News
What:
Jim Lucas, acclaimed actor and advocate for social change, will perform dramatic renditions of speeches by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in a one-man show titled "Reflections." Lucas' performance is a community-wide event celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. King and is sponsored by Portland State University and Oregon Public Broadcasting.
When:
Wednesday, January 18, 2006, 7 p.m.
Where:
PSU's Lincoln Performance Hall, room 175 (1620 SW Park Avenue)
Cost:
On sale starting December 16, 2005, tickets are $5 for the general public and free for students who present a valid student ID at the time of sale, and can be purchased at the PSU Ticket Office (1825 SW Broadway, room 102, 503-725-3307) or at Ticketmaster outlets. Seating is limited.
Contact:
For more information, call 503-725-4560. Media interview requests with Jim Lucas should be directed to Julie Smith, 503-725-3711.
Background:
A student of the teachings of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Lucas is an advocate of Dr. King's philosophy of non-violent civil action to affect social change. Like Dr. King, Lucas participated in local protests and demonstrations in the '60s to achieve school integration in his hometown of Lake Providence. His participation in the 20th anniversary of the March on Washington inspired him to learn and recite Dr. King's speeches. Since then, Lucas has traveled across the nation delivering various renditions of Dr. King's "I Have A Dream," "I've Been to the Mountaintop," "A Knock at Midnight," and excerpts from the letter from Birmingham Jail in a dramatic one-man show. His resemblance to and interpretation of Dr. King has been called "remarkable," "awe inspiring," "uncanny" and "soulful."
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