Academy of da Corner Reader's Theatre

Ptah Mitchell


Aries Jordan


























Academy of da Corner Reader's Theatre to perform Mythology of Love


On the first day of Summer, Academy of da Corner Reader's Theatre rehearsed on the northwest campus at 14th and Broadway. Professor Lumukanda was absent so Plato Negro, aka Marvin X, took over his classroom to rehearse Mythology of Love, his womanhood and manhood rites of passage. The script for Mythology of Love is based on his 1981 Laney College theatre production of In the Name of Love, a ritual drama that examined polygamy, domestic violence and other aspects of male/female relations.

Mythology of Love is a poetic drama based on selected poems of the poet called "The USA's Rumi," (Bob Holman). Eldridge Cleaver said of In the Name of Love, "Marvin X has returned theatre to the Shakespearean tradition of poetic drama."

Mythology of Love lead actors include Aries Jordan as Eternal Woman and Ptah Mitchell as Eternal Man. Michelle LaChaux will act and sing in the production. The rehearsal went well on the first day of summer in the Bay. Aries and Ptah have the potential to excel in their roles since they are familiar with each other, thus have a level of respect on the personal and artistic level, both are poets and budding dramatists, who will perform original material at the Mythology of Love Festival. This project will more than likely become a three day event that will include the work of Bay Area playwrights Opal Palmer Adisa, Ayodele Nzinga, Geoffery Grier, Ise Lyfe, Michael Lange and others.

Actors interested in this production should contact Marvin X: jmarvinx@yahoo.com. Send a resume and pic.