Performing Arts Serving Acadiana (PASA) is asking for families and friends of any military veteran who took part in the Tuskegee Airmen program or was affiliated with their service to participate in its Black Angels Over Tuskegee project by submitting any photos and brief histories about their relative or friend.

“PASA’s presentation of Layon Gray’s award winning play, Black Angels Over Tuskegee, and series of Tuskegee Airmen lectures by Dr. Theodore Foster uses the humanities as an exciting way of connecting the past to the present,” says Jacqueline Lyle, PASA’s executive director. “We will ethically center any images or histories collected as part of this project honoring and celebrating these contributions.”

PASA plans to make these photos and stories available through its social media platforms, in video streams, and in other public posts.

Submissions of scanned photos attached in jpg format and histories as email text can be sent to stories@pasaonline.org. If it is not possible to email photos or stories, contact PASA at 337-230-7016 for assistance.

The acclaimed drama Black Angels Over Tuskegee, written and directed by Layon Gray, arrives in Lafayette for one performance at 7:30 p.m. on March 31, 2022 at the Heymann Performing Arts Center in Lafayette, LA, as part of Performing Arts Serving Acadiana’s (PASA’s) on-going schedule. The performance was originally scheduled in January and was rescheduled due to COVID concerns.