donnie l. betts Director of “Gem of the Ocean” on Mid-morning Jazz with Tree King

Director donnie l. betts (award-winning documentary filmmaker, theater director, and podcast host) and Steffen Beal stopped by KUVO to chat with Tree King on Mid-morning jazz about “Gem of the Ocean.”

It’s the last weekend and not to be missed! April 12, 13, and 14 at Aurora Fox Arts Center.

Pittsburgh, 1904: Seeking redemption, a young southerner, Citizen Barlow, arrives at the doorstep of the legendary Aunt Ester, a 285-year-old spiritual guide. There he meets Solly Two Kings, a former slave turned Underground Railroad conductor. Through a series of intertwining events, their lives become forever altered, as Citizen Barlow is taken on a mythical journey of awakening to the City of Bones, realizing the value of community and the power of belief.

A 2005 Tony Award Nominee for Best Play, “Gem of the Ocean” is the first in Aurora Fox’s commitment to producing August Wilson’s ten-play “The American Century Cycle.” Boasting multiple Tony Awards and Pulitzer Prizes for Drama, the cycle follows the lives of Black Americans throughout each decade of the 20th century.

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