Kendra Lewis, Brother Julius Lewis' better half, recently began a new African-American theater company called Voices of California for Diversity, Arts & Culture. Prior to founding Voices of California, Silhouette Lewis, a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., oversaw the Sacramento Theater Company as Managing Director.Voices of California has an exciting schedule planned. This month the company will present Emergence-See!, a one-man show that has received widespread praise throughout the country. Emergence-See! will run on September 19th and 20th at the Benvenuti Performing Arts Center in Natomas.
Over the next few months, Voices of California will produce several more shows. In October, it will show Nat King Cole & Me--a musical about a young Bakersfield boy who, in absence of his father, turns to music as an escape. The show premiered in Denver last year to great reviews. Brother Lloyd "Corn" Porter, a 1992 Upsilon initiate, plays a role in the play.
October also brings Hallelujah City, a new musical by the people who brought Evangelize!, and the Martin Luther King Project's production of And the Dream Goes On to Sacramento last year.
February production includes a drama called The Bluest Eye, based on a Toni Morrison novel.
For more information about Voices of California's schedule, contact Kendra Lewis at (916) 479-9151. Brother Lewis serves as a member of the company's Board of Directors and can be reached at nupecop2001@yahoo.com.
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