* Please note, RSVPs are appreciated but do not guarantee entry on the day of the event. Guests will be seated on a first come, first serve basis. Please arrive early to guarantee your seat.
Open to: Emerson College students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members on a first come, first serve basis.
Event DetailsTitle: An Evening in History with James Baldwin: Featuring Charles Reese
Date: Thursday, February 16
Time: 7 - 9pm EST
Location: Semel Theater, Tufte Performance and Production Center
The Tufte Performance and Production Center is located at the end of the Boylston Street Alley which is directly adjacent to 122 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116. Walk down the Alley and the Tufte Performance and Production Center will be the last building on the left. You will walk down the stairs and check in will be towards the back near the security desk.
COVID-19 Policy: Per Emerson College's Office of the Arts' protocol, all attendees and program participants must wear a well-fitted 3-ply face mask at all times when indoors at the theatre, except while actively eating or drinking concessions. N95s, KN95s, and surgical masks are recommended. No gaiters, bandanas, or masks with vents allowed.
Recording: Only highlights of the performance, and the Q&A portion that follows, will be made available as a recording for archival purposes.
About This Event
This interactive literary and performance art salon bears witness (as James Baldwin would say) to a very unique time in history by shedding a light on the secret Baldwin/Kennedy Meeting of 1963 and further sparking a conversation on Race Relations in America. Reese achieves this by using excerpts from the critically acclaimed off Broadway playbook, James Baldwin A Soul on Fire (written by the late playwright, Howard Simon & Edited by Reese).
The "Salon Experience" pays homage to the Harlem Renaissance by providing an atmosphere styled after creative literary "in-gatherings" with a dose of storytelling. Throughout the presentation call and response songs, poetry, art and culture are used as a tool to engage, educate and entertain.
*Charles Reese Appears Courtesy of SAG- AFTRA & Actors' Equity Association.
About Charles Reese
Known as the Cultural Architect for Public Engagement, Charles Reese is a multi-hyphenated actor, author, and program curator who has carved out his own lane in the entertainment industry. Reese earned his BA Degree in Mass Communications/Theatre Arts from Morehouse College. Reese can be seen as the feisty chef, Jalil Baldwin on the American TV sitcom, Beauty and the Baller, streaming on Amazon Prime Video and Crackle TV. He is the Founder of Teeth and Eyes Communications, LLC and his widely acclaimed work as an advocate and promoter of James Baldwin has taken him from Off-Broadway to around the globe. For more information, please visit:
www.charlesreeseexperience.com