9:30 AM to 1:30 PM - Bldg: 13 Student Ctr (Admiss FinAid Regist): Fall, spring and summer graduates order/pay for cap, gown, diploma, etc.

4:00 PM to 6:00 PM - Bldg: 13 Student Ctr (Admiss FinAid Regist): Fall, spring and summer graduates order/pay for cap, gown, diploma, etc.

9:30 AM to 11:30 PM - Bldg: 15 A.D. Lewis Auditorium Auditorium (1526): Purple Door Productions brings a Black History Event to the stage at Robeson Community College with special production of “The Wiz, Jr.”Broadway and American history was made 40 years ago when the cast and crew of The Wiz: The Supersoul Musical ‘Wizard of Oz’ received eight Tony Award nominations and seven wins. The production was led and performed by African Americans, all of whom shared the honors of winning the 1975 Tony for Best Musical. The Wiz was also groundbreaking for its adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) as a tale that celebrates African American street style as a unique subculture and unapologetically American way of life. The song lyrics, script, sets, and costumes all reference and champion the struggles and triumphs of African Americans. Director and costume designer Geoffrey Holder took home two Tony Awards for his work on the production. Holder was the first African American man to be nominated and win the Tony Awards for Director of a Musical and Costume Designer. For many African-Americans, this musical, with its African and gospel influenced soundtrack, was the first time they could see people who looked like them as major stars in a Broadway show and again in the award winning 1978 movie, which starred Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Nipsey Russell and a company of African American actors and dancers. The success of The Wiz opened the door for many African-Americans in theatre, film and television and paved the way for shows like The Color Purple, Blackish and even Hamilton. This February, Purple Door brings The Wiz, Jr., an updated school version, to the students of Robeson County as a marvelous event for Black History Month. Bring your students to experience an American musical that truly reflects the African-American culture. The Wiz remains as relevant to young people of color today as it was in 1975 when it showed a generation that they could be seen in all forms of performing on stage and film; that African and African-American culture would become a driving force of pop music, theatre, fashion, art and all areas of our modern culture. Source: (article) National Museum of African American History, Smithsonian DATES/TIMES: FEBRUARY 28th AT 9:30am and 12:00 noon LOCATION: A.D. LEWIS THEATRE SPACE, ROBESON COMMUNITY COLLEGE 5160 FAYETTEVILLE ROAD, LUMBERTON TICKETS: ALL SEATS $5.00, TEACHERS ADMITTED FREE RUN TIME: 90 minutes, WITH STUDENT TALK-BACK FOLLOWING SHOW RESERVATIONS: CALL PDP @ 910-224-4000 DIGITAL RESOURCES, ANALYSIS AND STUDY GUIDE PROVIDED TO ALL TEACHERS UPON RESERVATION