Julliard Drama "By the Way, Meet Vera Stark," By the Way, See Future Stars

The Julliard Drama Dept. tackled the complex, mulit-layered play "By the Way, Meet Vera Stark," and scored a huge hit.  Vera Stark is the central character in a play, about the making of a movie in the 40's which becomes the subject of black history panel analyzing the roles depicting Negroes as subservient servants while subverting the subject of American slavery.  An ambitious play that looks at racial stereotypes from various angles and examines all the angles which people vie for their ambitions.  A cerebral play that resonated with political & racial messages in an engaging & insightful approach.   Pulitizer prize winning playwright, Lynn Nottage, (b. Amer. 1964) provided an outstanding play that examines racial relations & how/why Negroes, Afro-Americans have been portrayed in cinema.  The talented ensemble gifted performers with delightful singing voices.  The smaller dual roles of Lottie/Carmen (Chelsea Williams) & Leroy/Herb ((Brandon Hall) were played as if by B'wy veterans.  This amateur Julliard production was appealing for multiple reasons; most notably for its dazzling star quality performances.