Downers Grove South to Present Black History Play

Submitted by Downers Grove Community High School District 99.

The show will take place in the DGS Auditorium. Seating is general admission and tickets are only $5 at the door.

Set in North Carolina in the 1960s, “North Star” is the story of Relia, an African-American girl, searching for her place to shine in both society and her personal life. The joyous innocence of Relia’s summer is transformed by the rising tensions of the growing civil rights movement. Relia’s parents are hotly divided between letting her participate in the demonstrations and shielding her from the harsh realities of the civil rights struggle and their community’s battle for freedom. Relia’s memories of magical moments stargazing with her father help guide her as she risks her life to be a part of the “Dream” and the “Big Freedom.”

Performance contains strong historical language.

DIRECTORS

Nathaniel Haywood…..Director

Hunter Evans…………….Technical Director

Alana Copeland…………Student Director

ACTORS CHARACTERS

Michaela Dukes………...Aurelia Taylor

Simone Black ………….…Relia Taylor

Cameron Hollins………..Manson Taylor

Kayla Williams……………Kate Taylor

Amari Smith-Martin…..Willie

Lovely-Pearl Renfro……Granma

Coby Cobb………………… Franklin

Lenier Gayton…………….Hawkins

Sarah Ansah……………….Reverend

Jessica Davenport………Miss Cooper

Matt Arnashus……………Mr. Connell

Richard Schumann……..Jake