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Mike Wiley Productions presents “Changing Same”
*Please note: All performances will take place at the YMI Cultural Center at 39 S. Market St. Downtown Asheville*
On July 8, 1944, Private Booker T. Spicely boarded a bus in downtown Durham but never made it back to camp. The Black soldier, newly stationed at a nearby Army base and unfamiliar with the South’s Jim Crow laws, was shot twice in the chest by the bus driver after a dispute over his seat. The driver reboarded the bus and continued his route. An all-White jury later acquitted him in 28 minutes.
Award-winning playwright and performer Mike Wiley brings Spicely, the driver, and a chorus of witnesses back to life in this searing solo show — excavating a story that faded from public memory in a city known for its progressive views, visionary Black entrepreneurs, and institutes of higher learning.
Join Mike Wiley for a Q&A following each performance.
General Admission Adult Tickets: $35
Student Tickets: $15 (18 and under/ college and graduate students with student ID)
Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays: 7:30pm ; Sundays: 2pm
“Choose Your Price” Nights: Wednesdays & Thursdays (11/4-11/5 & 11/11-11/12)
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