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Day of Absence: Performance and Post-Show Dialogue

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Photo by Tanja Hayes. Image courtesy of the Negro Ensemble Company and Penn Live Arts.

Join us for a post-show dialogue following the acclaimed Negro Ensemble Company’s performance of Douglas Turner Ward’s Day of Absence.

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Described as a reverse minstrel show, with black actors in whiteface, the play tells the story of an average southern town that awakes to find all its black residents have disappeared. More information about the performance can be found here.

Information regarding accessibility at Penn Live Arts can be found here.

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