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Three Bone Theatre

1545 W Trade Street
Charlotte 28216

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Liberation

Liberation

Nov 6 – Nov 22, 2026

It’s 1970. Somewhere in Ohio, six women meet on a basketball court to form a consciousness-raising women's liberation group, determined to shake up their lives and change the world. Fifty years later, one of their daughters tries to understand where things fell apart. A...

Here There Are Blueberries

Here There Are Blueberries

Jan 28 – Jan 31, 2027

SPECIAL LIMITED ENGAGEMENT STAGED READING An album of never-before-seen World War II-era photographs arrives at the desk of United States Holocaust Memorial Museum archivist Rebecca Erbelding. As Rebecca and her team of historians begin to unravel the shocking mystery behind the...

Coal Country

Coal Country

Mar 5 – Mar 21, 2027

Coal Country, by Jessica Blank and Erik Jensen, tells the true story of the 2010 Upper Big Branch mine disaster, the deadliest American mining accident in nearly 50 years, which killed 29 men in Montcoal, West Virginia. Drawn from over 40 hours of interviews with survivors and...

The Reservoir

The Reservoir

May 7 – May 23, 2027

The Reservoir is a sharply funny, deeply moving new play by Jake Brasch about family, memory, and the messy work of healing. Fresh out of rehab and back home in Denver, Josh finds himself leaning on the last people he expected—his four aging grandparents, each navigating their...

Purpose

Purpose

Aug 6 – Aug 22, 2027

For decades, the Jasper family has stood as a pillar of Black American politics—civil rights leaders, pastors, congressmen. But when the youngest son returns home to Chicago with an uninvited guest in tow, old loyalties crack under the weight of long-buried secrets and...

Review: SOVEREIGNTY BY MARY KATHRYN NAGLE at Three Bone Theatre

Review: SOVEREIGNTY BY MARY KATHRYN NAGLE at Three Bone Theatre

by Perry Tannenbaum · September 1, 2026

Bringing a boatload of fresh information and perspective to the history of the Trail of Tears, along with the lasting injustices suffered by the Cherokee Nation, Mary Kathryn Nagle speaks out for the righteousness of the Cherokee cause and for reconciliation between longstanding Cherokee factions.…

Review: ASCAP AND MOTOWN GOSPEL HONORS STELLAR AWARD NOMINEES at Omni Hotel

Review: ASCAP AND MOTOWN GOSPEL HONORS STELLAR AWARD NOMINEES at Omni Hotel

by Vickie Evans · August 21, 2026

What an exciting evening - ASCAP partnered with Motown Gospel at a cocktail mixer to honor some of ASCAP members who were nominated for the 2026 Stellar Awards, located (for the first time), in Charlotte, NC. There was a palpable sense of excitement surrounding what many viewed as the beginning of …

Review: MARVIN:  THE MARVIN GAYE REVUE

Review: MARVIN: THE MARVIN GAYE REVUE

by Vickie Evans · August 4, 2026

Sheldon Rhoden delivers an outstanding performance, lending his smooth vocals to many of Marvin Gaye's greatest hits, including 'I Heard It Through the Grapevine,' 'Let's Get It On,' 'Distant Lover,' 'I Want You,' and 'Sexual Healing'. Sheldon not only captures Marvin's signature sound but also his…

Review: TERRY STEELE SINGS LUTHER VANDROSS...

Review: TERRY STEELE SINGS LUTHER VANDROSS...

by Vickie Evans · August 3, 2026

. As a musical enthusiast at heart, I was excited by the opportunity to relive some of Luther's greatest hits, including 'Stop to Love,' 'So Amazing,' 'A House Is Not a Home,' and, of course, 'Here and Now'—the song that earned Luther his first Grammy Award. Terry Steele proved to be a consummate …

Review: The 2026 International Black Theatre Festival

Review: The 2026 International Black Theatre Festival

by Vickie Evans · July 29, 2026

I have been attending the International Black Theatre Festival since 2009, and it has yet to disappoint me. The week promises an extraordinary lineup of world-class theatrical productions, educational workshops, The Garland Lee Thompson, Sr. Readers' Theatre presentations, celebrity appearances, ne…

Review: CHARLOTTE FINEST THEATRE ARTISTS WIN BIG

Review: CHARLOTTE FINEST THEATRE ARTISTS WIN BIG

by Vickie Evans · July 7, 2026

The 2026 ACE Awards was an unforgettable evening filled with exceptional performances, heartfelt acceptance speeches, inspiring worship, and well-deserved recognition.…

Review: FLIP at Charlotte Ballet

Review: FLIP at Charlotte Ballet

by Perry Tannenbaum · July 7, 2026

Funkier and more humbly budgeted than Charlotte Ballet's extravaganzas at larger venues, FLIP at the McBride Bonnefoux provided a different kind of adventure, substituted promise for polish, and dug deeper into the company's soul.…

