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MPAACT exists to develop, nurture, and sustain Afrikan Centered Theatre (ACT), an artistic expression grounded in the many cultures and traditions of the Afrikan continent and its Diaspora. With a vision focused on creating new work and collaborative art, MPAACT produces and educates with the goal of increasing understanding and appreciation of (ACT) and its interrelated disciplines.
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April 18-June1st, 2008
By Resident Playwright Addae Moon
Press Quote: "Moving and Powerful" --Rebecca L Ford The Reader
Directed by Artistic Associate Carla Stilwell
Music By Red Clay

Painted in darkly rich, and warm hues She Calls up the Sun is a tale of a "coastal woman" who in her search for faith and forgiveness uses both needle and thread, to confront the ghosts of her past. Every character struggles to navigate the difficult often disparate worlds of flesh and spirit, past and present, home and abroad, traditional and modern, heart ache and healing. What results is a uniquely lyrical -slightly melancholy exploration of rural Florida culture and folklore.

"MPAACT's metier seems to be moving family dramas that examine the sense of duty, longing, and pride… There's one terrific scene--one of the best I've seen at conveying men's casual escalating rivalries. When Che goes to retrieve Red from the train station, he unknowingly sits next to him, and the exchange between these two strangers speaks volumes about the men who reside beneath their facades"
Rebecca L. Ford --Chicago Reader