Press Release

 

Pearl Cleage Takes a stand with Mad at Miles in Triad Stage’s UpStage Cabaret, February 12 – March 7, 2009

Black womanist decries sexism, racism, domestic violence and the tolerance of an abusive, yet talented artist

 

(Greensboro, NC, January 28, 2009) — Triad Stage presents Pearl Cleage’s explorative essay on the complexity of relationships between black women and men – Mad at Miles. This UpStage Cabaret production follows three women on an emotional journey through the anger of abuse to the clarity of self discovery. Even as they grapple with the discordant realities of relationships, sex and violence, they learn to find peace in the melody of their own voices. Set against the backdrop of Miles Davis and Cicely Tyson’s troubled marriage, these alternately passionate and poetic stories explore love, pain and where to draw the line between a man and his music. Mad at Miles opens on February 12 and runs through March 7, 2009. Mad at Miles is not recommended for younger audiences.

Triad Stage’s production is directed by Donna Baldwin-Bradby and features Tennille Foust, Jamila Curry and TaNisha Shavonne Fordham.

The creative team includes: music director Stephanie D. Gray, scenic and props designer Odori Miyako Hines, costume designer Jeremye N. Totten, lighting designer Nicholas Hussong and sound designer Philip Taylor. The stage manager is Emily Mails. 

Author Pearl Cleage has written several plays including Flyin’ West, which received commercial acclaim and critical praise, becoming the most produced new play in the country in 1994. Cleage is also a best selling author whose first novel, What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day, was an Oprah Book Club pick and spent nine weeks on The New York Times bestseller list. She recently published her sixth novel, Seen It All and Done the Rest.

Tickets are $15 for all 7:30 p.m. performances and $10 for all 10:00 p.m. performances. Seating is general admission; first come, first seated. The doors open one half hour prior to each performance for bar service inside The UpStage Cabaret space. Tickets are on sale now at the Triad Stage Box Office and online through Triad Stage’s website.

All performances are at Triad Stage’s UpStage Cabaret on the top floor of The Pyrle Theater, located at 232 South Elm Street in historic downtown Greensboro, North Carolina (between Market and Washington Streets).

Show times for Mad at Miles are Thursdays – Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., with additional late night performances Fridays and Saturdays at 10:00 p.m. There is no performance on Thursday, February 19.

Mad at Miles is the third of four Triad Stage theatrical productions in The UpStage Cabaret in the 2008-2009 Season. The final upcoming production is Shakespeare’s R&J, an awakening of youth by Joe Calarco (April 9 – May 2, 2009).

About Triad Stage
Triad Stage is a professional not-for-profit regional theatre company based in Greensboro’s downtown historic district. All Triad Stage productions are created in Greensboro using the best of local and national talent. Triad Stage gratefully acknowledges the support of its Season Sponsors: Mitre Agency, the North Carolina Arts Council and the United Arts Council of Greater Greensboro.

All Triad Stage productions feature the bold acting and breathtaking design that have been nationally recognized by The Wall Street Journal and haveearned the theatre accolades including “One of the Best Regional Theatres in America”, New York’s Drama League; “Best Live Theater”, Go Triad/News & Record and The Rhinoceros Times; and “Professional Theater of the Year”, North Carolina Theatre Conference. 

About The UpStage Cabaret
In late 2007, Triad Stage began the conversion of The Pyrle Theater’s top floor storage area into a new rehearsal hall, WUNC Public Radio’s Greensboro satellite bureau and a second performance space known as The UpStage Cabaret. Created with flexibility and intimacy in mind, The UpStage Cabaret has seating with tables for 80 people, bar service and a relaxed, easy-going atmosphere that blends downtown flair with uptown chic. Not only home to four daring and edgy productions by Triad Stage, The UpStage Cabaret plays host to Entertainment UpStage – a series of events that includes film screenings, live concerts, poetry readings and more – and the annual Triad Stage/UNCG Theatre THTR 232 productions each spring. The UpStage Cabaret Media Sponsor is YES! Weekly. Mad at Miles is part of the Greensboro Fringe Festival.

To purchase tickets or for performance information on Mad at Miles, call the Triad Stage Box Office at 336.272.0160 or toll-free at 866.579.TIXX (8499), or visit www.triadstage.org.
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CALENDAR EDITORS, PLEASE NOTE:

Triad Stage presents
Mad at Miles
A Blackwoman’s Guide to Truth
by Pearl Cleage
directed by Donna Baldwin-Bradby
February 12 – March 7, 2009

Performed in The UpStage Cabaret at the Pyrle Theater
232 South Elm Street
Greensboro, NC 27401

Music can be expressive and powerful, beautiful and fierce. So can a woman. Provoked by the abusive relationship of Miles Davis and Cicely Tyson, these jazzed up stories explore violence, love and where to draw the line between a man and his music.

This production is not recommended for young audiences.

 

For tickets:
Phone: (336) 272-0160
Toll-free: (866) 579-TIXX (8499)
Box Office hours: Monday – Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Online: www.triadstage.org

Ticket prices:
$15 for all 7:30 p.m. performances
$10 for all 10:00 p.m. performances
Seating is general admission; first come, first seated

Doors open one half hour early for bar service inside The UpStage Cabaret.

Group tickets:
Call (336) 274-0067 ext. 218
Email: groupsales@triadstage.org
Ticket discounts: Groups of 10 – 49, 15% off; Groups of 50+, 20% off

$8 Student Rush tickets:
Current students with valid school ID may purchase tickets for $8. Student Rush tickets are only available at the Triad Stage Box Office one hour before each performance. Subject to availability. Some restrictions apply.
Available at the Box Office for walk-up sales. (Performance days: Sunday, Tuesday – Thursday, 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.; Sunday matinees 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.)

Mad at MilesPerformance dates:
Thursday, February 12 7:30 p.m.  Opening Night
Friday, February 13 7:30 p.m.  Free pre-show reception hosted by YES! Weekly
Friday, February 13 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 14 7:30 p.m.  SOLD OUT
Saturday, February 14 10:00 p.m.
Friday, February 20 7:30 p.m.
Friday, February 20 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 21 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 21 10:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 26 7:30 p.m.
Friday, February 27 7:30 p.m.
Friday, February 27 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 28 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 28 10:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 5 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 6 7:30 p.m.
Friday, March 6 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 7 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 7 10:00 p.m.  Closing performance