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Owens Community
College
presents
free ‘Incognito’ Theatrical performances on Diversity,
Jan. 30-31
Area residents interested in gaining insight into such issues as
race, identity, diversity and stereotypes are invited to
Owens Community College as nationally-recognized
writer/actor Michael Fosberg presents the theatrical
performance “Incognito” on the academic institution’s
Toledo-area and Findlay-area campuses, Jan. 30-31, 2013.
Fosberg’s performance is being presented in conjunction with the
College’s celebration of Black History Month. The
theatrical presentation and open discussion will begin at
2 p.m. on Wednesday (Jan. 30) in
the College’s Audio/Visual Classroom Center Rooms 125-128 on the
Toledo-area Campus. A second performance by Fosberg will occur
at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday (Jan. 31)
in the Education Center Room 111 on the Findlay-area Campus.
Owens’ Toledo-area Campus is located on Oregon Road in
Perrysburg Township, while the Findlay-area Campus is located on
Bright Road in Findlay. Admission to both events is free and the
public is encouraged to attend.
During the performance, Fosberg will inhabit over a dozen
characters as he masterfully tells the true story of finding his
biological father. Raised in a working-class white family,
Fosberg discovers at age 32 that his father is actually
African-American. Fosberg’s performance is intended to challenge
audiences to carefully examine their own assumptions about
others. Each performance will be followed by an open discussion
led by Fosberg.
Fosberg began to study acting, directing and writing at the
University of Minnesota. While attending college, he founded the
Small Change Original Theater, producing, writing, directing and
conducting workshops for children throughout Minnesota,
Wisconsin, North Dakota and South Dakota.
A move to Los Angeles in the late 1980s had him appearing in
television and film, while continuing his work with young
students as the Director of Education for the Living Library
Theatre, a Stage Combat Instructor at the Buckley School and a
Teacher/Director for the South Coast Repertory’s Young Actor’s
Conservatory Program. Fosberg also worked as a guest artist at
the Sundance Institute’s Summer Residency Program, teaching
educators how to utilize drama in the classrooms.
Since 2000, Fosberg has been touring his autobiographical
solo-show “Incognito”. His one-person theatrical production has
made appearances at colleges and universities, high schools,
performing arts centers, festivals and theaters across the
country, including at the California African American Museum in
Los Angeles, the Missouri Repertory Theatre in Kansas City and
Illinois Theatre Center in Park Forest, Ill.
For additional information about the performance, call (567)
661-7583 or 1-800-GO-OWENS, Ext. 7583, or (567) 429-3029 or
1-800-GO-OWENS, Ext. 3029. |
