Sara, a savvy slave turned Union spy, and Sandra, a brilliant professor in a modern-day private university, are facing similar struggles, though they live over a century apart. This New York premiere by MacArthur Genius Fellow Dominique Morisseau, directed by Kamilah Forbes (By the Way, Meet Vera Stark), leaps through time in order to trace the identities of these two black American women and explore the reins that racial and gender bias still hold on American educational systems today.
Elijah Jones, who was an understudy in Lincoln Center's Off-Broadway production of The Rolling Stone, has also showcased his talent in regional productions such as The Many Deaths of Nathan Stubblefield at the Humana Festival and Macbeth at the Actors Theatre of Louisville. more...
Michelle Wilson, who has an extensive theater background including performances in "Sweat" at the Public Theater and "Detroit '67" at both Baltimore Center Stage and Detroit Public Theatre, was also part of the cast of "Confederates" more...
Awards and Nominations
2022 Drama Desk Awards
Outstanding Actress in a Play: Michelle Wilson was nominated but did not win.
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