Sac State stages culturally rich ‘Flight’

Kenya Hilliard, left, portrays “Ancestral Spirit” and Carla Fleming “Oh Beah” in the current production of “Flight,” which is in its last weekend at University Theatre in Shasta Hall, at CSU Sacramento Charlayne Woodard’s play tells the story of enslaved men and women on a Georgia plantation who present folktales, music, dance and puppetry to ease the fears of a young boy whose mother has been sold. Shasta Hall on State University Drive, Sacramento 6:30 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, Oct. 28-29; 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 31-Nov. 1. $5-$12 at 916-278-4323 or www.csus.edu/hornettickets. Information: 916-278-6368.

Janet Vitt

This story was originally published October 28, 2015 at 11:00 AM with the headline "Sac State stages culturally rich ‘Flight’."