Dave Chappelle says his former high school theater will no longer be named after him
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By AJ Willingham, CNN Comedian Dave Chappelle has announced that, contrary to previous plans, the student theater at his alma mater, Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C., will not bear his name.
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By AJ Willingham, CNN Comedian Dave Chappelle has announced that, contrary to previous plans, the student theater at his alma mater, Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C., will not bear his name.
The comedian said he didn’t want his name to be on the theater if it would distract students. The space will instead be called the Theater for Artistic Freedom and Expression.
