Becoming Othello: A Black Girl’s Journey

6:30 p.m., Thursday, May 8, Piedmont Arts

From her ancestral lineage to her arrival at a metaphorical crossroad, Debra Ann Byrd presents a tour-de-force journey of living memoir in “Becoming Othello: A Black Girl’s Journey.” This autobiographical solo show chronicles the trials and triumphs of Byrd’s life: her joy-filled and tumultuous youth growing up in Harlem; Her experiences in foster care; Her growth as a pregnant teen and single parent; Her fateful encounter with a troupe of Shakespearean actors, navigating race and the classics; and ultimately her gender-flipped journey to playing Othello. A reception will be held at 6:30 p.m. The performance will begin at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 general admission and $10 for students (K-12). Purchase tickets at PiedmontArts.org. This engagement is made possible in part through the Mid Atlantic Tours program of Mid Atlantic Arts with support from the National Endowment for the Arts.