The World On A Hill by Alice Childress
Directed by Chris Gilly-Forrer
Age Rating: PG

Summary:
The World on a Hill takes place in the West Indies. Norma, an affluent white woman, has taken her young son, Lionel, for a picnic up a hill near their summer vacation home. After Lionel rushes off down the hill in search of sweets, Winston, a Black teenager born and raised on the island, enters, and Norma must face the reality of her prejudice. From there Childress subverts and ultimately transcends the stereotypes upon which we view each other, moving towards an intersectional argument that perhaps the recognition of a shared struggle against structures of power will save us all–so long as we can check our own biases long enough to start the conversation.

Oral History Project by Karen Sabo

Directed by Karen Sabo
Age Rating: PG-13
Summary:
There is power in our true stories. This is the engine behind How We Got Here: An Oral History Play, which is based entirely on transcripts from the Southern Oral History Database. Using four actors playing ten diverse characters, this show features stories of regular people who want ordinary things–lunch at the Greensboro Woolworth’s, to be pregnant and professional, to sit downstairs at a movie theatre–but who find they must fight for respect and for equal treatment. Using stories largely gathered in the Carolinas, this piece uses the immediacy of theatre to breathe life into oral and social history, and to help us understand where we are in the American struggle for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

*This is an online streamed production. There will be no in-person showings. For tickets call the UNCG Theatre Box Office at 336-334-4392 starting August 18 or visit www.UNCGTHEATRE.com*