Negro Ensemble Company: Day of Absence

The Negro Ensemble Company performs a new production of Douglas Turner Ward’s Day of Absence, marking the 60th anniversary of when the group premiered the work off-Broadway. Described as a reverse minstrel show, with Black actors in whiteface, the play tells the story of an average Southern town that awakes to find all its Black residents have disappeared.

Day of Absence performances will include the world premiere of Remaining Absent, a short epilogue by Cris Eli Blak. This companion piece will feature actors from the Day of Absence cast.