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PlayMakers Repertory Company is launching a new series of symposia examining
issues in the arts.
Offered free of charge, the initial symposium on Feb. 27 will examine freedom
of expression in artistic endeavors. Featured guests include celebrated
performance artist Holly Hughes and Keith Martin, managing director of
Charlotte Repertory Theatre.
"We are very excited about this series, and hope to examine issues critical to
the survival of the arts in our society," said PlayMakers Repertory Company
Artistic Director David Hammond. "I can think of no topic more essential to the
health of the arts than freedom of expression."
Obie award-winning performance artist and playwright Holly Hughes is one of the
most popular and controversial artists before the public. She will relate her
experience as one of the "NEA 4" whose grant was revoked by the National
Endowment for the Arts, making her a central figure in the American culture
wars of the late 1980s and early 1990s. According to N.C. Sen. Jesse Helms,
Hughes is a "garbage artist."
Keith Martin, managing director of Charlotte Repertory Theatre, will reflect on
his experience producing the Pulitzer prize-winning Angels in America in North
Carolina. Martin's career in the not-for-profit arts spans more than 25 years
and includes artistic direction and choreography in professional theatre,
opera, symphonic music and dance.
The performances of both Hughes and Charlotte Repertory Theatre were attacked
for "homosexual content."
Rounding out the panel are Gene R. Nichol Jr, dean of the Carolina School of
Law; Daniel Pollit, Kenan professor emeritus, Carolina School of Law; Debra
Ross, American Civil Liberties Union; Chuck Stone Jr., Walter Spearman
professor in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication; and Chapel Hill
Mayor Rosemary Waldorf.
The Freedom of Expression symposium will take place in the Paul Green Theatre,
Center for Dramatic Art, at 7 p.m. To gain admission, attendees will be
required to present their complimentary ticket. Attendees will have the chance
to interact with panelists during a question and answer session.
Advance complimentary tickets have been offered to PlayMakers subscribers and
Carolina students. Remaining free tickets are now available to the general
public. Call PlayMakers at 2-PLAY for tickets and additional information.
This symposium is made possible by a grant from the Williamson Committee to Promote Gay and Lesbian Studies.
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