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BrownGirl. Bluegrass., Lyric Theatre
October 6, 2015 @ 6:30 pm - October 7, 2015 @ 10:30 pm
Berry and Co. presents BrownGirl. Bluegrass., a theatrical performance on October 6-7 at 6:30 p.m. at the Lyric Theatre.
“BrownGirl. Bluegrass. — an autobiographical story of its star and creator Berry — examines the rarely documented cultural history of African-Americans in Kentucky. Berry blends the perspectives of her own childhood through Kentucky geography and personal events while honoring the work of important ancestors whose lives parallel with her own. Her take on the culture, geography and the history of Kentucky is poignant, didactic, and enlightening as we see the historical figures of our enriching and emotional past come to life with ancestral music to soundtrack these powerful stories. A one-wom