Ellington

"Ain't Got Long to Stay Here" is a 90-minute one-man show in which actor Barry Scott plays 12 characters with varying perspectives about the Civil Rights Movement. Characters include a member of the Ku Klux Klan, a white police officer, preachers and Martin Luther King Jr., giving the audience a greater context for the Movement.

Scott makes use of video clips to emphasize the setting of each character, including of civil rights marches, police violence and King speaking.

Scott acts with an obvious passion for the play. His portrayal of King is so accurate that after one performance Coretta Scott King complemented Scott on his "realistic and honest depiction of her late husband."

Aside from being an actor and playwright, Scott is a voice-over artist, producer, director and theater manager.

Currently, he is the theater manager at Tennessee State University and the producing artistic director for the American Negro Playwright Theatre. He lives in Nashville, Tenn.

"Ain't Got Long to Stay Here" is at the MSU Riley Center (2200 5th St., Meridian) Friday, April 9, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 and $19. For more information call 601- 696-2200.