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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.
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