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2024-25 Season:

Yes, and...

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“Most of you probably know the prime directive in comedy improvision is never to say ‘no’ to a partner. You always find a way to say, ‘Yes, and . . .’ to create a path forward, rather than a dead end. It isn’t hard to see the need for that in improvisation, nor in our public discourse. And sometimes, when a performance makes us see something in a new way, we have the opportunity to challenge ourselves: yes, and what are we going to do about it?”

- Joseph Megel, Artistic Director

Up Next:

By Stephan John Meyers (a.k.a. Breadfoot)

February 7-8 at 7:30pm

At Swain Hall Black Box Theatre

Sunnyland, a new rock banjo opera by Stephan John Meyers (a.k.a. Breadfoot), follows punk rock loving, banjo slinging Gibson—bullied since before he could remember—from his Small Town to the Big City, where he dreams of finding acceptance—and maybe even a taste of the big time.

Sunnyland,
A New Rock Banjo Opera

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Feb 7-8

2024-25 Season

NOV 5-6

Live From Chapel Hill!
A Night of Sketch & Improv Comedy

By SNL's Bryan Tucker and Featuring Asian AF

September 13-14 at 7:30 pm

At The Current Art Space

Experience an unforgettable night of sketch and improv comedy with SNL's Bryan Tucker and special guests from Asian AF, the nation's premiere Asian-American comedy troupe. Join us Live from Chapel Hill for hilarious sketches on American polarization, modern media, and more, featuring UNC alumni performers.

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Sep 13-14

Photo by Clay Larsen

NOV 5-6

Offering

Created and Performed by Okorie “OkCello” Johnson

October 11-12 at 7:30pm

At Swain Hall Black Box Theatre

Experience an intimate, fully improvised concert by renowned cellist-composer Okorie “OkCello” Johnson, featuring four acts of sound and intention. Co-sponsored by The Faculty of Color and Indigenous Faculty Group.

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Oct 11-12

Photo by Steve West

Changing Same: The Cold-Blooded Murder of Booker T. Spicely

A New Play by Mike Wiley and Howard L. Craft, Performed by Mike Wiley

November 7-10 at 7:30pm

At Swain Hall Black Box Theatre

A powerful new play on the events surrounding the murder of Private Booker T. Spicely, marking the 80th anniversary of his death and exposing the harsh realities of Jim Crow "justice."

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Nov 7-10

Sunnyland,
A New Rock Banjo Opera

By Stephan John Meyers (a.k.a. Breadfoot)

February 7-8 at 7:30pm

At Swain Hall Black Box Theatre

Sunnyland, a new rock banjo opera by Stephan John Meyers (a.k.a. Breadfoot), follows punk rock loving, banjo slinging Gibson—bullied since before he could remember—from his Small Town to the Big City, where he dreams of finding acceptance—and maybe even a taste of the big time.

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Feb 7-8

The Other American

By D.W. Gregory

February 28 to March 1 at 7:30pm

At Swain Hall Black Box Theatre

Paris, 1952: A chance encounter with an American tourist ensnares a promising art student in one of the darkest chapters of the Cold War—as an unwitting participant in the CIA’s quest for a mind control drug.

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Feb 28 - March 1

Ex Machina 

Developed and Created by Clara Yang

March 21-22 7:30 pm

At Swain Hall Black Box Theatre

Music Professor Clara Yang brings this fully immersive performance of music and image to the next level. Ex Machina features acclaimed new-media artist Xuan designing this visually immersive experience.

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March 21-22

Photo by Sara Katz & Immersive Visual Art by Xuan

More About Our Sponsors:

 

Our 17th season is based in the Department of Communication, supported by StreetSigns Center for Literature and Performance, and is co-sponsored by The College of Arts and Sciences, Institute for the Arts and Humanities, Asian American Center, and these UNC Departments and Programs: American Studies, Art and Art History, Communication, Creative Writing, Dramatic Art, English and Comparative Literature, Music, and Philosophy.

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