From: New Works Writers Series
Date: Thursday, October 15, 2009
Where: Ground Level Coffee House

Actors perform Toni Morrison's THE BLUEST EYE

Actors persent classic by Toni Morrison

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Dr. Imelda Hunt, 419.913-0286
September 29, 2009 director@newworkswritersseries.orgActors present classic by author Toni MorrisonLiterature lovers and fans of one of America’s most revered authors are invited to enjoy a special presentation by New Works Writers Series at 7 p.m. Oct. 15 at the Ground Level Coffeehouse, 2636 West Central Avenue in Toledo.Actors performing with New Works, under the direction of Dr. Imelda Hunt, will give a dramatic reading of Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye, which examines racism and incest in middle America. A discussion will follow the exclusive presentation.“As one of Toni Morrison’s most controversial books, The Bluest Eye is a story that easily lends itself to a theatrical reading,” says Hunt, founder of New Works.So bold is the novel’s plot that it has been the target of restrictions from some public school libraries. The Bluest Eye was selected for Oprah Winfrey’s prestigious “Book Club” in 2000.In its second decade, New Works Writers Series is Northwest Ohio’s oldest independent black theater and performance arts organization. A 501(c)3 non-profit, New Works has presented plays and workshops within the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library system, at the Toledo Museum of Art and Detroit’s Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, to name only a few venues.Admission to the Ground Level Coffeehouse reading is $5.“We promise a moving performance of this outstanding author’s work,” adds Hunt. “We also expect to enjoy a lively discussion.”For more information, contact Dr. Imelda Hunt at (419) 380-8464 or via e-mail at director@newworkswritersseries.org.# # #