What: Day of Absence by Douglas Turner Howard
When: Feb. 26-28, March 1, and March 5-8 at 7:00 p.m.
Where: Edison Theatre
Tickets: $10 for students and $15 for General Admission. To reserve a ticket, visit www.csudh.edu/theatre-arts/buy-tickets/.
Contact: Call the CSUDH Performing Arts Department at (310) 243-3589, or email PerformingArts@csudh.edu.
The CSUDH Department of Theatre and Dance presents Day of Absence by Douglas Turner Howard, directed by Theatre faculty Jozben Barrett. Performances are in the Edison Theatre; the show will run Feb. 26th-28th, March 1, and March and 5-8 at 7:00 p.m.
Day of Absence is a satire about an imaginary Southern town where all the Black people have suddenly disappeared. The only ones left are sick and lying in hospital beds, refusing to get well. In the end, the Black people begin to reappear just as mysteriously as they had vanished, and the white community, sobered by what has transpired, breathes a sigh of relief at the return of the rather uneasy status quo. However, things will never quite be the same again.
Tickets to Day of Absence are $10 for students and $15 for General Admission. Tickets may be purchased for in-person experience at www.csudh.edu/theatre/tickets. Performances will take place in the Edison Theatre, located on the CSUDH campus, 1000 E. Victoria St. For driving directions and a map of campus, visit www.csudh.edu/directions. Parking permits are $10 and may be purchased at kiosks near each lot.
