For the Love of Mahalia
by RKJB Entertainment
Jan. 12 - Jan. 16 (2017)
In 1965 white writer Julie Ann Mathews travels from Alabama to Illinois to get a rare interview with gospel legend Mahalia Jackson. This gospel spirited musical is filled with some of Mahalia Jackson's greatest hits like "How I Got Over", "Precious Lord Take My Hand", "Didn't It Rain" and many more!
Written by Robert King Jr. Directed by Roger Thomas.
We are currently casting to fill the role of the Coretta Scott King in our upcoming production of "For The Love Of Mahalia". This is a paid role please submit a headshot and resume to robert_king2014@yahoo.com to be consideration. Our first read through is Monday January 16th at 7:30 pm. The show will run from Feb 23rd to March 5th, 2017.
Coretta Scott King was an American civil rights activist and the wife of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. She established a distinguished career in activism in her own right. Working side-by-side with her husband, she took part in the Montgomery Bus Boycott and worked to pass the Civil Rights Act
