Our 2016 season will kick off with this captivating play. It’s the story of Alberta “Pearl” Johnson, a black woman in a Texas prison in the 1930s, who meets Susannah Mullally, an employee of the Library of Congress. Susannah is searching out and recording songs of “the people.” In Pearl, she discovers a vast wealth of music that has been passed down from one generation to the next, and an unlikely friendship is forged. A two-woman play with music,Black Pearl Sings! is a real gem! Kansas City playwright Frank Higgins is planning to make an appearance during the run.
Featuring Chara Knight as Pearl and Danielle Doyen as Susannah. Directed by Dr Milbre Burch.
"Black Pearl Sings! received acclaim after productions in Chicago, Washington, D.C., Houston, Memphis, Raleigh, Cincinnati, Portland, and Vienna, Austria. Higgins a member of the first class of University of Missouri at Kansas City’s Professional Writing Program has published a number of plays, books of poetry, and books of haiku. His play The Sweet By ‘N’ By was produced at the Williamstown Theatre Festival and starred Gwyneth Paltrow and her Tony Award winning mother Blythe Danner."
- BroadwayWorld.com
The play opens February 12 for two weekends. Tickets are $13 for adults and $11 for seniors 65+ and students. Flex passes may also be used for this production; see our website for more details on this money-saving way to see shows at Talking Horse!