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Black In The Days: A Community-Building, Interactive Memoir
Performance art and professional development workshop meet reader’s theater in a coming-of-age story by Gigi McGraw.
When and where
Date and time
Thursday, April 6 · 7 - 8:30pm EDT
Location
601 Walnut St 601 Walnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19106
About this event
- 1 hour 30 minutes
- Mobile eTicket
BLACK IN THE DAYS by Gigi McGraw
An Interactive Performative Memoir
Presented by Beacon Theatre Productions
Thursday April 6, 2023 at 7 p.m. (Doors open at 6:45 p.m.)
Redrūm Theater, 601 Walnut St., Philadelphia, PA
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About the event:
Performance art and professional development workshop meet reader’s theater in a coming-of-age story involving an unusual black girl/woman recounting stories from her colorfully dysfunctional world.
The presentation will take the audience on a journey that spans the 1970s to the 2000s. Performed with script in hand and PowerPoint slides. Audience talkbacks are weaved throughout the presentation to create a communal experience and an exploration of lived experiences.
About Gigi McGraw:
Gigi McGraw is a social practice artist, actress, and writer who coined the term PhilHERstorian to describe her invested interest in the cultural and historical preservation of Philadelphia. She is the founder and curator of POMON- Philadelphia Online Museum of Neighborhoods (virtual grand-opening February 2023) and earned her Master’s Degree in theater from Villanova University. Gigi is fascinated with the life stories of individuals; and is inspired by projects such as the Federal Writers’ Project of the 1930s, which recorded the narratives of the formerly enslaved. She is also an advocate for hyperlocal history projects. Gigi documents life through recorded testimony, exhibits, print, and creative missions locally and abroad. https://shesgg.wordpress.com/
FREE Admission! Ticket reservations requested.
Questions? Email info@beacontheatreproductions.org