Acting Black

Carlyle Brown will show his much-lauded one-person solo show Acting Black and lead a live discussion with patrons immediately following the play. Acting Black was created in 2015  but is sadly still relevant to the United States treatment of Black artists. Tracing the roots of minstrelsy to bearing witness to heated exchanges, Carlyle Brown’s thought provoking piece is meant to inspire tough, reflective, but very necessary conversations. This performance and discussion will be held over Zoom. Registration will be required to watch and participate. 

Part spoken word, part stand-up comedy, part Ted Talk complete with PowerPoint presentation and inspired by the styles and traditions of the likes of Richard Pryor, George Carlin, and the outrageous Lord Buckley, Acting Black riffs on the roots of American racism and its consequences for all of us. You will laugh out loud while being hit where you live, in the gut. Acting Black explores the appropriation of the African American narrative through performance and traces the birth of its’ beginning from a single individual on a specific night in Louisville, Kentucky in 1828, to the racial conflicts we still endure to this day.

Acting Black will be presented live over Zoom with a discussion following the performance facilitated by Carlyle Brown.

Thursday August 13                  7:30pm
Friday August 14                        7:30pm
Saturday August 15                   2 pm

Please note that ticket sales cut-off an hour before each performance. We recommend reserving your spot earlier than that.