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DocuSign Envelope ID:06711178-0E3F-4541-A834-A91 FC422F4D1 <br /> fi <br /> Mike Wiley has been featured as News and Observer's "Tar Heel of the Week," profiled in <br /> Our State magazine, spotlighted on UNC-TV's "North Carolina Now" and North Carolina <br /> Public Radio's "The State of Things" and was named the 2012 Indie Artist of the Year by <br /> the Independent Weekly. <br /> In the gripping independent film adaptation of his play DAR HE about Emmett Till, Wiley <br /> himself portrays more than 30 characters in a tour-de-force performance that garnered <br /> major film and acting awards at numerous film festivals across North America, Europe and <br /> Australia, including "Best Actor" at the Harlem International Film Festival. <br /> His extended educational residencies have been funded through grant programs of the <br /> North Carolina Arts Council, and his plays have been selected for spotlight showcases at <br /> major industry conferences including Arts Northwest, Performing Arts Exchange, Arts <br /> Midwest and ArtsMarket. During 2014, Wiley completed a 20+-performance tour of One <br /> Noble Journey in Ontario, Canada. <br /> Mike Wiley is a former 2014 Lehman Brady Visiting Joint Chair Professor in Documentary <br /> Studies and American Studies at Duke University's Center for Documentary Studies and the <br /> University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. <br /> Artist site: www.mikewiteyproductions.com <br /> Artist booking: www.*oin•barefoot,corn <br /> Video compilation reel: https://www.youtube.corn/watch?v=Op0___5WON4k <br /> Abbreviated bio: <br /> Mike Wiley is a North Carolina-based actor, playwright and director of multiple works in <br /> documentary theatre, including THE PARCHMAN HOUR, DOWNRANGE: STORIES FROM THE <br /> HOMEFRONT, DAR HE: THE STORY OF EMMETT TILL, the theatrical adaptation of BLOOD <br /> DONE SIGN MY NAME and more. The film adaptation of Wiley's DAR HE, in which he <br /> portrayed 30+ roles, received more than 40 major film festival awards around the globe. <br /> THE PARCHMAN HOUR was selected as the closing event of the official 50th year anniversary <br /> commemoration of the Freedom Riders in Jackson, MS. Wiley has fifteen years credits in <br /> documentary theatre for young audiences plus film, television and regional theatre. An <br /> Upward Bound alum and Trio Achiever Award recipient, he is an M.F.A. graduate of the <br /> University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and is a former Lehman-Brady Visiting Joint <br /> Chair Professor at Duke University's Center for Documentary Studies. He has conducted <br /> numerous educational residencies funded through grant programs of the North Carolina <br /> Arts Council and his plays have been selected for spotlight showcases by arts industry <br /> conferences including Arts Northwest, Performing Arts Exchange, Arts Midwest, Ohio Arts <br /> Presenters Network and ArtsMarket. During 2014, he completed a 20+ performance tour in <br /> Ontario, Canada. A gifted and visionary artist and communicator, Wiley's overriding goal is <br /> expanding cultural awareness for audiences of all ages through dynamic portrayals based <br /> on pivotal moments in African-American history and, in doing so, helping to unveil a richer <br /> picture of the total American experience. <br />