From February 6 through February 23, 2014
This production features returning cast members to M Ensemble stage, Makena Pace as Yolande Du Bois, Andre Gainey as W.E. D. Du Bois, Samuel Unoh as Countee Cullen, Carolyn Johnson as Nina Du Bois and Lela Elam as Lenora.
Writer Charles Smith shines the spotlight on notable figures of the Harlem Renaissance. KNOCK ME A KISS by Charles Smith is a fictional account inspired by the actual events surrounding the 1928 marriage of W.E.B. Du Bois’s daughter Yolande to one of Harlem’s great poets, Countee Cullen.
M Ensemble Company is the premiere producer of African-American plays in South Florida and is celebrating its’ 43rd Season on Opening Night. A reception will be held after the production in the Cultural Arts Plaza.
Shirley Richardson, Executive Director and Producer/General Manager, Patricia E. Williams are looking to holding on to its legacy with quality productions that reflects the African American culture that the community is accustom to.
South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center
10950 SW 211th St
Cutler Bay, FL, 33189
www.themensemble.com
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