Cell Phone Blues October 1, 2009

This 2009 National Black Theater Festival Reader's Theater Series pick is a dramatization of tragic events in the life of an African-American family that is confronted with unforeseen and debilitating events. Rachel Jackson, a young college student has been arrested for a drug offense that she knew nothing about. Her father Charles Jackson has uncovered some unexplained cell phone calls on his wife's cell phone bill and these two events orchestrate to almost tear this close knit family apart at its roots. This conflict is complicated by David Wallace a predatory ex-con who seduces young Rachel into a life of confusion that adds fuel to the family's tragic collapse. The Sept. 30th show is free but patrons still need a ticket.