Previews - (November 17, 2005 )

"CLASS OF '73 " AT CENTERSTAGE


“CLASS OF ‘73”
9TH Annual Jambiz Christmas Production

FROM THE PROLIFIC PEN OF PATRICK BROWN, THE WRITER OF “OLIVER AT LARGE”, “CINDERELISHA & THE DJ PRINCE”, “RAS NOAH & THE HAWK”, “VIBES” AND DOZENS MORE, COMES MORE HILARIOUS FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT --- “CLASS OF ’73”.

PRACTICALLY REJECTED BY THE TEACHING PROFESSION, THE HARDLY-WORKING MR. B. BRINGLE (PLAYED BY THE CARIBBEAN’S KING OF COMEDY, OLIVER SAMUELS) FINDS HIMSELF SADDLED WITH A BUNCH OF INTELLECTUALLY-CHALLENGED SOCIAL REJECTS KNOWN AS GRADE 6Z.

JOIN THESE SOCIAL MISFITS ON A GUT-BUSTING, LAUGH-A-MINUTE RIDE TOWARDS THEIR UNLIKELY GRADUATION.

“CLASS OF ’73” HOLDS UP A MIRROR TO THE SOCIETY, ILLUMINATING SOME OF THE CHALLENGES OF THE NATION’S (JAMAICA) EDUCATION SYSTEM. BUT DESPITE THE INHERENT AND OBVIOUS FRALITIES, WE SHOW THAT AS A NATION WE CONTINUE TO BEAT THE ODDS. HOW? COME SEE WHAT EVENTUALLY HAPPENS TO THE CLASS OF ’73.

THE 1973 SETTING ADDS A TOUCH OF NOSTALGIA TO THIS UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE. PICTURE OLIVER SAMUELS IN JHERRI CURLS AND BELL-FOOT POLYESTER PANTS “SKANKING” TO THE MUSIC OF THE HEPTONES. OR GLEN “TITUS” CAMPBELL & COMPANY, SPORTING GIANT AFROS, DOING THE “S90 SKANK”, ETC.

NEED WE SAY MORE?

CLASS OF ’73 IS THE 9TH ANNUAL JAMBIZ CHRISTMAS PRODUCTION, AND WILL OPEN AS IT CUSTOMERY ON BOXING DAY, DECEMBER 26TH AT THE CENTERSTAGE THEATRE IN NEW KINGSTON. IT WILL HAVE A LIMITED RUN AT CENTERSTAGE, AFTER WHICH IT WILL FOLLOW ITS USUAL PATTERN OF PLAYING MAJOR RURAL TOWN CENTERS ACROSS JAMAICA BEFORE JETTING OFF FOR PERFORMANCES IN NORTH AMERICA AND THE WIDER CARIBBEAN.

Contact: Rosemarie Williams/Lenford Salmon; Jambiz International Limited –
5 Central Ave, Kingston 5; Tel: 754-3877; email:jambiz@anngel.com