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Story of civil rights heroes dramatized at Charlotte’s MLK holiday breakfast

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  BY TIM FUNK tfunk@charlotteobserver.com The accent was on both the past and the future Monday when about 1,300 people gathered at the Charlotte Convention Center for the McCrorey YMCA’s […]

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Guthrie Theater’s ‘The Parchman Hour’ packs powerful, relevant civics lesson

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The cast of “The Parchman Hour” at the Guthrie Theater. (Photo by Dan Norman) By DOMINIC P. PAPATOLA / SPECIAL TO THE PIONEER PRESS October 10, 2016 at 4:04 pm […]

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Powerful ‘Parchman Hour’ at the Guthrie tells story of Freedom Riders

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PHOTOS BY DAN NORMAN The cast of the Guthrie Theater’s The Parchman Hour, written by Mike Wiley and directed by Patricia McGregor. Scenic design by Clint Ramos, costume design by […]

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The Parchman Hour At The Guthrie

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‘We were immortal’: Another era when black lives mattered gives birth to Guthrie’s ‘Parchman Hour’ The Guthrie’s “Parchman Hour” hopes to inspire a new generation with songs and tales of […]

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The Guthrie Theater presents THE PARCHMAN HOUR

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  Previews begin Saturday, October 1; Opening on Friday, October 7;  Playing through Sunday, November 6, 2016 on the McGuire Proscenium Stage at the Guthrie Theater   Minneapolis/St. Paul—The Guthrie Theater […]

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Emmett Till movie filmed in NC

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“Dar He” tells the story of Emmett Till, a 14 year old boy murdered in Mississippi in 1955. It was filmed entirely in North Carolina. See review here  

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Parchman Hour Review

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The Parchman Hour: World Premiere of Recent History at PlayMakers By Jeffrey Rossman Classical Voice of North Carolina October 29, 2011 – Chapel Hill, NC:   On John Mayall’s 1966 […]

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One’s a Crowd

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American Theatre Mike Wiley – One’s a Crowd He’s a solo actor who plays all the parts— including booker, tour manager and, above all, showman. Versatility has been the hallmark […]

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Wiley brings ‘Blood’ to Thalian

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By Bob Workmon StarNews Correspondent Mike Wiley got his master’s degree in theater from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2004. It was the same year that […]

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Did a variety show really save activists’ lives?

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Mike Wiley Productions’ THE PARCHMAN HOUR Indy Weekly Posted by Byron Woods on Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 11:52 AM THE PARCHMAN HOUR 4 stars out of 5 Mike Wiley […]

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