Department of Visual and Performing Arts
Miss. Evers Boys, directed by Xulee Vanecia J, is based on the true story of the four-decade-long Tuskegee Syphilis Research Study. David Feldshuh’s Pulitzer Prize-nominated 1989 play chronicles the story of how the U.S. government withheld treatment for 40 years from a group of African American men who were poor and mostly uneducated Alabama tenant farmers infected with syphilis to study the course of the disease.
At the center of the production is Miss. Evers, an African American nurse who convinces the men to join the study, promising hot meals, burial stipends, tonics, and vitamins. When the study money runs out, Evers is faced with a difficult decision: tell the men the truth. They are no longer being treated, and now they are part of a research study to see what untreated syphilis will do to them. Or follow the lead of the doctor she respects and tell the men nothing. Evers follows the advice of the medical and research team and says nothing, with the assurance that as soon as medication becomes available to cure them, her men will be the first to receive it. But after fourteen years of caring for her patients as if they were family when medication is finally available, it is denied to her study group. Evers is devastated at the news and, starting to watch her men die, she can no longer keep silent.
This compelling drama unearths one of the most horrible research atrocities in America. Under Vanecia's artistic leadership, audiences will experience the best and worst of humanity as the characters grapple with prejudice, power, and the ethical responsibility of the medical community to whom they serve.
- Thur., Feb. 20 @7:30 p.m.
- Fri., Feb. 21 @7:30 p.m.
- Sat., Feb. 22 @3:00 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
- Sun., Feb. 23 @3:00 p.m.
- Adults - $17.00
- Seniors & Non-A&T Students - $11.00
- Children 12 & under - $6.00
- A&T Students FREE w/ Aggie ONE Card
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University theatre arts program alumna NaTasha Yvette Williams ‘92 has won a 2024 Grammy Award as a principal vocalist.
Williams triumphed in the category of Best Musical Theater Album for her outstanding contribution to “Some Like It Hot,” a jazz age musical adaptation of the beloved 1959 Billy Wilder film.
The Department of Visual and Performing Arts provides students with exceptional professional programs, which combine development in artistic disciplines and career preparation in the arts. These programs are delivered through individualized and small-group instruction within a broad-based curriculum.
Each of our areas of study - Dance, Music, Theatre and Visual Arts has a long and strong academic and performance history. From Afro-Caribbean Dance to Jazz Music, Classical Theatre and Graphic Design, our talented students are lead by gifted professors whose primary goal is excellence.
The department fosters creativity, exploration and discovery in students though inter-disciplinary collaboration and outreach inspiring growth, change and global awareness through the arts. Our faculty subscribe to the highest academic, artistic and ethical standards for themselves and their students.
We invite you to experience our areas of study, performance events and the overall excitement of the Department of Visual and Performing Arts.
John Henry, Jr., DMA
Interim Chair and Associate Professor
Department of Visual and Performing Arts
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
1601 East Market Street
Greensboro, NC 27411
Email: jphenry@ncat.edu
Phone: 336-256-2137
Fax: 336-256-2570
Christopher Moore
Administrative Associate
Phone: 336-256-2137
Email: cmoore12@ncat.edu
