Bitter Laurel by Margaret Bonds

Name: Bitter Laurel by Margaret Bonds
Start: 2026-04-18T19:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-04-18T21:30:00-04:00
Location: Sarah Belk Gambrell Center For The Arts And Civic Engagement

Schedule

Sat Apr 18 2026 at 07:30 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Sarah Belk Gambrell Center For The Arts And Civic Engagement | Charlotte, NC

The world premiere of Margaret Bonds’ last major work, left unfinished at her death. Bitter Laurel tells the story of Elizabeth Keckley, the enslaved person who bought her freedom and became dressmaker to Mary Todd Lincoln. A passionate call for equality and justice and a scathing indictment of racism and hypocrisy, this sweeping musical receives its world premiere in two workshop performances at Queens University.
Directed by Margarette Joyner
Musically Directed by Justin Smith
Vocal direction by Sequina DuBose
Saturday, April 18 7:30pm
Sunday, April 19 3:30pm
Sandra Levine Theatre at the Gambrell Center
Queens University of Charlotte
Tickets $17/12
https://gambrellcenter.org/event/bitter-laurel-by-margaret-bonds/