Why YOU should see Donald Lacy’s “Colorstruck” stopping in Sacramento
Sac Hub’s Exclusive updated e-blast ad 05.22.09
The Founder of Sacculturalhub.com, Pleshette Robertson, encourages you to support Black Theater in Sacramento and make a special effort to see Donald Lacy’s “Colorstruck” that is stopping in Sacramento (May 29-Jun 21) before continuing its tour to Washington D.C. Audiences have called it “Funny, Educational, Enlightening, a great time but makes you think, etc.” Buy tickets now online at www.imagestheater.org. Sacculturalhub.com had the opportunity to learn more about Images Theater and also talk with Donald Lacy about the upcoming theatre show, “Colorstruck”….
IMAGES THEATER & WHY YOU SHOULD SEE “COLORSTRUCK” (by Donna Ramos, Senior Staff Writer for THE HUB Magazine)
Lisa Lacy founded Images Theater in 2003, from her directing the MLK project with California Musical Theater. She organized 3 actors and a musical director (Charles Cooper) and formed Images Theater. Lisa states: “Charles and I have continued forward together ever since. We moved into the Guild as the resident theater company in 2008, for over a year now. Our season formula is to start and end with professional shows as the book ends and community theater in between. We began the season with bringing in Sheryl Lee Ralph and are ending this season with Donald Lacy performing his one-man show Colorstruck. We will open next season with bringing Daniel Beaty from New York City to Sacramento to perform his newest show, Resurrection.
The mission of Images Theater Company is to create, produce, and provide culturally, socially, and spiritually conscious theatrical productions that engage, enlighten, educate, and enable people to celebrate and transform themselves through art, while training and allowing under-served artists and technicians an opportunity to develop their craft at a professional level.
Images Theater Company is on the way to being the first Black Equity (Union) Professional Company ever in Sacramento. They have established a youth training program where we are training youth in the performing arts and technical theater.
Lisa further states: “We specifically do theater in line with the Black Arts Movement so it is theater that educates, enlightens and seeks to transform minds. I choose the plays we do based on what I see. If I come across something that stirs me, I want others to see it or if it’s something that will make people think and feel. I want people to leave enlightened. Having seen Colorstruck I think people in Sacramento will be positively affected by seeing it too. I want to share great things with people who live here.”
Images has a company membership of over 25 and over 50 volunteers. Lisa met Donald while both of them were performing in “Gem of the Ocean” at the Sacramento Theater Company last winter.
Donald Lacy who is starring in “Colorstruck” has been performing for 25 years in film, on stage, TV and radio. “Colorstruck” started at Laney College in 2006, he has been traveling around the country for the past 3 ½ years. He also performed at the National Black Theater Festival in 2007 and at the 2007 and 2008 Congressional Black Caucus. People may recognize me from BETs “Comic View”, HBO’s “Death Jam” and back in the day “Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper”. Also writing for the Jaime Fox pilot. Donald writes, acts, directs, produces and tell jokes.
Donald was born in Canton, Ohio but moved to Oakland at the tender age of 6 months old. “Colorstruck” deals with early childhood experiences in regard to the races, racism, the Black Panther Movement, the early 1960’s and 1970’s and what I saw as a child.
Having been a part of virtually every aspect of the entertainment world, Donald’s favorite aspect of this world is live theater because there is nothing like it, especially this show because he is able to interact with the audience. Right there in the movement, something very exciting, inspiring and stimulating about being in front of a live audience.
There are two artistic influences in Donald’s life, the great Richard Pryor who change the whole art form of standup comedy to what it is today and Stevie Wonder. Donald still listens to Stevie today when he writes, it inspires him creatively and get his juices flowing, “Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants” is his favorite.
Donald’s hobbies are activities that help him relax like listening to music, his sanctuary is writing and fishing like his father, which he has not done in a while. Donald’s favorite vacation spot is Jamaica. As far as his guilty pleasure, it would be reading vintage Marvel comic books: the Fantastic 4, Spiderman and the Black Panther.
If given only three words to describe himself, the word would be: entertaining, intelligent and hysterical, as in funny. When asked if there is anything that needs to change in Northern California Donald replied, “we all need to look at how we define diversity and what it means. Why don’t we have a society where everyone has the same opportunities and resources as everyone else. If I could I’d redistribute the wealth.”
What Donald likes about THE HUB magazine is the fact that it’s a place for folks to get connected with each other and find out what’s going on in the Sacramento area. He adds, “Please come out to the show, you will laugh, think and talk about it long after leaving the theater”.
Shows are at the Guild Theater, 2828 35th Street in the Oak Park area of Sacramento. The play runs from May 29 to June 21, 2009 on weekends as follows: Friday 8 p.m., Sat. 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. and Sunday 3 p.m. Tickets are available at: www.imagestheater.org, Culture Collection, 6391 Riverside Blvd. and Underground Books, 2814 35th Street in Sacramento. For more info call Images Theater (916) 428-1441.
SYNOPSIS: Colorstruck is a one-man theatrical show written and performed by veteran Bay Area actor, comedian and radio show host, Donald Lacy.
Lacy uses a unique blend of comedy, personal experience, drama, visuals, music, dance, and spoken word to captivate audiences while taking them on a journey through his life, allowing us to view the experiences of a light-skinned African-American male growing up in America. COLORSTRUCK is a hilariously funny, yet poignant show that examines the differences and misunderstandings that lead to racism both, inside and outside of the African-American culture.
Laughter and reflection are the key words as audience members are invited post performance to share their own unique experiences, and engage in coalition building, on the spot.
The discussions following the show seek to help us find our common ground, honor diversity, and celebrate our unity, thereby allowing us to move forward together as one race, The Human Race.
Colorstruck will play for 4 consecutive weekends at the Guild Theater, 2828 35th Street, Sacramento, CA 95817, from May 29 -June 21, 2009. Show days and times are Friday, Saturday at 8:00 p.m. with matinees on Saturdays at 3:00 p.m. and Sunday at 3:00 p.m. There will be one Friday matinee at 2:00 p.m. on June 5, 2009.
For information, call (916) 428-1441 or visit www.imagestheater.org. Tickets must be paid for at time of reservations.
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