public Performance residency and community performances, Stranger at the Table; sponsored by East Bay Center for the Performing Arts and Appalshop's "Voices from Home" project

Community performance schedule:
March 21, 6 p.m., Helms Middle School in San Pablo
March 22, 6 p.m., Plaza Garibaldi in Richmond
March 23, 6 p.m., Lao Family Community Development Center in San Pablo
March 24, 3 p.m., New Greater Faith Church of the Deliverance in Richmond

APRIL 10 - 14, 2002
CAMDEN HILLS REGIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, CAMDEN, ME
Promise of a Love Song & residency; sponsored by Bay Chamber Concerts

APRIL 15 - 24, 2002
UNIVERSITY OF AKRON, AKRON, OH
Theater course, "Story to Stage: Exploring Grassroots Theater"; sponsored by University of Akron's College of Fine and Applied Arts

APRIL 20, 2002
THE CARNEGIE CENTER,
LEXINGTON, KY
Music from Home; sponsored by Alternate ROOTS' FOCAS Festival

APRIL 26 - 28, 2002
TOWER DISTRICT, FRESNO, CA
Promise of a Love Song & residency; a part of the First Annual Tamejavi Festival, sponsored by Central Valley Cultural Exchange Festival

MAY 3 - 4, 2002
CYNTHIANA - HARRISON COUNTY MUSEUM, CYNTHIANA, KY
Music from Home & residency; sponsored by Cynthiana - Harrison County Trust, Inc.

MAY 10, 2002
APPALSHOP, WHITESBURG, KY
Voices from the Battlefront; sponsored by the Letcher County Domestic Violence Committee

MAY 10, 2002
NATIVE AMERICA CALLING
Radio program features Roadside director Dudley Cocke and Idiwanan An Chawe director Edward Wemytewa discussing Journeys Home: Revealing a Zuni-Appalachia Collaboration

MAY 11, 2002
JETTIE BAKER CENTER,
CLINTWOOD, VA
Music from Home; sponsored by the Jettie Baker Center and the Town of Clintwood

MAY 13, 2002
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA HIGHER EDUCATION TRAINING CENTER, ABINGDON, VA
Music from Home; sponsored by the Southwest Virginia Training Symposium

JUNE 5- 8, 2002
APPALSHOP, WHITESBURG, KY
Appalshop's 16th Annual Seedtime on the Cumberland Festival including:

Friday, June 7, 7:30 p.m. Appalachian/African American Gospel Music Exchange performances by Roadside, Northern KY Brotherhood, TriCity Messengers, Greater Mt. Sinai Baptist Church Choir, and more

Saturday, June 8, 1 p.m.
Music from Home

JUNE 24 - 29, 2002
COWAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL & COWAN COMMUNITY CENTER,
COWAN, KY
Roadside's Ron Short performs and teaches old-time singing as a part of the Cowan Creek Mountain Music School; sponsored by WMMT-FM

(Schedule is subject to change. For specific performance dates and times, contact Roadside Theater.)

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