Touring Theatre of North Carolina presents Mad at Miles: A Black Woman’s Guide to Truth

Drawing not only from her own personal experiences with abuse, but from the harrowing stories of countless women around her, Atlanta-based writer Pearl Cleage was driven to write what she considered a workbook for black women struggling to survive in a society that is racist and sexist.  What she ended up with was a collection of essays and performance pieces called Mad at Miles: A Black Woman’s Guide to Truth.  Cleage’s passion comes across to the reader and her courage to speak out against a musical icon like Miles Davis was the catalyst for this amazing piece of theatre.

Music can be expressive and powerful, beautiful and fierce. So can a woman. Mad at Miles is an emotional journey through the anger of abuse to the clarity of self-discovery.  Even as the women grapple with the realities of relationships, they learn to find peace in the melody of their own voices.  Set against the backdrop of Miles Davis and Cicely Tyson’s abusive marriage, these alternately passionate and poetic stories explore love, pain, and where to draw the line between a man and his music.  [It’s not man bashing; it’s love.] This is a funny, angry, lyric piece of theatre that all men and women should see.

By: Pearl Cleage

Performance Dates and Time

Thursday, March 28, 2019 @8:00 p.m.
Friday, March 29, 2019 @8:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 30, 2019 @3:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, March 31, 2019 @3:00 p.m.

Location

Triad Stage/Upstage Cabaret
232 South Elm Street
Greensboro NC 27401

Tickets: Cost: General Admission – $24.00; Groups of 10 or more – $18.00; ​​ Students – $10.00

Location
Triad Stage/Upstage Cabaret – 232 South Elm Street – Greensboro, NC 27401

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