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GCC Forum Players Perform Single Black Female

Four Performances ~ Genesee Community College Batavia Campus

Batavia, NY (11/20/2018) — What: GCC Forum Players Perform Single Black Female

When: Four Performances:

Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, November 30, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 1, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 2, 2018 from at 2 p.m.

Where: Genesee Community College Batavia Campus - Stuart Steiner Theatre

Black Box Theater Set-up / Tickets limited

Who: Mature audiences (ages 16+)

Background:

Genesee Community College's Forum Players will take the stage in Single Black Female written by Lisa B. Thompson, award-winning playwright. Performances will take place on November 29, 30 and December 1, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. and on December 2, 2018 at 2 p.m.

In this show, quick comic vignettes tell the story of two thirty-something African-American middle class women looking for love, clothes, dignity and more in a world that only sees stereotypes. This production is a thesis project for co-director Jaime Arena, who is pursuing a master's degree at Regent University.

The cast of Single Black Female is comprised entirely of GCC students:

Single Black Females: Tori Ogunsanya of Brooklyn, NY and Khalisah Muhammad of Harlem, NY.

Dancers featured in the production include:Natsumi Sasabe of Tokyo, JapanAkane Hagiwara of Tokyo, JapanRuno Suzuki of Hokkaido, JapanFu Kikuchi of Fukuoka, JapanChiyori Nakadai of Chiba, JapanLakeithia Lindsey of Tampa, FLSalma Huzair of Waterport, NY (missing from cast photo)

Natsumi Sasabe of Tokyo, Japan
Akane Hagiwara of Tokyo, Japan
Runo Suzuki of Hokkaido, Japan
Fu Kikuchi of Fukuoka, Japan
Chiyori Nakadai of Chiba, Japan
Lakeithia Lindsey of Tampa, FL
Salma Huzair of Waterport, NY (missing from cast photo)

Tickets for these performances are $8 for adults, and $5 for seniors (55+) and students (16+) and GCC faculty/ staff. GCC students with ID are $3, and GCC alumni with ID will receive a $2 discount on an adult ticket. To reserve seats, contact the GCC box office at boxoffice@genesee.edu or (585) 345-6814.

For further information and photographs, contact Donna Rae Sutherland, associate director of Marketing Communications at (585) 343-0055 x 6616 or dsutherland@genesee.edu.

Additional Details: http://news.genesee.edu/news/2018/08/29/new-additions-genesee-community-college-arts-and-cultural-center-annual-season-line

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Editor's Note:

Cast photographs, courtesy of GCC, are available at: http://marketing.genesee.edu/images/SBF2018_cast.jpg

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