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Aug. 28 - Sept. 3, 2014
Play ‘Only Just a Minute’ Directed by Tom Jones and Starring Willie Carpenter is a Must See
Tom Jones Willie Carpenter is certainly correctly cast in the performance of Dr. Benjamin E. Mays in the new play “Only Just A Minute.” Carpenter has captured Dr. Mays in more ways than one – he leans like Dr. Mays and delivers the lines of Dr. Mays with the same noteworthy and exacting speech pattern. This is a performance to make one remember that Dr. Mays was, and is, the definition
of “the Morehouse mystique.” Only Just A Moment is a stage play about one of America’s most robust leaders of the American Civil Rights Era coming faceto-face with his own legacy, and that of his treasured protégé, in a powerful new theater production. Only Just A Minute contrasts the lives of scholar Benjamin E. Mays with that of the young leader Martin Luther King,
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Jr. as it examines the importMartin Luther King Jr. and ant events that helped shape Brad Raymond plays a very America. capable Daddy King and “My advice to every MoreHezekiah Mays. house College man in Atlanta The show is produced by and surrounding territories Morehouse graduate Bob is to see this play,” says John Dockery, Jr. and is written by B. Smith, Sr., a Morehouse Aaron Henne including text man and the publisher of The and characters by Levy Lee Atlanta Inquirer newspaper.” Simon. Tom Jones, known Only Just A Minute throughout the theater world opened in Atlanta on Aug. 20, as a writer, actor, and director, 2014 for a three-day run at provides another amazing the Ray Charles Performing job of directing theater – Arts Center at Morehouse Willie Carpenter this time he is working his College. The production is magic with a talented cast of performers that now moving to the Southwest Arts Center include Willie Carpenter, of Lifetime TV’s at 915 New Hope Road in Atlanta, where “Devious Maids.” Carpenter, in the lead it runs from Aug. 29 through Sept. 7, with role of Benjamin E. Mays offers audiences performances on Friday, Aug. 29 and Saturthe performance of a lifetime, inspired by day, Aug. 30 at 8:00 p.m.; Sunday, Aug. 31 at the story of Dr. Mays, long time president of 3:00 p.m.; Thursday, Sept. 4; Friday, Sept. 5; Morehouse College and mentor to Martin Saturday, Sept. 6 at 8:00 p.m., and Sunday, Luther King. Enoch King portrays a young Sept.7 at 3:00 p.m. reporter, Max Mitchell, who questions Mays Tickets are available for purchase online at about everything he’s stood for, challenging www.onlyjustaminute.com, or by phone at the virtues of non-violence and whether 626-8MYSEAT (626-869-7328). Student, peaceful protest could ever achieve change. Group and Senior rates are available. Anthony Manough is brilliant in the role as
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Benjamin E. Mays and MLK at the Crossroads Only Just A Minute promises to be a powerful theater experience that tells the story of two dynamic men in American history
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