Be Real Black For Me

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performed by Ken and Christina Acosta Robinson

Actors Theatre Direct Artists-in-Residence, Ken and Christina Acosta Robinson, are celebrating their 10th anniversary with their own take on the timeless 50 year-young soul duet “Be Real Black for Me” written and originally recorded by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway. By recording this song, the Robinsons seek "to add their voices to the multitude of Black artists who encourage us ​all to be our full selves. Blackness is not ​a thing to be despised, feared or silenced, but ​a live-out-loud thing of beauty to ​be embraced and celebrated."


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Be Real Black For Me

Be Real Black For Me
performed by Ken and Christina Acosta Robinson

Actors Theatre Direct Artists-in-Residence, Ken and Christina Acosta Robinson, are celebrating their 10th anniversary with their own take on the timeless 50 year-young soul duet “Be Real Black for Me” written and originally recorded by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway. By recording this song, the Robinsons seek "to add their voices to the multitude of Black artists who encourage us ​all to be our full selves. Blackness is not ​a thing to be despised, feared or silenced, but ​a live-out-loud thing of beauty to ​be embraced and celebrated."


Want to watch Be Real Black For Me? It's included in our Member Library of free audio and video content. Check out the Actors Theatre of Louisville Memberships, starting at no cost, to get access.

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* Member of Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
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Sunday, June 15 and Friday, June 20
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Every Wednesday. Discounted tickets for students and educators are available for $15 plus fees.
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Production contains stage weapons, staged physical violence, intimate partner violence, suicide, and depictions of blood.

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