Black Pearl Sings!

By Frank Higgins

Directed by Leda Hoffman

Music unites strangers and bridges racial divisions in this powerful story based on real life events. It’s 1933, and an ambitious song collector for the Library of Congress visits a Texas prison where she meets pearl, an African-American woman with a soulful voice and steely spirt. Featuring more than a dozen beautiful a cappella renditions of spirituals and American folk songs, Black Pearl Sings! explores what it means to be a woman in a man’s world, being black in a white world, and fighting for one’s soul in a world where anyone can be a commodity. BroadwayWorld describes the play as “…a vivid reminder that the things that connect us are often stronger than the things which divide us.”

Produced by Milwaukee Repertory Theater at Stackner Cabaret, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, 108 E.Wells St.

Performances: January 19 - March 18, 2018

Ticket Prices: Tickets start at $45 and subject to change. For updated ticket prices, visit our website.