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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 17, 1981)
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ Cawthorne plays Langston Hughes Depicting the more than 40 year« o f creative writing and social com mentary o f Langston Hughes, the Poet Laureate o f Black A m erica, O ral H istory Progrm as, In c ., w ill present “ D ig and Be Dug In Re turn,** an oral history production, at Lincoln H all A uditorium on the Portland State University campus on September 24, 25, 26, and Octo ber 1 ,2 , and 3 at 8 pm, free admis sion to the public. An annual affair, this year's pro duction features Herb Cawthorne as Langston Hughes, p erfo rm in g a script w ritten by Jeana W o o ley. C aw thorne and Ms. W ooley have combined their talents to create one- man shows on Black historical fig ures such as W .E .B . Du Bois, Steve Biko and, now, Langston Hughes. “ Dig and Be Dug In R etu rn " is an evening o f histo ry, po etry, music, and narrative reflections re vealing the trium phs and h ea rt aches, the laughter and struggles o f one o f this cou n try’ s outstanding poets. Langston Hughes will unfold on these dates in an enriching pro duction that will take the audience through his struggling childhood, his “ accidental” discovery o f his writing talents, his travels in Europe and A frica, his emergence as a rec ognized and valued poet, as well as his leadership during the fam ous H arlem Renaissance o f the 1920s, and his blunt experience with hard core Southern prejudice. "Th e concept o f oral history pro grams grew out o f my attempts to motivate students to read and write more," said Cawthorne. Cawthorne has long believed that the dynamic stim ulation o f "gettin g to know a person through a kind o f fo rm al s to ry te llin g " makes students and adults want to explore more about that person and his times. Noting the value o f oral history, Cawthorne said, “ O ra l com m unication can transmit a sense o f history and the struggle involved in achievement. It forces students to absorb the experi ences, to be encouraged by the thoughts and reflections o f great contributors to Black progress.** A fte r alm ost 12 m onths o f re search and writing, Jeana Woolley, creator o f the script, said, “ Lang ston Hughes was a protest w riter. H e had an uncanny sense o f the rhythm and feeling o f his people, and he captured their spirit in his w ritin g .” In the script, W o o lley demonstrates that Hughes is a "p io neer.” “ In the early ,920s. before it was fa s h io n a b le ,” she said, “ Hughes w rote poems in the manner o f the Negro spirituals and the blues. H e used jazz rhythms in verse and often read poetry to music long before the ‘ b ea t’ generation ever heard o f doing it.” “ Dig and Be Dug In R eturn” is not simply a dramatic and enjoyable p ro d u ctio n . " W e strive to make sure that we provide the audience w ith an accurate, th o ro u g h ly re searched, educational but entertain ing evening which brings people face-to-face with realities o f Black existence in A m e ric a as seen through the eyes o f an outstanding individual. When one comes closer to the poetry and spirit o f Langston Hughes, this year’s subject, one has come closer to understanding the aspirations and struggles o f Black people in America.” “ Dig and Be Dug In R etu rn ” is directed by D ianx Bellamy, a well- known Portland actress and direct o r, who last year directed C a w thorne in “ B ik o ,” an oral history program on the life o f Steve Biko, the South A fric a n student leader killed by security police in 1977. The program is funded by the Oregon Committee for the Hum an ities, an affiliate o f the National En dowment for the H um anities. The program is free to the public. Portland Obaarvar. 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