ATLANTA - Oglethorpe University and 7 Stages continue their notable Conversation with Artists series with playwright Robert Earl Price on February 27 at 7:00 p.m. in the Talmage Room of the Emerson Student Center on Oglethorpe’s campus (4484 Peachtree Road, N.E., Atlanta).

Oglethorpe Provost Christopher Ames will facilitate a conversation with Price and Director Del Hamilton about 7 Stages’ world premiere of Price’s Come On In My Kitchen. In the play, legendary blues musician Robert Johnson makes a deal with the devil that catapults him to celebrity as the country’s greatest blues musician, only to be poisoned by a jealous husband. This multimedia world premiere, supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, places Johnson back at the site of his deal to find some of today’s African-American celebrities who are less than satisfied with the outcome of their own bargains.

Price, a graduate of the American Film Institute, was a 2005 recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts/Theatre Communications Group’s Theatre Residency Program for Playwrights, which placed him at 7 Stages where he developed Come On In My Kitchen. During his three decade career, Price has won many awards, including the American Film Institute’s William Wyler Award for screenwriting and a Cultural Olympics commission for theatre. He remains a playwright in residence at 7 Stages Theater and continues to participate in Atlanta’s open mic scene.

What: Conversations with Artists: At the Table with Robert Earl Price
When: February 27 at 7:00 p.m.
Where: Talmage Room, Emerson Student Center, Oglethorpe University (4484 Peachtree Road, N.E., Atlanta)
What: Robert Earl Price, Del Hamilton and actors discuss Come On In My Kitchen, facilitated by Oglethorpe Provost Christopher Ames
Tickets: $7; free for the Oglethorpe community with ID. For more information, call 404.523.7647 or visit www.7Stages.org.