Free production of “Pouring Tea” in The Play Circle

E. Patrick Johnson will perform “Pouring Tea: Black Gay Men of the South,” at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 9th in The Play Circle at the Memorial Union, 800 Langdon Street. The production is free and open to the public.

Johnson’s solo performance is based on stories he collected for his new book, “Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South,”an oral history of black gay men who live in the southern United States. It covers some of the themes discussed in “Sweet Tea,” with Johnson performing the narratives of nine men.

Johnson is a professor of African-American studies and professor, chairman and director of graduate studies in the performance studies department at Northwestern University.