University Theatre presents 'Incognito'

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—"Incognito," a special engagement written and performed by Chicago performing artist Michael Fosberg, will be featured for two nights at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 21-22, at Western Michigan University's York Arena Theatre at the Gilmore Theatre Complex.

The solo show is presented with support from the W. K. Kellogg Grant for Racial Healing. Tickets for this free event can be reserved by calling the box office of the Gilmore Theatre Complex at (269) 387-6222.

Chosen by the Chicago Tribune as one of the top theatrical events of the 2001 season, "Incognito" invites audiences to explore and discuss their thoughts on race and identity. The one-man show reveals the struggles of discovering you are not the person you thought you were. Imagine that you have a family, a history, an ethnicity that you never knew. How would this discovery impact your life, the lives of those around you, your vision of yourself and society?

Michael Fosberg

Fosberg holds a BFA degree from the University of Minnesota. While in Minnesota he founded the Small Change Original Theater in Minneapolis where he wrote and directed tours of educational shows throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin, and North and South Dakota. In Los Angeles he served as the director of education for the Living Library Theatre, and a teacher/director for South Coast Repertory’s Young Actor’s Conservatory program.

In Chicago he has appeared at Steppenwolf, Remains, Wisdom Bridge, and the Goodman Theatres, and co-founded the Huron Theater Ensemble. Between 1999 and 2003 he wrote and directed much of the family entertainment at Navy Pier.

In addition to performing the show, Fosberg also conducts workshops on racial, identity and stereotype issues with students and faculty and for corporations. In the summers he can be found on the campus of Northwestern University teaching acting, and directing productions as a part of the National High School Institute "Cherubs" program. He is anticipating the upcoming publication of his memoir, Incognito, on which his play is based.

For more information, contact Emily Duguay, University Theatre, at emily.duguay@wmich.edu or (269) 387-6222.

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