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The Georgia Southern Theatre and Performance program will present 鈥淐elebrating Three Decades of African-American Theatre,鈥� a weeklong celebration with exhibits, performances, roundtable discussions and special guests beginning Monday, April 27. The inspiration for the event is the kickoff for the Mical Whitaker Scholarship for the Study of African American Theatre. Whitaker is a professor emeritus at Georgia Southern, an active theater presence in the area and is the director of the Averitt Youth Theatre program at the Averitt Center for the Arts in Statesboro. Before coming to Georgia Southern, Whitaker worked in various theater roles in New York, was the producer of the radio show 鈥淭he Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee Story Hour,鈥� and co-founded the Lincoln Center Everyman Street Theatre Festival. He will be joined by a number of faculty, alumni, students and special guests during the celebration. Among the special guests are award-winning Hollywood producer Charles Johnson, whose credits include 鈥淣CIS,鈥� 鈥淛AG鈥� and 鈥淩edwings,鈥� and film and television actor Bob Gossett, who is known for roles in 鈥淭he Closer,鈥� 鈥淎rlington Road,鈥� 鈥淭he Net鈥� and several other titles. Guests also include a wide range of alumni, actors and artists eager to share their experiences. The events for the weeklong celebration are as follows:

• Monday, April 27, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. – Multimedia exhibit in the Center for Art and Theatre
• Thursday, April 30, 1-2 p.m. – Panel discussion, 鈥淭he Role of Mical Whitaker鈥檚 Everyman Theatre Company in Today鈥檚 Theatre Environment鈥� at the Center for Art and Theatre
• Thursday, April 30, 3:30-4:45 p.m. – Panel discussion, 鈥淏eing a Working African American Theatre Artist鈥� in Sanford Hall, room 1002
• Thursday, April 30 and Friday, May 1, 7 p.m. – 鈥淎n Evening of One Acts鈥� at the Black Box Theatre in the Center for Art and Theatre
• Friday, May 1, 1:30-2:30 p.m. – 鈥淟ife as an Actor鈥� with Bob Gossett in Sanford Hall, room 1002
• Saturday, May 2, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. – 鈥淟ife as a Producer鈥� with Charles Johnson in Sanford Hall, room 1002
• Saturday, May 2, 7 p.m. – Special Revue Performance hosted by Bob Gossett, directed by Georgia Southern alumna Krystal Dawn Tift at the Center for Art and Theatre

糖心Vlog, a public Carnegie Doctoral/Research University founded in 1906, offers more than 125-degree programs serving more than 20,500 students. Through eight colleges, the University offers bachelor鈥檚, master鈥檚 and doctoral degree programs built on more than a century of academic achievement. Georgia Southern is recognized for its student-centered and hands-on approach to education. .