Thursday, February 12, 2009

LAFAYETTE COUNTY, MO JUNETEENTH VOLUNTEER, EVELYN TRIGG, CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU!

The Juneteenth committee salutes one of our long time volunteers who has served in several leadership roles over the past few years. Evelyn Trigg is portraying Lena Younger, the African American matriarch in Lorraine Hansberry's play "A Raisin in the Sun." It has been 50 years since the play debuted on Broadway.

The play is at the Union Stations' H&R Block City Stage in Kansas City, MO. Performances are Friday, Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 14, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Fe. 15, 2 p.m.; Friday, Feb. 20, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, Feb. 22, 2 p.m. Admission is $15 a person and $10 for groups with advance reservation at 816-460-2020.

She has been involved in community theatre for the past 20 years with a group, the River City Players. This is a local theatre group in Lexington, MO.

Ms. Trigg is also an elementary teacher at the Leslie bell Elementary School in Lexington, MO.

BREAK A LEG, EVELYN!! WE CELEBRATE YOUR ACHIEVEMENT.

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