Best of Enemies
BEST OF ENEMIES is sold out. READ THE REVIEW!
Friday and Saturday, February 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25 at 7:30 p.m.
Sundays at 3:30 p.m. ALL SOLD OUT
Saturday, February 25 is sold out
Umstead Park UCC, 8208 Brownleigh Drive, Raleigh, NC 27617
by Mark St. Germain. Based on the book The Best of Enemies by Osha Gray Davidson
Directed by Yamila Monge
$23 Adults. $20 Senior 60+, $20 Military, $18 Groups 10+, $5 Students and Educators.
AGES 14 and up - Adult language and content.
MASKS are required in the theater (not in the lobby). Sit in the back if you are unable to wear a mask. Thank you.
CALENDAR:
Friday, February 10, 6:30 pm Meet the Director, opening night reception before the 7:30 pm show
Saturday, February 11, 6:15 pm Pre-show discussion, with North Carolina Psychological Association member Dr. Kristi Webb. “Why Change is So Hard: How people change… when they really don’t want to.” 7:30 pm show
Sunday, February 12, 3:30 pm matinee FREE CHILDCARE -
Friday, February 17, 7:30 pm performance Sold Out
Saturday, February 18, 7:30 pm performance Limited seating
STANDING ROOM ONLY (via email reservations) for FREE DISCUSSION: Sunday, February 19, 2:20 Pre-show discussion with Bill Riddick, the facilitator of the original charrette portrayed in the play. Performance includes Audio Description for the visually impaired available. 3:30 pm matinee performance is SOLD OUT.
Friday, February 24, 7:30 pm show Sold out
Saturday, February 25, 2:00 pm matinee Sold out
Saturday, February 25, 7:30 pm show Sold out
SOLD OUT Sunday, February 26, 3:30 pm final performance.
THE BEST OF ENEMIES by Osha Gray Davidson is a true story of the unlikely relationship between two low-income community activists, Ann Atwater, an outspoken civil rights activist, and C.P. Ellis, a local Ku Klux Klan leader. The story takes place in Durham, North Carolina, during the turbulent 1960s and 70’s when the Civil Rights Movement was at its peak. After having several public racially-charged confrontations and developing an intense disdain for each other, in the racially charged summer of 1971, Atwater and Ellis came together to co-chair a community summit on the desegregation of public schools in Durham, N.C. The ensuing debate and battle soon lead to surprising revelations forever changing both of their lives. In Durham and throughout the United States, Ellis and Atwater exemplify how blacks and whites can overcome centuries of racial barriers by focusing on their commonalities and humanity. Through this process, they gradually learn to see this in each other and develop an understanding of the class structure in the South that oppresses both of them as they move from THE BEST OF ENEMIES to friends.
Ages 14+ Strong Language.
