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UpDate - Vol. 16, No. 18, Feb. 6, 1997
Danny Glover to star in show on campus Feb. 21

     Lethal Weapon star Danny Glover and Felix Justice, founder
of the Fellowship Theatre Guild, will present An Evening With
Langston and Martin, at 8 p.m., Friday, Feb. 21, in the Trabant
University Center.
     A living history of black America is told by these two award-
winning performers as Glover reads the poetry of Langston Hughes
and Justice presents selections from the speeches of Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr.
     Now in its fourth year, An Evening with Martin and Langston,
is such a crossover hit that the agency, which originally only
booked it only during Black History Month, now schedules
performances throughout the year.
     During the performance, Glover reads about two dozen poems
by Hughes, whom Justice describes as "the poet lauret of the
Negro people-back when we were Negroes."
     The bulk of Justice's presentation comes from King's
prophetic "Promised Land" speech, delivered in Memphis the night
before his 1968 assassination.
     Glover, whose career breakthrough came in the New York
production of Master Harold and the Boys, is known for his
stirring portrayals in Places in the Heart and The Color Purple,
as well as his portrayal of Mel Gibson's partner, police
detective Roger Murtaugh, in the Lethal Weapon films.
     One of Hollywood's most versatile and respected actors,
Glover was recently seen in two Disney films, Operation Dumbo
Drop and Angels in the Outfield .
     Other notable film roles include the murderous cop out to
silence Harrison Ford in Witness; Detective Mike Harrigan in the
action-thriller Predator 2; and the villain, Easy Money, in A
Rage in Harlem. He also appeared with Kevin Kline, Mary McDonnell
and Alfre Woodard in the contemporary drama, Grand Canyon , and
starred in Bopha!, produced by Arsenio Hall and directed by
Morgan Freeman.
     Glover made his directing debut in Showtime's 1994
futuristic story, Override, starring Lou Diamond Phillps, and was
executive producer for two HBO projects-America's Dream, based on
short stories by Richard Wright, and Deadly Voyage, the true
story of eight African stowaways aboard a cargo ship in search of
a better life.
     A native of San Francisco, Glover attended San Francisco
State College and Trained at the Black Actors' Workshop of the
American Conservatory Theatre.
     He was presented the NAACP's Image Award for his work in
Lethal Weapon and received a second Image Award and an ACE Award
for his performance in HBO's Mandela in 1987. He also starred in
the television mini-series, Lonesome Dove, which he earned an
Emmy-nomination.
     Performing since 1961, Justice has appeared in scores of
plays including Oscar Wilde's Salome, James Baldwin's Blues for
Mister Charlie, Antigone, The Curious Savage, I'm Nor Rappaport
and Henry V.
     He is well-known for his one-man show, Prophecy in America,
which highlights the key writings of Dr. King, and was the
forerunner of An Evening with Langston and Martin.
     Justic grew up in Florence, S.C., and graduated from the
University of California at Berkeley. His theatre teachers
included Robert Johnson, John Collins and Julie Bovasso.
     An interest in African drama prompted Justice to direct
Glover and Bennet Guillory in The Blood Knot, a South African
play written by Athol Fugard. Justice also directed the dark
comedy, Luv, Companions of the Fire and The Trials of Brother
Jero.
     In San Francisco, Justice serves on the board of trustees of
the Church for the Fellowship of All People.
     Tickets, at $10 for the general public and $5 for full-time
UD undergraduate students, are now on sale at box offices at the
Trabant University Center and the Bob Carpenter Center. They also
are available through TicketMaster by calling 984-2000. A service
charge may apply.
     The performance is presented by the Student Center Programs
Advisory Board and co-sponsored by  Cultural Programming Advisory
Board, the Office of Affirmative Action and Multicultural
Programs, the Visiting Minority Scholars Program and the
Department of Theatre.