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March 16, 2016
Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
James Hill Brooks and Eric Harris Jr. star in ‘Smoldering Fires,’ a drama that applies the
ideals and struggles of the civil rights movement to contemporary city life.
Against the Odds
Youth take a stand in ‘Smoldering Fires’
An amazing drama that ap-
plies the ideas and struggles of
the civil rights movement to
contemporary city life is now
playing at the Interstate Fire-
house Cultural Center, 5340 N.
Interstate Ave.
Passinart, a Portland theater
company presents “Smolder-
ing Fires,” a play by Kermit
Frazier that allows us to view
the world through the eyes and
spirit of our youth.
“The youth of today are not
just dealing with the racist con-
flicts of the 60’s; they are wres-
tling with the violent attitudes
of their own communities, i.e.
guns and drugs that amass the
ever present delinquent ele-
ments of their surroundings,”
said William “Bill” Earl Ray,
the director. “In this play,
youth takes a stand in taking
their community back against
the odds of being out-num-
bered by their peers.”
Smoldering Fires features
local artists Eric Harris Jr., Aja-
ni Hopkins, Kenneth Dembo,
Shelley B.
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