We love it when celebrities share their Mixed Roots Stories (even if only in 140 characters). Orlando Jones – who is currently co-starring on the well-received TV show Sleepy Hollow (featuring a positive storyline of an interracial relationship) shared a bit of his cultural background around the Thanksgiving holiday this year. If you’re on Twitter, show him some love: @theorlandojones
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Mixed Blood Theatre in Minneapolis
I’ve always wanted to see a show at the Mixed Blood Theatre – whose mission is to invite the global village into its audience and onto its stage for provocative, inclusive, predictably unpredictable and award-winning theater.
Perusing their website, I just noticed that they are currently showing The Sun Serpent, by José Cruz Gonzalez (he was my nurturing and motivating playwriting teacher when I wrote One Drop of Love at Cal State LA). The play runs through March 22, 2014.
Here’s a little more information on the theater from their About page:
With programming in its historic firehouse in Minneapolis, in satellite venues throughout the Upper Midwest, and in the national workplace, Mixed Blood leads audiences to a much larger world, using relevant and entertaining theater to spawn a ripple effect of social change. Winner of numerous awards for its human rights and artistic accomplishments, Mixed Blood pays positive attention to differences and champions access. The company annually serves 75,000 people through its mainstage season of new plays, a regional tour of 5–7 shows, and a series of customized productions addressing workplace inclusion. In 2011, Mixed Blood launched Radical Hospitality, providing no-cost access to mainstage productions.