Same But Different

"Same But Different" is a collaboration between Christal Brown and Lida Winfield, exploring their similarities and differences in a cultural commentary on race, age and gender. The live performance will be Friday, Apr. 9 and will be streamed virtually on Saturday, Apr. 10. Tickets to the in-person and virtual shows can be purchased online. 42 years young and recently orphaned, Lida grew up in the North while Christal grew up in the South; both of them grew up inhabiting small towns. Lida is white and Christal is black. As children, Christal was considered a genius and Lida was labeled dumb. At this point in their lives, Lida and Christal have both lived the rigors of being artists, professors, educators and survivors of life. "Same But Different" was created with support from Middlebury Performing Arts Series, The Flynn Center for the Performing Arts and the National Performance Network.