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1/28/02

ONE-PERSON SHOW AT SLU SPOTLIGHTS U.S. DIVERSITY

CANTON - Faces of America, a one-person play based on interviews 
and workshops conducted across the country, will be performed 
at St. Lawrence University on Tuesday, February 5, at 8 p.m. in 
Gulick Theatre. Following the free performance, a panel of 
students will respond with comments. Both events are open to 
the public, free of charge.
	Faces of America was created by Colin Cox and Fran de Leon, 
in response to demands for diversity workshops. Recognizing that 
their strengths lay in theatre, they began intensive research of 
young Americans. After interviewing over 60 people, they began 
to formulate the characters depicted in this extraordinarily 
truthful and sometimes shocking portrayal of American society. 
It is now in its sixth season of touring the country.
	At St. Lawrence, Faces of America will be performed by 
Vasna Bilavarn, a graduate of the University of Arizona's 
professional actors training program. Following the performance, 
students from the Louis Ray House of Brotherhood; An Hispanic 
Organization Raising Awareness (A.H.O.R.A.); the Women's Resource 
Center; the Native American Students Organization (N.A.S.O.); 
the Thelomathesian Society (student government); People Recognizing 
Individuality, Equality and the Diversity of Sexualities 
(P.R.I.D.E.S.) and the Black Women's Residence will respond to 
the performance and address issues that relate to St. Lawrence. 
	The event is part of the semester-long Flippin' the Script: 
Recognizing Differences, Finding Commonalities, Negotiating 
Identities, Transforming Communities, a series of activities and 
events presented through the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation's 
Pluralism and Unity Project.

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