
Vickie Evans
Vickie is an award-winning playwright, director, and producer. She has been a freelance writer for Broadway World since 2014. Vickie has over 30 years of theatre experience. In 2024 she was awarded Excellence in Film and Stage. In 2023, Metrolina Theatre Association awarded her "Theatre Person Of The Year!" In addition, her nonprofit arts organization, Performing Arts And Literary Society was awarded "Small Business Of The Year" by the Queen City Awards. For 5 consecutive years, she has been published in the national publication, "Who's Who In Black Charlotte".
She has written, directed, produced, and self-promoted numerous stage plays throughout the United States to include: Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington, DC, and North Carolina. She is the award-winning playwright/director of the domestic violence awareness stage play, "A Change Is Gonna Come".
In 2014, she received the Broadway World’s Charlotte Regional Award for Best Director in a musical for her stage play, “The Gift”. For three years, Vickie has served on the elite panel of producers of the National Black Theater festival Actors’ Networking Showcase.
Vickie is an avid and outspoken advocate in the campaign to end domestic violence. As a child-witness, she has first-hand knowledge about the effects that domestic violence had on her development into a young woman and how it affected her self-esteem. She has developed a campaign entitled, Don’t Take Away My Innocence as a support mechanism for adult recovery and for intervention for children who are currently witnesses.
Vickie is the author of two books, The Art of Forgiving, a relationship-building memoir that emphasizes the importance of ridding oneself of relationship baggage by mastering the “art” of forgiving; and her best-selling memoir, Know Your Worth! (Overcoming the Dragon of Low Self- Esteem), an empowering, tell-all book that is designed to promote image-building by breaking the cycle of "low self-esteem". This thought-provoking memoir received high honors in three different categories on the Amazon.com Bestsellers’ List: 5th in Emotion, 7th in Women Studies, and 7th in Gender Studies.
Ms. Evans was honored with the “Voices of Women” award by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority for her community advocacy and oratorical contributions. She was nominated for “Phenomenal Woman of the Year”! Vickie works tirelessly to make a difference in her community, with a passion for young ladies and mature women who have experienced love, relationship, and self-image issues. She is a member of the Domestic Violence Speakers’ Bureau in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Review: JUSTICE ON TRIAL at United Faith Christian Academy
August 6, 2025

Review: BE A LION at Booth Playhouse
December 12, 2025

Review: A RAISIN IN THE SUN at Lee St. Theatre
April 28, 2026
'A Raisin In The Sun', performed at Lee St.

Review: BNS PRODUCTIONS' SEASON OPENER, KING HEDLEY II at Arts Factory
March 30, 2026
August Wilson’s brilliance in exposing generational trauma, societal pressure, and the complexity of Black male identity is on full display.

Review: QUEEN CITY ARTS FESTIVAL, INC. at Mint Museum
December 12, 2025
The event was a strong representation of the transformative power of the arts and the importance of creating platforms for Black playwrights and performers.

Review: BE A LION at Booth Playhouse
December 12, 2025
What a remarkable and entertaining night of theatre.

Review: THE SOUND OF MUSIC at Belk Theatre
November 20, 2025
Tonight, I traveled back to my childhood as 'The Sound Of Music' stopped over at The Belk Theatre, in Charlotte, NC as it performs on stages throughout the U.

Review: BESSIE COLEMAN, FEARLESS AND FREE at Children's Theatre Of Charlotte
November 17, 2025
BESSIE COLEMAN, FEARLESS AND FREE was educational, inspiring, and uplifting.

Review: THREE BONE THEATRE PRESENTS 'ELECTRICIDAD' at Arts Factory
August 18, 2025
Electricidad reminded me of West Side Story in concept with the Latin traditions, gang affiliations, and family expectations.

Review: IMMEDIATE FAMILY DEBUTS IN CHARLOTTE, NC at Booth Playhouse
August 11, 2025
'Immediate Family' is a feel-good, fun-filled, “coming-to- age” drama with lots of twists and turns.

Review: JUSTICE ON TRIAL at United Faith Christian Academy
August 6, 2025
'Justice On Trial', written by Chad Cooper presented a compelling argument utilizing theatre of what a trial seeking reparations for African Americans for the evil deeds of slavery who possibly look like if civil rights attorneys sued the Department of Justice

Review: 'WHAT THE END WILL BE', Presented By Three Bone Theatre
May 19, 2025
'WHAT THE END WILL BE' has a lot to unpack because it deals with three generations of men and the demons they constantly fight interfaced with the real-life societal issues they are currently dealing with.

Review: HAMILTON at Belk Theater
January 16, 2025
'Hamilton' is in the top three of my all-time favorite musicals.

Review: JAJA'S AFRICAN HAIR BRAIDING at The Arts Factory
November 12, 2024
JaJa's African Hair Braiding is a humorous depiction of West African immigrants.

Review: BNS Productions Presents CLYDE'S
September 17, 2024
This was my first time seeing any work by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, Lynn Nottage.

Review: THE INTERNATIONAL BLACK THEATRE FESTIVAL'S STAR-STUDDED GALA
August 12, 2024
THE INTERNATIONAL BLACK THEATRE FESTIVAL'S STAR-STUDDED GALA is one of my favorite events because it showcases the best of the best in theatre excellence.

Review: International Black Theatre Festival Noon-Day Press Conference
August 6, 2024
The IBTF's Noon-Day Press Conference is one of my favorite events because it presents a snapshot of the planned activities for the week with a star-studded roster of theatre professionals.

Review: GRAMMY AND NAACP Award-Winning Saxophonist, Najee, at Knight Theater
July 22, 2024
I was ecstatic to see the Grammy and NAACP award-winning jazz saxophonist legend, Najee, at the Knight Theater, in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Interview: Marilyn Klaus, Artistic Director/Choreographer
June 25, 2024
I had the pleasure of interviewing Marilyn Klaus, Artistic Director/Choreographer/Founder of 'Ballets With A Twist'.

Review: THE JAZZ STYLIST OF THE 'INCOMPARABLE SAMARA JOY' at Belk Theater
June 6, 2024
There are no adjectives that can effectively describe the level of greatness in which Samara Joy delivers the sounds of Jazz.

Review: HOW TO BE AN ETHICAL SLUT at Comedy Arts Theater Of Charlotte
May 31, 2024
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Review: CATCHING THE MOON at Children's Theatre Of Charlotte
March 25, 2024
'CATCHING THE MOON' at Children's Theatre Of Charlotte is an awesome depiction of a very impactful figure in African American history, Marcenia Lyle, aka Toni Stone.
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