Exploring History Through Drama: Richard Wright’s Black Boy

Posted on March 11, 2008 by


American Place Theater presents a verbatim adaptation of the classic American autobiographical work. Black Boy dramatizes Richard Wright’s journey from childhood innocence to adulthood in the Jim Crow South. The issues addressed in this novel still resonate in today’s cultural dialogue. Themes explored: Family, Race, Injustice, Civil Rights, Faith and Violence

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170 Central Park West 
March 12 @ 11am  

 

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