Our first production this season, The Fire of Freedom, follows the story of Abraham Galloway on his journey from slave to senator. Based in eastern North Carolina, he was a fierce abolitionist and political adversary for the Union. Like Galloway, many slaves and free people of color are erased from […]
Beyond Galloway: Stories from Western NC
‘Freedom’ On Stage
From the Citizen Times; Asheville Scene – Friday September 13th NC Stage Opener: From Slavery to Senator Abraham Galloway was born a slave, but he died a state senator, one of the first African Americans elected to the North Carolina General Assembly. His story is one of bravery, persistence and […]
Mike Wiley returns to NC Stage
Last season, Mike Wiley performed DAR HE: The Story of Emmett Till on our stage. Now he returns with another full length piece, The Fire of Freedom. The Fire of Freedom depicts the life of Abraham H. Galloway (1837-1870), a fiery young slave rebel, radical abolitionist, and Union spy who […]
