In Search of My Father...Walkin’ Talkin’ Bill Hawkins February 19, 2012

East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
presents award-winning one-man show
“In Search of My Father…Walkin’ Talkin’ Bill Hawkins”

PRESENTER: East Bay Center for the Performing Arts

WHAT: “In Search of My Father...Walkin’ Talkin’ Bill Hawkins”
Written and performed by W. Allen Taylor

This award-winning, critically acclaimed one-man show recalls W. Allen Taylor’s adventurous search for his absent father, Bill Hawkins, the first black disc jockey in Cleveland, Ohio. This inspiring, heartfelt play features musical interludes celebrating the cultural legacy of black radio, as W. Allen Taylor skillfully portrays a range of richly defined characters as he recalls the journey he took to discover his roots.

In addition to critical rave reviews, “In Search of My Father...Walkin’ Talkin’ Bill Hawkins” received the San Francisco Bay Area Theatre Critics’ Circle Best Solo Production award in 2006.

"Pay What You Can" preview performance 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, 2012.


Listen to the captivating episode of National Public Radio “Lost and Found Sound” featuring W. Allen Taylor searching for his father’s voice at http://www.walkintalkin.com/audio.html
Featuring original direction by Ellen Sebastian Chang

WHEN: Feb. 18 to March 4, 2012
8 p.m. Saturdays and 3 p.m. Sundays
"Pay What You Can" preview performance 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17, 2012
LOCATION: East Bay Center for the Performing Arts
339 11th Street @ Macdonald, downtown Richmond, Calif.

PARKING: Secured lot across the street from venue

COST: $10 to $15 ($10 Students & Seniors; $15 General)

TICKETS / BOX OFFICE / INFO: 510-221-6353
Order tickets Brown Paper Tickets: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/217632 or 1-800-838-3006
Tickets also available at the door
WEBSITES: www.eastbaycenter.org or www.walkintalkin.com

PROMO VIDEO: http://animoto.com/play/yS8rG9LTdc8cL1s0fOEFQg

Official Website: http://www.eastbaycenter.org