Press Release

September 13-15, 2004 Rochester Riverside Convention Center www.rochesterdiversitycouncil.com

Rain Pryor Brings Her Popular Show to
Diversity 2004 Conference
Fried Chicken & Latkes - A One Woman Experience

Rochester, NY--August 19-2004--It's all in the family for Rain Pryor, daughter of comic genius, Richard Pryor. The actress, singer and comedienne will perform her show, Fried Chicken & Latkes - A One-Woman Experience, at the Diversity 2004 Conference Tuesday, September 14 from 6 - 7:00 p.m.

Diversity 2004, one of the nation's most extensive conferences ever presented on workforce diversity, will be held in Rochester New York, September 13 - 15 at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center. The three-day event is presented by the Greater Rochester Diversity Council (GRDC), Principal Sponsor, Eastman Kodak Company, and more than 20 other leading employers. More than 40 of the nation's most highly-regarded diversity experts will present at 50-plus sessions on an extensive range of current workforce diversity issues.

Following a highly successful run of her show at the Canon Theatre in Beverly Hills, CA to standing ovations every night, Rain is now touring the country with the show. She wrote, created, and co-produced her show including adding some of her own original music and lyrics to the production.

Rain was a Los Angeles Times "Critics Choice" and her singing voice and sense of timing were hailed as rare gifts. Rain's work and life were recently and lovingly profiled on CBS's Sunday Morning Show. Rain has been a working actor all her life who started on stage and made her television debut on the hit ABC series Head of the Class. Rain played series regular T. J., a role she created during an audition for the show back in 1989. Rain also starred for several years opposite Sherilyn Fenn and Lynn Redgrave, as Jackie, the lipstick lesbian drug addict on the Showtime series Rude Awakening. Over the years, she has guest starred on shows such as The Division, Chicago Hope, Kids Incorporated, and Frog Girl for ABC. She has appeared in numerous independent features as well as Universal Pictures release of The Grinch Who Stole Christmas and the ground-breaking Melvin Van Peebles Film, Panther.

On stage, Rain was seen this past year in the Los Angeles production of Eve Ensler's, Vagina Monologues at the Coronet Theatre and has performed on stages all over Los Angeles, most recently performing her show and Cookin' with Gas, with the Groundlings improvisation troupe during the same period! Rain received acclaim for her singing and acting working in Michael Jackson's, Sisterella at the Pasadena Playhouse. Rain's work in Sisterella, earned her nomination from the NAACP Theatre Awards for best supporting actress in a musical. Other favorite roles have included The Who's Tommy at the La Jolla Playhouse; the starring role of Joan at the Globe Playhouse, Westside Story and The Runaways.

This past year, Rain successfully produced her own one woman Cabaret show, Visions of My Youth, which she performed to sold-out crowds. She finished a Film F**stop which is in festivals around the country. Rain is also currently in rehearsals for "Fried Chicken & Latkes," the movie with producer and director Jude Artenstein.

Registration and Fees
A reception with hors d'oeuvres and cash bar will precede Rain's performance from 4:45 - 6 p.m. Entrance to the reception and performance is with a conference badge.

To attend Diversity 2004, register online for one, two or three days at our Web site, www.rochesterdiversitycouncil.com or call Barb Cutrona, Vice President, the Rochester Business Alliance at 224-2727 for a conference brochure and registration form.

Complete conference details including the agenda, session descriptions and speaker bios can also be found on our Web site.

Conference fees range from $150 to $840 for the full 3-day conference. GRDC member discounts, scholarships for students of GRDC member schools and group discounts are also available.

Greater Rochester Diversity Conference
Diversity 2004 is presented by the Greater Rochester Diversity Council (GRDC), which has organized some of the nation's highest attended workforce diversity conferences. The GRDC's mission is to be a catalyst to enhance professional development, understanding, promotion and management of diversity as an essential part of business success. Its primary focus is to create a learning community within the business world to address diversity and its benefits.

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