Told through the eyes of 17-year-old Ernestine Crump, “Crumbs From the Table of Joy” is a memory play about an African-American family from the deep south that moves to Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1950. Their story is a testament to the challenging nature of change, and the ways in which to manage it with a message of tolerance and hope for the future.
Tickets, $7 for students/youth, $8 for seniors and $10 for adults, are available at the Miami H.O.M.E Box Office, 513-529-3200 or online at miamioh.edu/BoxOffice. For more information about the production, go to arts.miamioh.edu/theatre/production-season/.
A roundtable panel discussion will be held in conjunction with the play at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25 in Gates-Abegglen Theatre. Ashley Dunn, graduate student in theatre, will moderate “In a New Day, Peace Will Come,” with a panel including faculty from various disciplines.
“Crumbs From the Table of Joy” is part of a series of events of Miami’s Celebrating Freedom: Understanding the Past, Building the Future year-long initiative. For more information about Celebrating Freedom, got to MiamiOH.edu/celebratingfreedom.
Faculty piano recital Sunday
Frank Huang, assistant professor of piano at Miami University, will perform a solo piano recital at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23 at in Souers Recital Hall in the Center for Performing Arts. Performed will be Schubert’s Sonata in A minor, D. 784, Liszt’s Années de Pèlerinage (Years of Pilgrimage), and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.
Frank Huang is a Chinese-American pianist that has gained international recognition. He is also an avid chamber musician and an active soloist with orchestras. Huang has taken first place at the 2008 5 Towns Piano Competition, The International Artists Competition and 2007 Artists International Auditions.
The recital is free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.MiamiOH.edu/music.
Wind ensemble, glee club perform Tuesday
The MU Wind Ensemble, conducted by Professor Gary A. Speck, and the Men’s Glee Club, conducted by Jeremy D. Jones, will perform a joint concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25 in Hall Auditorium. Admission is free.
The Wind Ensemble’s repertoire includes Julienne Work’s Autumn Walk, conducted by Dr. Stephen Lytle. The ensemble performed at this year’s Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA). The Men’s Glee Club will highlight Timothy C. Takach’s “Rough Beast,” commissioned by the MGC for their ACDA Performance and “Demon in My View,” composed by Jeffrey T. Horvath (a Men’s Glee Club alumnus).
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