April 21, 2024 | 7 pm @ Barter Theatre
Barter Theatre’s Black Stories Black Voices initiative will present its third annual evening of storytelling, SHINE: Illuminating Black Stories April 21, at 7 p.m. at Barter's Gilliam Stage. Admission is free.Reserve tickets online or by calling the box office at 276-628-3991.
SHINE is an annual evening of storytelling that explores Black experiences in Appalachia, curated by Barter’s Black Stories Black Voices. Using prompts derived from the local Black community and Appalachian region, Black playwrights from across the country submit original monologues to be performed and directed by Barter’s resident artists.
SHINE always provides an unforgettable experience to audiences, and Barter hopes the public willjoin themin celebrating the Black stories, voices, and histories of theregion.
2024 Playwrights and Monologue Titles:
Edgar Chisholm — "Black Gold"
Brandy Victoria — "Don't Worry, Be Happy"
Vickie L. Evans — "Blinded by a Landslide"
Ellis Finney — "To Put My Trust In You"
D.L. Patrick — "Kingdom Come"
Camille Simone Thomas — "The Song of the Sanctified Hill"
Featuring Poet & Storyteller: L. Renée
With a Scene By: Russell Nichols — "Faster Than The Speed of Race"
SHINE is partially funded by AT&T, Joe and Donna Levine and the Jessie Ball DuPont Fund.
About Barter Theatre: Barter Theatre, the nation’s longest running professional theater, is located in Abingdon, Virginia. The theateropened in 1933 during the Great Depression. Founder Robert Porterfield offered patrons admission to the theaterby bartering food and livestock. Barter Theatre was designated as the State Theatre of Virginia in 1946. It exists today as one of the last year-round professional resident repertory theaters remaining in the United States. Barter Theatre is funded in part by The Virginia Commission for the Arts and The National Endowment for the Arts
Category: Theatre