OnQ presents A Black-to-Black Doubleheader
Day of Absence + Kiss My Black Angst
Oct. 25th – Nov. 4th
Duke Energy Theater at Spirit Square
DAY OF ABSENCE
By: Douglass Turner Ward
Directed by: Quentin Talley
OnQ kicks off its 10th Year Anniversary with Productions brings the critically acclaim, Day of Absence by Douglas Turner Ward. This play, set in 1963 at the height of the civil rights movement, starts off in a sleepy southern town during the Jim Crow era. Its white citizens are ready for another day for business as usual, till they realize that all of their black citizens have disappeared without a trace. The town eventually falls into panic and the outcome is that the town will never be the same again. Artistic Director, Quentin Talley, directs this satirical one act. 50 mins run time
KISS MY BLACK ANGST
By: Dani Brockington, Iesha Hoffman, Carlos Robson, Boris Rogers, Stacey Rose, Korde Tuttle
Directed by: Stacey Rose
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Season 10 Producing Sponsors:
Season 10 Media Sponsor: The Charlotte Post
****Tues Oct 25****
6pm – Levine Museum of The New South & OnQ pre show discussion
7:30pm – ***Preview Performance of DOA/KMBA***
Pay What You Can Night (Suggested Donation, $10) tickets on first come, first served basis, day of show
Wed Oct 26 @ 7:30pm | Thurs Oct 27 @ 7:30pm | Fri Oct 28 @ 8pm | Sat Oct 29 @ 8pm | Sun Oct 30 @ 3pm
Tues Nov 1 @ 7:30pm | Wed Nov 2 @ 7:30pm | Thurs Nov 3 @ 7:30pm | Fri Nov 4 @ 8pm
(All Performances at Duke Energy Theater at Spirit Square, 345 N. College St. Charlotte, NC 28202)
Ticket Info
$28 - Individual Tickets
$18 - Group Rate (10 or more)
***$18 – Seniors | $10 Student (available only at door 2 hours before show)