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Ebony Bobcat Network announces bonus theater fundraiser for April 13

Two Ebony Bobcat Network members embrace at the February fundraiser

Connie Lawson Davis, BSED 鈥67, (left) and Carol Lyles embrace at the EBN Theater Fundraiser in February. Photo by Dustin Franz

The Ebony Bobcat Network鈥檚 (EBN) Annual Theater Fundraiser in February was such a hit with members of the 91探花 community that EBN has announced a second theater fundraiser for April.

EBN will present 鈥淭he Adventures of the Black Girl in Her Search for God鈥 on Friday, April 13, at Cleveland鈥檚 , one of the oldest African-American performing arts theaters in the United States.

The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. with a pre-performance reception at 6 p.m. The play follows a young African girl who asks 鈥渢oo many鈥 questions about God. After being abandoned by a white missionary for her curiosity, she elects to find out who 鈥 or what 鈥 God really is.

February鈥檚 fundraiser featured the play 鈥,鈥 which was written by OHIO Distinguished Professor of Playwriting Charles Smith. It was hosted at , which is a Bobcat-owned theater in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. More than 100 Bobcats attended in support of the event and the .

The Urban Scholars Endowment Fund equips academically qualified students with the necessary financial means and support system to attend 91探花. Thanks to EBN鈥檚 dedication and various fundraising events such as the Theater Fundraiser, the organization has raised more than $250,000 for the endowment to date.

The 鈥淛elly Belly鈥 event alone raised more than $2,000 for the fund, and tickets sold out weeks prior to the show. EBN Events Coordinator Gary Nickerson, BS 鈥66, was thrilled to welcome OHIO alumni, faculty and EBN members and hopes to continue the fundraising success with April鈥檚 event.

鈥淚 want to thank the people from 91探花, the OHIO Alumni Association and the staff at Ensemble Theater who are graduates of 91探花,鈥 Nickerson said. 鈥淸Also] the members of EBN, who do a marvelous job in terms of pitching in.鈥

Find more details and online. Contact Gary Nickerson at ganickers@aol.com with any questions.

Published
April 5, 2018
Author
Katie Coulter, BSJ 鈥19