Writer-Producer Sheryl Lee Ralph
Friday and Saturday, January 23, 24, 2009
St. Joseph’s Performance Hall @ Hayti Heritage Center
7:30 PM
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The love and life struggles of six women from very different backgrounds and cultures are experienced as writer-performer Sheryl Lee Ralph (Dreamgirls) tells their stories.
Sometimes I Cry is a one-woman show written and conceived by award winning actress and honored AIDS activist, Sheryl Lee Ralph. This moving and provocative show was inspired by the real life stories of women infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. Ms. Ralph becomes each one of these characters, breathing life into them and their stories with every move and simple gesture. Sheryl Lee Ralph possesses a wealth of talent that has been hidden for far too long; Actress, Singer, Producer, and now writer! When Sometimes I Cry was initially presented at the National Black Women and HIV/AIDS Conference in Los Angeles, December 2005, the show was met with the most extraordinary out pouring of love and acceptance.
“These women’s voices have been silent for too long in the struggle against HIV/AIDS and must be heard.” — S.L. Ralph
Sometimes I Cry is the second production from The Diva Foundation, which first burst onto the AIDS fundraising scene in 1990, with its magical evening of song and entertainment Divas Simply Singing, held annually at Wilshire Ebell Theater. Over the years Divas Simply Singing has benefited Minority AIDS Project, AIDS HealthCare Foundation, Project Angel Food, Black AIDS Institute, Caring for Babies with AIDS and many others.
The Diva Foundation is a national not-for-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization founded by Sheryl Lee Ralph, in 1990, as a memorial to the many friends she had lost to HIV/AIDS. The organization focuses on generating resources and coordinating activities to create awareness of and combat against HIV/AIDS. The DIVA Foundation utilizes music and entertainment as a vehicle to educate, raise awareness, and erase the stigma attached to this deadly disease.
Presented by St. Joseph’s Historic Foundation, Inc. the program is sponsored by Chapel Hill- Carrboro Area Alumnae Chapter, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., North Carolina Arts Council, a state agency, and National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
Tickets: $20 adults; $15 students (w/id) & Senior Citizens For more information and tickets visit www.hayti.org. Group Tickets available. The Hayti Heritage Center is located at 804 Old Fayetteville Street, Durham, NC 27701 (919) 683-1709.
