Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings at Theatre Row

In Stamps, Arkansas, Maya Angelou has returned to the now-abandoned general store where she grew up and came of age. While inside, the room conjures memories, and she reminisces out loud the events and lessons learned on her tumultuous, painful, beautiful, and extraordinary journey into womanhood.Adapted by award-winning playwright Idris Goodwin and directed by Khalia Davis, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings weaves unaltered prose directly from Angelous groundbreaking and controversial book and introduces a new generation to this American literary icon.Please visit the NYCCT website to read our content warning.