November 28, 2018
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Arts &
ENTERTAINMENT
Black Nativity at Bethel AME
The annual holiday pro-
duction of Black Nativity by
Langston Hughes and present-
ed by PassinArt, Portland’s
African American producing
theater company, will be pre-
sented over three weekends,
Dec. 2-16, at Bethel AME
Methodist Church, 5828 N.E.
Eighth Ave.
Black Nativity was original-
ly produced off-Broadway in
1961.
The gospel song play uses a
cultural lens to retell the classic
holiday Biblical story through
scripture and inspiring tradi-
tional holiday favorites and
folk spirituals in a rousing,
soul-stirring versions featuring
local artists that consistently
move and appeal to audiences
from all walks of life.
Shows are Fridays and Sat-
urdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sun-
days at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10
to $25 and available online at
passinart.org. For more infor-
mation call 503-235-8079.
In addition, a Black Nativity
Concert will be held on Satur-
day, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. at Resur-
rection Catholic Parish Church
in Tualatin. A reception with
performers follows the concert.
All are welcome
The mission of PassinArt: A
Theatre Company is to enter-
tain, educate, and inspire artists
and audiences while address-
ing critical issues facing our
community; and to celebrate
our history and culture.
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Black Nativity
cast members
from Portland’s
PassinArt theater
company during last
year’s production.
This year, the
holiday song play by
Langston Hughes
returns for three
weekends of perfor-
mances at Bethel
AME Methodist
Church in northeast
Portland.