Miss Evers Boys is a fictionalized account of the Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male that took place in Macon County, Alabama. From 1932 to 1972, hundreds of poor black men suffering from “bad blood” were given mercury and arsenic, a treatment that worked if it didn’t kill the patient, until funding ran out. The diligent Nurse Evers is faced with a difficult decision: to tell the men that they are no longer being treated, or follow the lead of her superiors and the tenets of the nursing profession. David Felshuh's riveting drama explores still-relevant topics such as medical ethics, prejudice, misogyny, classism, black, white and the areas in between.
Performances:
Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm
Sundays at 3:00 pm
Buy One Get One Free Thursday February 22 at 7:30 pm
Pay What You Can Night Tuesday February 27 at 7:30 pm
Miss Evers' Boys cast members: Shun Lauren, Shundranieka Ross, Trey Lewis, Marvin Young and Ty Fisher
Jeff Dorman, Shundranicka Ross and James West, III in Miss Evers' Boys
Cast and Creative Team for Miss Evers' Boys at Pearl Theater
Alphabetical Order:
Jeff Dorman as Dr. Douglas
Ty Fisher as Ben Washington
Shubn Lauren as Willie Johnson
Trey Lewis as Hodman Bryan
Shundranicka Ross as Nurse Evers
James West, III as Dr. Brodus
Marvin Young as Caleb