Shows in staging for Jubilee Theatre

   Jubilee Theatre in Fort Worth mixes comedy, drama and music in the 2003-2004 season.
  The full schedule contains six shows, including three musical productions.
  The season starts with three sisters freed from slavery in the tale of life in Kansas, Flyin' West by Pearl Cleage, running Oct. 17- Nov. 16. Planned for the holiday season is the musical Auntee Explains X-Mas, a slightly unusual tale of digression and invention about Christmas as the narrator sees it.
   Auntee will run Dec. 5-Jan. 4.
   Mid-season performances include Ed Schmidt's Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting, running Jan. 30 until Feb. 22, about the history of the color barrier in the baseball world.
   That production will be followed by the musical Bessie Smith: Empress of the Blues, a biography featuring the legend's life story, March 19-April 18.
   The fifth production is Jubilee's version of Woman from the Town by Samm-Art Williams, a story of a sister's long-awaited homecoming after fleeing as a pregnant teen. Performances of Woman open May 21 and close June 13.
  The season finale by Joe Rogers and Rudy Eastman, Funky Rhythm, is a beat-filled musical running from July 9 to Aug. 22.
   For ticket prices, show times and reservations, contact Jubilee Theatre at 506 Main Street, Fort Worth, 817-338-4411 or by e-mail at info@jubileetheatre.org.