Saturday, September 27, 2025 | 6:00 PM
Unbound Voices: A Theatrical Encounter with Literature
Experience literature come to life in a night of performance, mystery, and conversation.
An Unforgettable Evening Where Books Speak for Themselves.
Saturday, September 27, 2025 @ 6:00 PM
Hub City Bookshop, Spartanburg, SC
ArtsUp SC, in partnership with the Hub City Writers Project and Bookshop, presents Unbound Voices: A Theatrical Encounter with Literature—a dynamic, theater-in-the-round experience that brings literature to life in surprising and thought-provoking ways. Through performance, mystery, and dialogue, the event aims to spark meaningful conversations about censorship, identity, and the role of literature in shaping cultural empathy.
Professional actors will perform dramatized passages from powerful books without revealing the titles. Following the readings, an engaging dialogue will happen between the audience and a panel of local literary experts. The experts will be asked to share the themes of the passage, why they selected it, and invite attendees to guess the book’s identity. The evening is designed to celebrate intellectual freedom, challenge assumptions, and build community through shared literary exploration.
How It Works
Intimate Performance
Gather in a close-knit, in-the-round setting as actors deliver compelling performances from unknown literary works.
Expert Insights
After each reading, a panel of local authors, educators, and librarians will discuss the passage’s powerful themes of justice, identity, and resilience.
The Big Reveal
Join the conversation! The audience is invited to share thoughts and guess the book’s identity before its title and context are finally revealed.
Community Dialogue
The evening culminates in a group discussion on how literature fosters empathy, challenges assumptions, and strengthens our community.
Join Us for This Intimate Evening
To ensure a lively and conversational atmosphere, attendance is limited to 40 guests. Admission is a suggested donation of $10, with all proceeds directly supporting the work of ArtsUp SC and Hub City Press. For those wishing to take the conversation home, a special ticket tier is also available that includes your admission plus a featured book from one of our panelists.
Why Attend?
Support us in our goals to grow the Upstate SC Arts community:
- Promote intellectual freedom and celebrate diverse voices in literature.
- Encourage community dialogue around complex social issues through an accessible and engaging format.
- Support local arts and literary organizations through collaborative programming.
- Highlight the power of performance to create emotional and intellectual connections with literary works.
Our Event Partners
ArtsUp SC
Organizer and producer
Hub City Writers Project
Co-host and co-beneficiary
Hub City Bookshop
Venue partner
Actors and Experts
- Literary Experts
- Alyssa Likens
- Dr. Erin Templeton
- Dr. Parker Brookie
- Dr. Ashley Moreira
- Actors
- Patrick McCuen
- Genesis Medley
- Serger Jimenez
