Film star Danny Glover ("Lethal Weapon") was one of the guests of honor at the April 8 benefit performance of Jitney at Off-Broadway's Second Stage. With Glover is Jitney cast member Paul Butler. African Grove Institute for the Arts, founded by Wilson and Dartmouth College professors Victor Walker and William Cook, hosts regional and local seminars throughout the United States with the goal of strengthening African-American theatre companies by helping them identify and overcome artistic and financial problems.