Review: THE OLD MAID / QUEEN MARY / MARTHA GRAHAM at Spoleto

Review: THE OLD MAID / QUEEN MARY / MARTHA GRAHAM at Spoleto

by Perry Tannenbaum · June 3, 2026

Scottish Ballet's MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS is likely to stand as the most spectacular triumph at Spoleto Festival USA 2026, and festival founder Gian Carlo Menotti's 1939 radio opera, THE OLD MAID AND THE THIEF, will probably remain the best theatre.…

Review: THE NOTEBOOK THE MUSICAL at Belk Theater

Review: THE NOTEBOOK THE MUSICAL at Belk Theater

by Perry Tannenbaum · May 22, 2026

THE NOTEBOOK The Musical was a charming chamber piece when I first read Bekah Brunstetter's adaptation of Nicholas Sparks' breakout bestseller. But the touring version is now playing to bigger houses than either its original Chicago premiere or its New York engagement. With Broadway-extravaganza pre…

Review: A RAISIN IN THE SUN at Lee St. Theatre

Review: A RAISIN IN THE SUN at Lee St. Theatre

by Vickie Evans · April 28, 2026

'A Raisin In The Sun', performed at Lee St. Theatre, consisted of a phenomenal cast who brought to life the timeless story, written by Lorraine Hansberry in 1959, of a middle-class family's struggles and dreams in 1950s Chicago and their steps to obtain a better life.…

Past Shows

23 total · showing 11–20

Sanctuary City by Martyna Majok

Sanctuary City by Martyna Majok

Nov 4 – Nov 19, 2022

Charlotte Premiere production of Sanctuary City by Martyna Majok, presented by Three Bone Theatre. Directed by Caroline Bower. Starring Sarandon Shindon, Gus Zamudio, Grant Cunningham. WINNER- Edgerton Foundation New Play Award WINNER- 2022 Off Broadway Alliance Award, Best New...

The New Black Fest’s HANDS UP: 7 Playwrights, 7 Testaments

The New Black Fest’s HANDS UP: 7 Playwrights, 7 Testaments

Nov 19 – Nov 21, 2020

Following the police killings of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri and John Crawford III in Beavercreek, Ohio, among many others, The New Black Fest commissioned seven emerging Black playwrights to write a collection of monologues that explore their feelings about the...

Ugly Lies the Bone

Ugly Lies the Bone

Jan 23 – Feb 1, 2020

Winner of the 2016 Kesserling Prize for PlaywritingNewly discharged soldier Jess has finally returned to her Florida hometown. She brings with her not only vivid memories of Afghanistan, but painful burns that have left her physically and emotionally scarred. Jess soon realizes...

Protective Custody PRISONER 34042

Protective Custody PRISONER 34042

Nov 1 – Nov 9, 2019

The world premiere of a harrowing true story or strength and survivalProtective Custody PRISONER 34042 is a raw new play, written by Charles LaBorde and based on the memoir of well-known Charlotte Holocaust survivor Dr. Susan Cernyak-Spatz. Protective Custody PRISONER 34042...

Pipeline

Pipeline

Aug 22 – Aug 31, 2019

Three Bone Theatre presents the Charlotte premiere of Pipeline by Dominique Morisseau, directed by Sidney Horton.Winner of the Edgerton Foundation New Play AwardNya, an inner-city public high school teacher, is committed to her students but desperate to give her only son Omari...

Oslo

Oslo

May 23 – Jun 1, 2019

Winner of every major theatre award in 2017 including the Tony Award for Best New PlayEveryone remembers the stunning and iconic moment in 1993 when Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat shook hands on the South Lawn of the White House. But among...

Appropriate

Appropriate

Jul 12 – Jul 21, 2018

Three Bone Theatre presents the Charlotte premiere of Appropriate By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Winner- Obie Award for Best New American Play Every estranged member of the Lafayette clan has descended upon the crumbling Arkansas homestead to settle the accounts of the newly-dead...

Fahrenheit 451

Fahrenheit 451

Nov 2 – Nov 11, 2017

Three Bone Theatre presents the stage adaptation of Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, directed by Charles LaBorde “Brilliant . . . Startling and ingenious . . . Mr. Bradbury’s account of this insane world, which bears many alarming resemblances to our own, is fascinating.” - New...

The Submission by Jeff Talbott

The Submission by Jeff Talbott

Aug 17 – Aug 26, 2017

Winner- Outer Critics Circle John Gassner Award for Best New American Play “THE SUBMISSION is a raw, unsentimental play about race and gender that exposes the quiet prejudice and intolerance among even our most progressive thinkers. It is both uncomfortable and impossible to not...

The Actress by Peter Quilter

The Actress by Peter Quilter

May 18 – May 27, 2017

Three Bone Theatre presents the Charlotte premiere of The Actress, a new comedy by Peter Quilter, directed by Charles LaBorde. May 18-20, 25-27 at 8:00 pm at the Duke Energy Theatre at Spirit Square Tickets: $22 in advance, $28 at the door A funny and poignant new comedy, The...

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