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Blood Done Sign My Name
October 21, 20108:00 p.m.
Blood Done Sign My Name is a dramatic staging of the critically acclaimed book by Tim Tyson, a native of North Carolina. Tyson’s book details his memories of the 1970 murder of 23-year-old Army veteran Henry “Dickie” Marrow, who was black, and the subsequent acquittal of the three white men charged with his death -- launching rural Oxford into a season of violent reprisals. Brilliantly portrayed by acclaimed actor and playwright Mike Wiley, Blood Done Sign My Name addresses America’s painful racial history, “that our freedom and dignity, if we still have any, has been paid for in blood, that we have a contract with our ancestors not to let their sacrifices be in vain.” Due to content, this show is for adult audiences.
Tickets: Regular $30, Seniors $28, Students $25
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Brown Vs. Board of Education: Performance by Mike Wiley at UNC-Asheville's Lipinsky Auditorium, October 19.
"Building an Arts Organization in a Small Community": Class taught by Mike Wiley at UNC-Asheville, October 19.
School Show Series - Brown Vs. Board of Education: Performances by Mike Wiley at Diana Wortham Theatre, 10:00am and 12:00pm, October 20.
"Theater as a teaching tool in a social studies curriculum": Class taught by Mike Wiley at UNC-Asheville Education Department, October 20.
Movie Screening: Blood Done Sign My Name, showing at Highsmith Student Union on UNC-Asheville's campus, 8:00pm on October 20.
Brown Bag Lunch and Learn: 12:15 - 1:20pm, October 21, with civil rights attorney and Asheville native James Ferguson* and author Tim Tyson, who will reflect on the contemporary impact of events from Blood Done Sign My Name. UNC Asheville Highsmith Student Union. Info: 232-5024.
Pre-Show Discussion: A pre-show discussion is led by Blood Done Sign My Name author Tim Tyson and civil rights attorney and founding member of Asheville's ASCORE (Asheville Student Committee on Racial Equlity) James Ferguson.* 7:00pm at The Forum at Pack Place prior to the October 21 performance. Free to ticket holders.
Post-Show Discussion: After the October 21 performance of Blood Done Sign My Name, a post-show discussion will be led by actor and educator Mike Wiley.
* James Ferguson, an attorney for the prosecution in the murder of Dickie Marrow, is a native of Asheville and a founder of the Asheville Student Committee on Racial Equality. ASCORE was a high school organization that worked to desegregate Asheville in the 1960s. He is currently an attorney with Ferguson, Stein, Chambers, Gresham, and Sumter, P.A. in Charlotte, NC.
MIKE WILEY in Blood Done Sign My Name
from Minnow Media on Vimeo.
Presented in Partnership with:
Performance Sponsors
Theatre Series Sponsors
Drs. Lee & Mario DiCesare
Michael & Catty Andry
