Our Upcoming Performances
Discover the art of hand-turned tales created by magical thinkers!
Introducing The Crankie Show, stories of eleven artists living with serious mental illnesses that will be told for the first time through their amazing panoramas. These visual artists have illustrated true-life stories they scroll, or crank, inside viewing boxes.
The Crankie Show features visual artists Randall Jones, deMichael McGee, Mark Mayfield, Dominique Pruitt, Bill Sera, David Hudson, Kathleen Williams, Clair Donohue, David Dunn, Gini White and Anonymous.
Narrated by Anne Swedberg and Ray Bassett, the stories unfold before you turn-by-turn.
Writer: Peggy Douglas
Visual Art Directior: Frances McDonald
Technical Director: Taylor Boyd
Crankie Box Fabricator: Randy Fairchild
Join us for this unique combination of visual storytelling that celebrates a traditional Appalachian art form!
Showtimes: May 31st at 7:30 pm and June 1st at 2:30 pm at Barking Legs Theater
Tickets may be purchased at the show
The goal of the Roots of Resilience project was to amplify the voices of small to mid-sized family farmers in Meigs County, Tennessee who are building a brighter and more just future for sustainable agriculture.
Southern Exposure Productions worked with the Universitiy of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service and the Meigs County Historical Society to collect farmers' stories that are seldom heard. These are farmers working hard to address the issues of land access, climate change, USDA accountability, farm methods, economics, and sustainability.
Once the stories of twelve diverse farmers from Meigs County were collected, we transformed them into poetic monologues for an illustrated book and a dramatic monologue performance at the Historical Museum in Meigs County, 200 Smith Avenue, Decatur, Tenneessee.
Showtime: Sunday, June 8 at 2:00 pm