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Rain Pryor presents Fried Chicken and Latkes
Hillel at the University of New Mexico will present a performance of Fried Chicken and Latkes, Rain Pryor's award winning autobiographical one-woman show, on Saturday, January 29th, 7:00 p.m. at the Jewish Community Center in Albuquerque: 5520 Wyoming Boulevard NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109. All proceeds will benefit Hillel at the University of New Mexico.
Using food as a metaphor about her life as the conflicted daughter of legendary comedian Richard Pryor and a Jewish mother, Fried Chicken and Latkes is a irreverent and poignant look at growing up Black and Jewish in the late 60's early 70's.
Fried Chicken and Latkes has played to sold-out crowds and standing ovations every night at the Canon Theatre in Beverly Hills, CA, and repeated that success at the Culture Project in New York, Chicago, Ohio, Virginia, Texas, and Scotland.
Pryor has also lead panel discussions on diversity in education and in the entertainment industry at Princeton University, The Jewish Federation of Los Angeles, Chicago and Baltimore. Pryor initially made her television debut in 1989 as a series regular, T.J., on the hit ABC series Head of the Class, a character adopted from Pryor's own monologues at the request of ABC producers during her second audition.
Pryor starred for several years as Jackie on the Showtime series Rude Awakening, and has additionally guest starred on network television series such as The Division and Chicago Hope. She has appeared on The Late Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, and Tavis Smiley.
Pryor's stage credits include playing the title role of Billie Holiday in the UK tour of the Billie Holiday Story and the title role of Ella Fitzgerald in the UK premier of Ella, Meet Marilyn. She has also performed in the Los Angeles production of Eve Ensler's Vagina Monologues, Cookin' With Gas, with the Groundlings improvisation troupe, The Exonerated with critically acclaimed actor Aidan Quinn, and The Who's Tommy at the La Jolla Playhouse.
Pryor's is also the author of the memoir Jokes My Father Never Taught Me: Life, Love and Loss with Richard Pryor.
Fried Chicken and Latkes is appropriate for audiences 16 and above. Tickets are $36 per person; all proceeds will benefit Hillel at the University of New Mexico.
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LocationJewish Community Center of Greater Albuquerque
5520 Wyoming Blvd NE
Albuquerque, NM 87109
United States
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| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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