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Inner City Cultural Center II presents An Intimate Evening with Glynn Turman | Actor | Producer | Legend
October 24, 2023 • 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
$20 – $50
Join this special night with legendary actor and producer Glynn Turman, filled with stories, laughter, and inspiration!
An Intimate Evening with Glynn Turman
Actor | Producer | Legend
Join for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to spend an intimate evening with the incredible Glynn Turman. Enjoy a quaint conversation with Glynn as he tells his story his way in an intimate candid conversation with friends. This event is a must-attend for all fans of his outstanding work as an actor, producer, and legend in the entertainment industry.
Mark your calendars for this unforgettable in-person event at the Willie Agee Playhouse in Edward Vincent Jr., Park. Get ready to be captivated by Glynn Turman’s mesmerizing presence and hear firsthand stories from his illustrious career.
From the role of “Travis Younger” on Broadway in Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun” in 1959 opposite Sidney Poitier and Ruby Dee to the 1975 cult classic Cooley High, A Different World, House of Lies, The Wire, Ma’ Rainey’s Black Bottom, Ruskin, How to Get Away with Murder and Peyton Place…this iconic legend has a lifelong history of award winning performances.
Here’s your opportunity to get up close and personal, enjoy a Q&A with Glynn at our Tuesday night biography series documenting the legacy of Inner City Cultural Center. Learn about your favorite actors television shows and films; talk about from theatre to films from auditions to acting from writing scripts to surviving Hollywood directly with your best-loved iconic figures and Alumni of Inner City Cultural Center.
Inner City Cultural Center II Inc. pays tribute to legends past and present on Tuesday nights while documenting the history of Inner City Cultural Center; the First Multicultural Arts Institute in the County and The Greatest Performing Arts Institute of our Time.
Between the 60’s and the early 80’s most of the Actors of Color you saw on television passed through the doors of Inner City Cultural Center. A few alumni include Glynn Turman, Phylliss Bailey Brooks, Denzel Washington, Ted Lange, Peggy Blow, Art Evans, Lorenz Tate, Phynjuar, Janet Jackson, Garret Davis, Mickey Stevenson, Michelle Thomas, Lynne & Tuesday Conner, Nobuko Miyamoto, Robert Hooks, Ian Foxx, Malcolm Jamal-Warner, Carmen Zapata and about twelve members of the original cast of television show Star Trek including Officer Uhura/Nichelle Nichols, Helmsman/George Takei and Ursula Bryant as Starship Captain Scott…
There was also a beautiful wave of talented Behind-the-Scenes crew that keeps this cities Arts and Cultural running strong to this day…you just don’t know their names; but I’m going to tell you in this monthly series as we document OUR HISTORY!
Every Alumni of Inner City Cultural Center is welcome to schedule an Intimate Evening with…for the documentation of YOU from Inner City Cultural Center to Now for the archives of the future C. Bernard Jackson Memorial Library.
I hope you can come meet Glynn chat with him ask him anything and please share this wonderful event with others especially those not on social media.
Tickets: $20-$100 which includes a pre-show Meet & Greet.
Showtime: 7:30pm / No Late Seating
Parking: The Parking Lot closest to the playhouse is where three streets merge…Warren Lane Stepney STREET and North Park Avenue all end at the Parking Lot entrance. The Playhouse is behind the playground. The park has several parking lots depending on the direction you arrive from.