Eugene ONeills groundbreaking 1921 play, The Emperor Jones, was the first American play that featured an African-American actor in the lead role on Broadway. Charles S. Gilpins portrayal of Emperor Brutus Jones made him the toast of the theater world. But by 1926, ONeill was a legend and Gilpin was lost to history. Adrienne Penders N explores the challenging relationship between Gilpin and ONeill and how it ultimately hinged on one word a word that lifted one of them to the heights of American theater and destroyed the other.Thursday to Saturdays @ 8pmSundays @ 3pm
Videos
Prayer for the French Republic
Theater J (10/30 - 11/24) | ||
Dory Fatasmagory
Imagination Stage (6/18 - 8/3) | ||
Escape from the Asylum: A Madcap Mystery
Washington Stage Guild at Undercroft Theatre (1/30 - 2/23) | ||
Cody Fry & Friends featuring LANY and Sleeping At Last
Concert Hall at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (2/11 - 2/12) | ||
Sons of Serendip
Hylton Performing Arts Center (12/8 - 12/8) | ||
Cool Yule with Alfred Yun
Gaithersburg Arts Barn (12/7 - 12/7) | ||
PARADE
Opera House at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (8/19 - 9/7) | ||
Angélique Kidjo
Center for the Arts at George Mason University (3/2 - 3/2) | ||
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