This timely and poignant world premiere production is part of our ongoing Ford's Theatre Legacy Commissions program. Playwright Pearl Cleage explores the election of Maynard Jackson, Atlanta's first Black Mayor. Cleage sets the play in present-day Atlanta, but soon the story travels back 50 years as citizens of the city recollect and reflect upon the significance of the once-in-a-lifetime election that turned Atlanta into a progressive example of the New South. Cleage's unique theatrical voice turns Atlanta into a full-blooded character while allowing her audience to feel what it was like to be part of a true historic moment in the Southern capital city. As we mark the 50th anniversary of Jackson's election of a lifetime, explore Cleage's evocative depiction of this monumental moment, directed by Seema Sueko (Silent Sky).
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Studio Theatre (9/18 - 10/27) | ||
Sondheim Tribute Revue
Creative Cauldron (10/3 - 10/27) | ||
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Imagination Stage (9/21 - 10/27) | ||
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Harman Hall - Shakespeare Theatre Company (10/1 - 10/27) | ||
Comedy of Errors
STC's Klein Theatre (9/10 - 10/20) | ||
Schoolhouse Rock Live
Sandy Spring Theatre Group (10/18 - 10/27)
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Concert Hall at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (10/27 - 10/27) | ||
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Center for the Arts at George Mason University (3/30 - 3/30) | ||
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Mosaic Theater (4/3 - 4/27) | ||
Czech National Philharmonic
Center for the Arts at George Mason University (2/7 - 2/7) | ||
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Atlas Performing Arts Center (4/3 - 4/27) | ||
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