EngageEventsDay of Absence: Performance and Post-Show Dialogue
Past Event

Day of Absence: Performance and Post-Show Dialogue

Register
Event banner image showing actors on stage in a performance promo photo
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.

Event banner image showing actors on stage in a performance promo photo

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.

Other Events of Interest

banner image for speaker event
Jan 22

Asian American Across the Disciplines with Michael O'Bryan, CEO and Founder of Humanature

SNF Paideia Program and Asian America Across the Disciplines Series Spring 2026 present: Race and Academic Approaches & the City with… Learn More
banner image for book talk with colors of teal, peach, and yellow
Jan 29

Roots to Routes: A Book Talk with Wharton Professor Judd Kessler

Join us in welcoming Dr. Judd Kessler, Howard Marks Professor, Business Economics and Public Policy Department at Wharton, for a… Learn More
banner image for Constitutional Conversations event
Feb 10

Constitutional Conversations

Come read the Constitution together—not as a lecture, but as a conversation. Engage with faculty experts, students, and staff in an… Learn More