Saturday Evening, March 24, 2018, 6:00

The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

DAVID M. RUBENSTEIN, Chairman Please be advised:
DEBORAH F. RUTTER, President Patrons seated in this area may be filmed for the
broadcast of this event on the Kennedy Center’s
Presents website.

SEATING IS ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED BASIS.

Blacks in Wax We regret that as the theater reaches capacity,

seats cannot be saved for patrons who have
not arrived or are not next in line.

Thank you for understanding.

Please refrain from using audio or video recording equipment

during the performance.

Due to safety and security considerations, please refrain from

standing in the aisles during the performance. If you have any
questions, the uniformed ushers are available to assist you.

Please silence all cell phones and electronic devices during

the performance.

Artist Liaison and Multimedia Broadcaster volunteers, part of

the Friends of the Kennedy Center volunteer program, assist
staff at the Millennium Stage every night of the year.

Tonight at the Kennedy Center

7 and 9 PM KC Jazz Club: Terrace

Gallery
Akua Allrich

7:30 PM Mark Morris Dance Opera

House
Dance Group and Silkroad
Ensemble: Layla and Manjun

8:00 PM NSO: Noseda conducts

Concert Hall
Verdi's Requiem

8:00 PM Broadway Center Stage:

Eisenhower In the Heights
Theater
 12th Annual Blacks in Wax Museum

SETLC Scholars Museum Characters The Power of ONE

Terron Adams Henry “Box”
Brown SETLC Scholars Vignette Characters
Marques Bennett Chuck Brown
Raymoni Davis Madame CJ Walker Celeste Adams Narrator
Anthony Devaughn Michael Jackson Kaia Anderson April Ryan
Sade Dougal Bessie Coleman Vanae Biddix Dr. Julianne Malveaux
Reginald Green Satchel Paige Vaughn Biddix Muhammad Ali
Cameron Jones Black Panther Hadiya Bradford Ayesha Muhammad Muslim
Immigrant
Darieyus Jones Sean Carter/Jay-Z Zora Chatman Maria Garcia Salvadoran
Peace McFarland Wilma Rudolph Immigrant
Stone Morton Mae Jemison Calvin Cunningham President Lyndon Baines
Samiyah Munu Maame Biney Johnson
Adora Weir-Dowd Congresswoman Shirley
Brelynn Montgomery Erykah Badu Chisholm
Derrick Morton Kendrick Lamar Drai Faulk Langston Hughes Poem
Genesis Ogunsiakan Annie Turnbo Aziyah Hunnicutt Tamika Mallory
Malone Malaysia Hylton Cathy Hughes
Ryan Stewart Jim Vance Craig Jones James Brown
Dion Starkes Arthur Ashe Zora Lawson Rosa Parks
Taylor Robinson Ella Baker Jamiah Lewis Melanie Campbell
Malik Turner Gordon Parks James Lovejoy Langston Hughes Poem
Logan Virgil Ida B. Wells Moriah Mims Jo Ann Robinson
David Wilson Donnie Simpson Jalen Norris President Barack Obama
Eden Wilson Misty Copeland Caleb Poole Wyclef Jean
Kaneese Witchard Harriet Tubman Jacob Poole Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Tegan Primus Tatum Primus Narrator
Supremes/Florence Sky Jabali Rainey Narrator
Ballard Rahjzon Rankins Colin Kaepernick
Aminah Reese Supremes/Diana Tamara “Tammy” Angela Davis
Ross Robinson
London Rodriguez Supremes/Mary Wilson Julian Stephens Jose Andreas
Mekhi Turner Kofi Sarpong Immigrant from
Africa
Kayla Wiggins Oprah Winfrey
Keyona Wiggins Mamie Till
About the Artists
The Southeast Tennis and Learning Center (SETLC)
was founded in 2001 by the CEO of the Recreation
Wish List Committee Cora Masters Barry. The
education programs of the SETLC are as important
as the sports component, which features an
outstanding competitive tennis program.
The cultural, educational, and artistic impact of the
Blacks in Wax program continues to ensure that
the diverse District of Columbia residents and
guests who attend the program are engaged and
amazed.
Blacks in Wax originally started as an alternative
way to educate the tennis scholars about African
American history and African American icons. Now
celebrating its 12th year, Blacks in Wax has
become a renowned production highly anticipated
in the local community and the city at large. It is
one of the SETLC’s most successful programs, as
tennis scholars portray characters ranging from
Harriet Tubman to Oprah Winfrey in a uniquely
popular and innovative museum setting.
Attendees witness more than 60 young people,
ages five to 17, transform from a wax replica to a
live portrayal of influential figures from American
history including artists, entertainers, writers,
athletes, and political and inspirational leaders. As
a member of the Blacks in Wax cast, tennis scholars
research, write, study characterization, coach, and
support each other while learning and growing
more confident as young citizens.
Blacks in Wax continues to excite, teach, and unite
through the power of music, dance, and drama. Do
not miss the vignette production and the museum
stand-out performances with this year’s theme
“Power of One!”
The power of one person who will take a stand and
ignite a movement; to speak out against police
brutality by taking a knee to make a point; the
power of one person to speak out against gender
equality and have the courage to tell their story to
the world; the power of one person to take a seat
and not be moved when you are told to go to the
back of the bus—we celebrate the many individuals
who speak truth to power with their words and by
their actions—who stand up for others.
Special thanks to the DC Department of Parks and
Recreation Wish List Committee, Southeast Tennis
and Learning Center, Building Bridges Across the
River, Inc. Rahsaan Bernanrd- President/CEO,
TheARC DC, Office of the State Superintendent of
Education (OSSE), I CAN @ TheARC.