Gesa Power House Theatre proudly presents Mike Wiley’s historical play Tired Souls: King and the Montgomery Bus Boycott on Saturday, February 28, 2025 , at 7 p.m. This programming is brought to you in part by ArtsWA, Friends of the Theatre, Magnolia Healing Arts, Pacific Northwest Wine Competition & Elizabeth Fraser. This project is also supported in part by Creative West which receives support in part from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
December 1, 1955 in Montgomery, AL: Rosa Parks refuses to give up her seat to a white man on a city bus. this action inspires the black citizens of Montgomery to abandon all travel on city busses until they are no longer forced to stand when a white person boards. There were more who came before, brave visionaries who laid the groundwork for this pivotal moment. Tired Souls introduces audiences to fellow heroes and heroines including Jo Ann Robinson, Claudette Colvin and others instrumental in the Civil Rights Movement who changed the course of U.S. history.
About Mike Wiley: Acclaimed actor and playwright Mike Wiley has spent the last decade fulfilling his mission to bring educational theatre to young audiences and communities across the country. In the early days of his career, Wiley found few theatrical resources to shine a light on key events and figures in African-American history. To bring these stories to life, he started his own production company. Through his performances, Wiley has introduced countless students and communities to the legacies of Emmett Till, Henry “Box” Brown and more.
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