TROY professor’s play to premiere at nation’s longest running professional theater

"Trains" evolved from a monologue that was presented at the inaugural "SHINE: Illuminating Black Stories."

“Trains,” a play written by Troy University’s Professor of Theatre Quinton Cockrell, will premiere at Barter Theatre in Abingdon, VA on Feb. 13.

Barter Theatre, which opened in 1933, is the nation’s longest running professional theater. Cockrell said his relationship with the theater began in 2020 when he won the first Black in Appalachia play…

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Theater student to present original work at Barter Theater’s “SHINE” event

Cabell will present his monologue “Epiphany

Cabell will present his monologue “Epiphany" during Barter Theatre's “SHINE: Illuminating Black Stories” event on Friday, Feb. 27.

Darius Cabell, a sophomore theater major from Panama City, Florida, has been selected to present an original monologue at Barter Theatre’s 5th annual “SHINE: Illuminating Black Stories” theatrical storytelling event in Abingdon, Virginia. 

Cabell’s monologue, “Epiphany,” is based on his experience while attending TROY. He will receive a stipend and an all-expense paid trip to Barter…

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