Arts & Issues Presents: Fred Gray
Monday, November 5th
7:30pm
Morris University Center, Meridian Ballroom
Fred David Gray is a nationally recognized civil rights attorney who helped change history. After earning his law degree in 1954, the young attorney was thrust into the national spotlight in 1955 when he represented Rosa Parks after her arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery city bus. The incident sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott - considered the beginning of the civil rights movement. Mr. Gray went on to serve as Martin Luther King’s first civil rights attorney. Hear the riveting story of this important chapter in American history and Mr. Gray’s fight to destroy segregation. Free tickets for SIUE students at the MUC Welcome Desk.
The Cougar Store - In Store Reading
Tuesday, November 6th
2pm
Morris University Center, The Cougar Store
Stop by The Cougar Store for a poetry reading and signing with SIUE Senior, Corinthia Jordan. What began as therapeutic self-reflection and expression has transpired into a beautiful compilation of poetry that now fills Corinthia Jordan's self-published book entitled “Bloom.”
Department of Theater & Dance Presents: Chicago
November 7th - November 10th
7:30pm
Dunham Hall Theater
CHICAGO, the musical, is based on a 1926 play of the same name by reporter Maurine Dallas Watkins and is about actual criminals and crimes she reported on. CHICAGO first opened on Broadway at the 46th Street Theatre in New York City on June 3, 1975. It was directed and choreographed by Bob Fosse. It is the 1975 Tony Awards nominee for Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical, and Best Original Score and the winner of the 1997 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical.
In roaring twenties Chicago, Roxie Hart murders a faithless lover and convinces her hapless husband, Amos, to take the rap...until he finds out he's been duped and turns on Roxie. Convicted and sent to death row, Roxie and another "Merry Murderess," Velma Kelly, vie for the spotlight and the headlines, ultimately joining forces in search of the "American Dream": fame, fortune, and acquittal. This sharp-edged satire features a dazzling score that sparked immortal staging by Bob Fosse. CHICAGO is a satire on corruption in the administration of criminal justice and the concept of the "celebrity criminal" all the while set to brilliant musical numbers and amazing dance choreography.
