University Theatre presents 'The Conviction of Lady Lorraine'

KALAMAZOO, Mich.--Western Michigan University theatre faculty member Dwandra Nickole Lampkin will perform the one-woman show "The Conviction of Lady Lorraine" Nov. 6-8 in the York Arena Theatre at WMU.

Tickets for this free event can be reserved by calling the Gilmore Theatre Complex at (269) 387-6222.

Performance schedule

• Thursday, Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m.
• Friday, Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m.
• Saturday, Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m.

Directed by WMU theatre assistant professor Lofton Durham, "The Conviction of Lady Lorraine" explores the trials of a homeless woman suffering the consequences of the civil rights movement interwoven with the struggles of a contemporary artist whose skin color shapes how other see her--and how she shes herself.

"The Conviction of Lady Lorraine" also showcases Lampkin’s personal journey to find the secret behind a homeless woman’s twenty-two year protest. She received grants from both Ball State University and the Indiana Arts Commission to conduct research and to create the show.

Dwandra Nickole Lampkin

Before arriving at WMU, Lampkin taught for eight years at Ball State University's Department of Theatre and Dance. She received her B.S. from Western Michigan University and an M.F.A. from the National Theatre Conservatory.

She has received grants from the Indiana Arts Commission and Ball State University to conduct research at the Schomburg Center for Black Research in Harlem, New York on the topics of stereotypes and diversity as it pertains to theatre in America.

Prior to her career in academia, Lampkin lived in New York City where she worked as a professional actress. Her television credits include Law and Order, Third Watch, Law and Order: SVU, and the ABC series Wonderland. She has performed regionally at the Denver Center Theatre, The Huntington Theatre in Boston, the National Black Theatre in New York City, the Indiana Repertory Theater, the Phoenix Theatre, and the Human Race Theatre. Some of her most memorable roles include Calpurnia in "To Kill a Mockingbird" and Matron Mama Morton in "Chicago." Lampkin has also toured with the Washington Production Company in "The Life Rosa Parks."

For more information, visit www.dwandra.com.

This show is presented with support from the W.K. Kellogg Grant for Racial Healing. For mature audiences.

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