In the summer of 2020, Barter began collecting stories from our local Black communities as part of our Black in Appalachia Initiative, which seeks to ensure all voices in our region have a platform to be heard and celebrated. Join us for an evening of artistic expression, where Black artists explore their identities and experiences in the Appalachian region we call home.

Monologues & Playwrights

The Resting Tree by Miriam Braxton

Not Ruby or Linda or Barbara by Darren Canady

The Chronicles of Mary White by Vickie L. Evans

Bottomless by Terrance Jackson

Fixed by Pennie Parker

Trains by Quinton Cockrell

Cast Members

Actor - Vince McGill*

Actor - Rita Cole*

Storyteller - Ronnie Pepper 

Emcee - Terrance Jackson

* denotes AEA Actors

Collaborators 

Director - Terrance Jackson

Director - Patrice Foster

Artwork - Dakari Wheeler

Filmmaker of Sound and Sole - Cara Hagan

Lighting Designer - Andrew Morehouse

Sound Engineer - Matthew Green

Monologue Coordinator - Catherine Bush

Producer - Nicholas Piper

Producing Artistic Director - Katy Brown

This event is part of our Black in Appalachia Initiative, which grew out of our Appalachian Festival of Plays and Playwrights.

For more information about our Black in Appalachia Initiative, click here.

For more information about our Appalachian Festival of Plays and Playwrights, click here.