uncle tom: deconstructed weaves together story, song, poetry and dance as it unmasks and interrogates the... correlations to blackface minstrelsy as a direct predecessor to current racist stereotypes within communities of color. It is this show that gave birth to The Conciliation Project (TCP) in 2001, and since has been presented for audiences all across the country.
The 2008 New Orleans Fringe Festival awarded it “Best in Show” out of 41 other shows; the 2005 National Conference on Race and Ethnicity sponsored the show as the keynote presentation in New York City; and Dr. Tawnya Pettiford-Wates, Artistic Director and Founder, won the 2011 Riese-Melton Award, the 2011 VCU Presidential Award for Community Multicultural Enrichment, and the 2001 Dan Evans Award for Outstanding Faculty for the work of The Conciliation Project.
WHAT? uncle tom: deconstructed
WHERE? Shafer Street Playhouse on the Virginia Commonwealth University campus – the corner of Shafer Street and Franklin Street
WHEN? Thursday, July 28 through Saturday, July 30. 8pm each night.
PRICE? Pay-What-You-Can
ABOUT THE CONCILIATION PROJECT
TCP is Richmond’s social justice theatre company that hopes to inspire, inform, and include everyone at the table of dialogue as we courageously and openly discuss the process of un-doing racism in America. An award-winning company, TCP has been in the Richmond community for six years presenting work at the Firehouse Theatre, Sycamore Rouge, UNITY of Richmond, and Gallery 5 to name just a few partners.
Thursday, July 28 at 8:00pm - July 30 at 8:00pm | |
Shafer Street Playhouse corner of Shafer and Franklin Street on the Virginia Commonwealth University campus | |
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